To Ask Will This Sell

So sorry for your loss.💐
Absolutely normal to feel the sadness of selling your Father’s house, it is another part of his life on earth changing. You will probably have similar ‘recurrences’ of feelings of loss as things move on, for example when you have finished sorting everything out, anniversaries of significant dates, birthdays, Christmas and such like. It doesn’t seem right that life is going on despite your loss.
I felt like I’d had a layer of skin removed, a bit sore and vulnerable. You do get used to it as time passes, and hopefully you can get to concentrate on the happier memories of you Dad.

Congratulations on the sale.

No survey is not unusual. No searches is IMO. Searches aren’t mandatory if a mortgage is not required but speaking as a cash buyer of properties I wouldn’t buy one without doing them - you save a few hundred £ not doing them but could end up being £000’s out of pocket..Not quite sure how a conveyancer would be able comply with their own professional insurance/ justify taking due care and attention for their client without doing any searches? The only scenario I can think of is if they had already bought a house on that terrace?

All of the above is not your problem unless at some point they do want to finance the purchase at which point searches will be required…so double check that the EA has seen proof of funds to be able to purchase outright.

With no searches, no surveys the turn around can be as quick as the pace at which both your solicitor and theirs works at. You could be done and dusted in under 30 days particularly if you exchange and complete on the same day. You’ll need to be speedy in answering the queries in the standard form (TA6) that your solicitor will supply you with. Best of luck!

Great that you’ve accepted an offer!
The next stage will be with the solicitors to do all the legal work, transferring ownership, checking land registry etc. In theory this shouldn’t take long, but honestly how long is a piece of string? It depends on how busy they are / how easy it is for them to get the information they need.
Fingers crossed as it’s a sale with no chain or surveys that it’ll go quickly for you so it’s not super stressful.

@Viviennemary , you were selling a home, OP is selling a doer upper.

I disagree. We couldn't sell our first house and reduced the price a lot. Still didnt sell. Did a few jobs to smarten it up. Estate agent said not to bother. Put the price back up a bit and it sold.

Like a previous poster said, I'd be looking at recent sold prices for a guide to value. Looking at those I'd suggest your Dad's house is very much at the higher end of the sold prices. With it needing a good bit of modernisation, if you were wanting a fast sale I'd suggest lowering it a fair bit I'm afraid.

I wouldn’t waste any time or money on cleaning or painting. It won’t make you anymore money and won’t make a jot of difference to its appearance. Anyone buying it will be completely scrapping everything and starting afresh. It’s ripe for an extension on the back.

There's nothing wrong with it. Don't see the point of redecorating houses to sell when new owners will probably re do it. It's really wasteful!

Sorry for your loss.
There is nothing about the house that would stop me from looking at it. It's a nice house.

That would be the sort of price DS is looking to pay for a doer upper in Mancs
Sadly he wants Eccles Trafford park area due to job and needing easy access to M6 and M61
We would probably offer £150k depending on survey etc

It’s an attractive house from the outside with a good sized gardens and well proportioned rooms.
Definitely clean it and get rid of the old carpets. I have bought a few doer uppers in various states but I’m always happier when the bathroom is as clean as it can be.

EAs tend to say whatever will get them the listing. So they tell people to sell it exactly as it is which means no work for the client who is delighted. They don't really care if the house goes for £20k less than it would if cleaned and well presented. The difference in the EA's commission is very small.

I also find it odd they’ve advised you not to have the place cleaned but there we are.

It will sell at the right price! I don’t know what that is sadly as I’m not an expert on the area, but yes people will buy if they feel the price gives them enough money to do it up and compensates them for the inconvenience of having to do the work.

I agree that you should clean it, I can't see any reason not to.

I'm sorry about your dad.
It will sell, it does need work and lots of people like a property to put stamp on but I would also ensure it was clean( I'm sure it is), I'd also take down any old curtains etc( sorry I didn't look that closely).
I didn't see in the details there was no onward chain and it's not a probate property.

I was advised by 2 estate agents not to clean the house as it’s obvious it needs updating.
the kitchen floor is broken where it looks really dirty in the middle. It’s where the big fridge and freezer stood.

i think that is bad advice re the cleaning as the state of the kitchen floor would put people off people even viewing. Even people who are quite prepared to take on a doer-upper.

I also don’t think the state agent is trying very hard. There is no mention on the particulars of the brand new heating system or the full new double glazing - so 2 bonuses that you wouldn’t necessarily expect in an older house 2 fewer expenses for the buyer. Also it’s halls adjoining which means less neighbour noise. It does say it is spacious which it really isn’t but it is absolutely the best of layout for the available space.

The photographs aren’t all that great either.

It’s a really pretty little house and garden and should make someone a lovely home!

I'm sorry for your loss.

It will sell. You don't need to do anything to it, it needs some fixing up but if you try to give it a lick of paint or change a carpet here and there for the photos you'll get the wrong viewers.

I bought a house some years ago that was in a similar condition. I was single and it cost me every penny I had just to buy it. I met DH shortly thereafter, and after a while he moved in, we spent 7 years doing it up here and there. We spent many happy years making it a home, we walked up the road to the registry office to get married, we brought our daughter home to it when she was born, she had her first Christmas in that house.

Someone will come along and breathe new life into your lovely dad's home and never know they are honouring his memory by making their own memories there.

Sorry about your loss. I'd buy it if I wasn't skint.

Sorry for your loss OP. I'd take out old carpets and clean the kitchen floor, door and windows and bathroom then ask EA to retake the photo. The garden could do with the grass cutting but it looks a lovely garden and if the price is right a FTB might want it to do it up to their own taste.

Sorry for your loss.
The house will sell if it's correctly priced - I don't know if it is right for the area, but it is clearly a doer-upper.
However, you might not be able to afford to redecorate, but you could give it a good clean, and I think it would be an idea to take up any carpets that have bits cut out of of them or that look like they have seen better days. The bathroom could definitely do with a good scrub, as could the kitchen.
The garden is a huge plus though, and the cottagey style front is pretty. Make sure that the new boiler and windows are flagged up to any potential buyer, - and make sure you have the relevant certificates to hand .

I'm sorry about your Dad.

Last year we sold a house that used to belong to my husband's aunt. The kitchen and bathroom were in better condition than your Dad's house, but otherwise it was similar, except that the garden was in a much worse state. It also had on-road parking (and not nearly as many spaces as there are houses and flats).

We had two estate agents round to look. They both gave the same advice that you have been given- not to bother redecorating or replacing the flooring, because whoever bought it would just do it again anyway.

They were right. We sold it very quickly (completed within three months of putting it onto the market).

I can't comment on the price of yours, or the local market, as I don't know the area, but good luck.