New windows or leave as is to sell?

GaleSF63

 Someone looking for a do-er up isn't going to be influenced by kerb appeal.

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Dustyevsky said:

[Deleted User] said:

As a buyer, if it needs a lot of work doing then I can't move in right away.

You might not fit the profile of a typical doer-upper buyer, though. It just has to be habitable for the mortgage. Those who envisage major works are doing it for reasons of control. Choosing the windows for them is an interference with that, especially if their and your ideas of appropriateness don't match.

Those buyers will be looking for a bargain though.

alex_163163

[Deleted User] said:

As a buyer, if it needs a lot of work doing then I can't move in right away, and need lots of cash on hand to fix it up. If you have the time and money and can do it, that would make it much more saleable.

Not an option for us to do it up for sale. The costs would have to come from my gran’s savings and will cost tens of thousands to do up.
Without a doubt, this property will be bought by someone with the intention of wanting to do a complete renovation job (developer or private), and they will have factored in costs and time. 

alex_163163

[Deleted User] said:

Dustyevsky said:

[Deleted User] said:

As a buyer, if it needs a lot of work doing then I can't move in right away.

You might not fit the profile of a typical doer-upper buyer, though. It just has to be habitable for the mortgage. Those who envisage major works are doing it for reasons of control. Choosing the windows for them is an interference with that, especially if their and your ideas of appropriateness don't match.

Those buyers will be looking for a bargain though.

Of course, it would be listed at a price comparable with a fully renovated house. We aren’t that naive.
The property next door was in much, much worse condition when it was sold a few years ago, and we’ve seen what that was bought for and then resold for after the renovation work.