£1.25m and didn’t move the clothes horse

[Lolliepoppie]

Probably some of the most unflattering estate agent photos I’ve ever seen…no show pineapple here!
For £1.25m, why oh why didn’t they move the clothes horse and coats?

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/122567066#/?channel=RES_BUY

We haven’t got a conservatory but if we had we would use it for drying clothes. They have little other use so it is staged correctly for the use of the room.

It's deliberate. Anyone with that kind of money will be gutting that whole house. The shabbier it looks, the more they can justify it, and the more they feel they've added value. Rich people don't like to buy anything between "half decent" and "perfect" - they want one extreme or the other.

i bet they are just coasting along because they operate in an easy market.

Quite possibly. When DH sold his DM's home the EA were completely shite, took ages to go round and take photos, were useless at keeping in contact etc because basically it sold before it even went on the market due to location and demand. And then they tried charging for a brochure that was never even created. So criticism of EA, completely justified. Linking to someone's probably much loved home on SM to try to justify shite EA? Not fair IMO.

I think the thread is about the poor agents rather than the owners?

When my relative was selling her (£175k) house the agents took photos and then suggested things to be moved such as an empty washing up bowl. Things that looked fine/tidy in real life, but stood out on photos as clutter. This was for a few thousand pounds of commission on a small house, I'd expect the same on an expensive house too! It's hard to believe they didn't either advise it was moved or just move the stuff themselves.

This is such a bizarre post. Plenty of people on that budget will want a house they could move in to but then add a few coats of paint where needed, ie the exact “in between” you’re referring to

😂 😂

gave me a good laugh, thanks for posting

Maybe I've misjudged London/home counties prices. Round here 1.25m is serious money. The sort of people buying 1.25m houses round these parts either want to move into a show home, or they want to create a show home. They don't want to live in someone else's old house with a "fresh lick of paint" 🤷‍♀️

I agree OP. The photographer could easily have put the airier to one side for a minute and returned it after taking the photo.
When we were selling our agent gave lots of good advice about dressing our house.

I’d think I was buying the clothes line and the house was an after thought.
It wasn’t in this country but I once saw a paddling pool complete with green algae in a conservatory. It was marketed as a pool house. I guess the EA tried!

It’s weird because in some respects it’s obvious that it has been tidied. Then there are crashing failures. Makes me wonder whether it is tenanted, or a man was left in charge of handing over to the photographer, or if the photographer was on work placement.

Our photographer spent an hour walking around moving plants and throws and wotnot before he even started. My house has never looked so amazing, and never will again 😂

This is one of the most unkind and judgey posts I’ve seen on here.

I fail to see the lack of compassion from people. Life isn’t about an Instagram moment.

And then complaining about the EA, they may have had limited time in there, due to family circumstances.

Let’s just hope no family members see this post.

That’s obviously the OP’s original intention and I agree, terrible photos, but some of the subsequent comments about vile decor etc just seem mean about what looks like a probate sale or a home that was possibly loved by someone.

Oblomov22 · Today 06:23
Ha ha.

Agree the decor is so dated. All vile“

what a horrible thing to say. I haven’t bothered clicking but suspect it reflects what was fashionable when the elderly occupant last decorated.

I expect your house isn’t to everyone’s taste.

Are you an estate agent? How do you know this?

What do you mean? They have "staged" the clothes horse there on purpose to show the versatility of the conservatory?? 🤔

"Look, not only can you SIT in here, look out on the garden and relax in any season - you can DRY CLOTHES in here too!"

Yep.
And even if things were different for that family, why should anyone care to remove their clothes to please people, particularly when they have so much £££? They will be just fine, clothes or not. It’s not one of those sales where you have to stick a bunch of daffodils on the kitchen table for the photos to make it look okay🙂

Potential buyers of that property won't give a damn about a clothes horse or dated decor. They will see opportunities and will have plenty of money to make the house perfect. It will be snapped up by many of the cash buyers around.

Personally i'm fine with photos like this.

Overly staged photos making rooms look bigger/better than they are in real life is really annoying and quite deceiving.

People taking 90% of the furniture out of their houses to make them look bigger in the phots ... Photographers sanding on their heads to get 'angles' ect. When you get there you'll see exactly how poky it is and be annoyed.

I know the actual sizes are on the floor plan, but when you're doing at a glance i like to see houses as they are. Realistic. Makes me feel the price is probably realistic as well.

@MrsBlaue · ''It’s not one of those sales where you have to stick a bunch of daffodils on the kitchen table for the photos to make it look okay''

Exactly. The floor plan speaks for itself.

Unfortunately not expensive for Potters Bar! Though agree the EA should have done better, even if vendors are struggling themselves.

Its a handsome house though

Wholly agree. It’s a distressed sale which clearly the OP can’t see.

Sad as this is someone’s home which is being vilified on here.

The owners are obviously ill or deceased. I’d imagine they’d be mortified to know that their laundry was a subject of public mockery. This thread feels different from the ones which are posted to gawp at decor or extravagance.

Failure of Estate agents. Simple as that.

the agency should be shamed.

a link to their social media accounts perhaps?

Wow that is some wild thinking on your part. “Yes let’s make the house look shit so that people will spend more on it.” Ok 🤔