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Can someone explain the zoopla advert to me please?

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UhtredRagnarson · 28/04/2021 20:46

It’s different families saying how great their home is then one of them checks their house value on zoopla and they start saying “oh it’s not that great here, very boring etc”

I don’t get it. Surely the house valuation would make them want to sell their house? So why would they pretend it’s awful?

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LEMtheoriginal · 28/04/2021 20:59

I think youre overthinking it.

I think the one about the neighbours is funny! Oh they're so lovely......actually theyre cunts Grin

DappledThings · 28/04/2021 21:01

Because they are only pretending to the interviewer that they now think their house is awful so they save face and can claim it's a change of heart, not the big profit that had swayed them. You're not meant to think they would be telling potential buyers or an estate agent it's boring etc.

AirEngland · 28/04/2021 21:02

I think they’re trying to justify moving.

FluffMagnet · 28/04/2021 21:03

It isn't a video of then trying to sell the house to the camera. It is meant to be some show about how much they love their houses, then they see the value, pound signs light up in their eyes and they backtrack to camera, with far fetched reasons why they don't like it, so no-one will question why they want to sell.

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UhtredRagnarson · 28/04/2021 21:34

Thanks everyone. It still doesn’t make sense to me Grin but I appreciate you all explaining.

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DappledThings · 28/04/2021 21:42

How does it not make sense? I'm now totally over-invested.

  1. People are being interviewed by some random documentary crew about how much they love their home
  2. During this conversation they see Zoopla estimates their home has massively risen in value
  3. Now wishing to cash in on this profit but not wanting to appear to aforementioned film crew that they £££ in their eyes they pretend to have just realised actually this isn't their perfect home for various rubbish reasons
  4. The film crew leave and they call an estate agent who confirms they should get the mega-bucks Zoopla estimates. They do not give the estate agent their aforementioned load of bollocks about the neighbours etc

(Point 4 happens after the advert). I am definitely over-invested, to about the same degree that Zoopla generally over-estimate!

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UhtredRagnarson · 28/04/2021 22:10

Yes, I think you are over invested Grin it just doesn’t make sense to me.

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SocraticJunkieWannabe · 28/04/2021 22:36

Think I've completely misunderstood it. I assumed they'd seen another house advertised on Zoopla which they thought was amazing and therefore suddenly saw all the things wrong with their current house. Must pay attention!

freecuthbert · 28/04/2021 23:20

Oh my god, I kept seeing this advert too at my MIL's house when I was there recently. I don't have live TV so don't really see adverts often. What throws me about the advert is, sure their house might be worth a lot more now because of the housing market... but haven't all houses increased in price this way? So what is their plan? Sell the house and then buy another house equally nice... but then surely it's a similar price so not really any better off and with all the stress of moving, unless they go to a worse area? But then why would they potentially price themselves out of a decent area by moving out if they already have a house in a good area? Or would they sell so they can rent and have all this money and have a good time with it, but then end up poor in the end? Are they downsizing? Glad I'm not the only one confused and overthinking a bloody zoopla advert! Grin

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UhtredRagnarson · 28/04/2021 23:28

Grin @freecuthbert

The ad would make more sense to me if they were saying oh it’s boring here, bad neighbours etc and then saw the house valuation and stated saying it was a great house, lovely area.

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freecuthbert · 28/04/2021 23:31

Yes that would make more sense to me as well actually! Grin

purpleme12 · 28/04/2021 23:46

@SocraticJunkieWannabe

Think I've completely misunderstood it. I assumed they'd seen another house advertised on Zoopla which they thought was amazing and therefore suddenly saw all the things wrong with their current house. Must pay attention!
I took it to mean this too! That they didn't want to move cos they like their house but then they saw an ace new house so they did suddenly want to move!
ifIwerenotanandroid · 28/04/2021 23:54

My incomprehension is the same as @freecuthbert's: what are they going to do with their money, once they've sold up? Where are they going to live? Is this part of a scheme to encourage people leave their houses and er... what?

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UhtredRagnarson · 28/04/2021 23:56

We’re all so confused! Grin

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Laaaaa · 29/04/2021 00:08

I'm in that advert!! Can you guess who?!

freecuthbert · 29/04/2021 00:08

I'm just relieved I'm not the only one. I was too scared to ask anyone about it in case I sounded stupid... so imagine how happy I was to see this thread! Grin

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UhtredRagnarson · 29/04/2021 07:03

@Laaaaa

I'm in that advert!! Can you guess who?!
Are you the iPad? Grin
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Babysharkdoodoodood · 29/04/2021 07:12

Well, after watching the advert I went on Zoopla my home and apparently could sell for 150000 more now. Hmmmm. Really?

DappledThings · 29/04/2021 07:15

but haven't all houses increased in price this way? So what is their plan? Sell the house and then buy another house equally nice... but then surely it's a similar price so not really any better off and with all the stress of moving, unless they go to a worse area?
But that's been the dilemma of people moving since time immemorial. Nothing to do with this advert!

The ad would make more sense to me if they were saying oh it’s boring here, bad neighbours etc and then saw the house valuation and stated saying it was a great house, lovely area.
But they do think it's a great house and lovely area. They just didn't also realise it's a money-spinner and they don't want to look greedy.

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UhtredRagnarson · 29/04/2021 07:20

But they do think it's a great house and lovely area. They just didn't also realise it's a money-spinner and they don't want to look greedy.

I don’t think this comes across in the ad though.

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Hopdathelf · 29/04/2021 07:23

If it helps you to understand, until last week I wasn’t thinking of moving. The neighbouring house went up for sale and the potential price sparked thoughts of sale in our minds. We had no idea the equity was so good and we could therefore buy so much more. Now we’re picking holes in everything to justify a move on all sorts of grounds, not just the money we could make (because that just sounds greedy and not enough to justify the hassle of moving). Suddenly the house is too small, too drafty , garden is too much work. So the advert is basically what happened in real life to us.

DappledThings · 29/04/2021 07:24

I don’t think this comes across in the ad though.
Does to keep! They see the new price then give each other little looks then change their story

lollipoprainbow · 29/04/2021 08:06

It doesn't confuse me but it annoys me especially the first couple where she says 'bricks and mortaaar' !

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