£1.25m and didn’t move the clothes horse

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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

Because the increasingly insanely hot housing market doesn't need a tidy house. There's so few coming on the market locally that seriously rotten houses will sell for insane money.

I reckon a family member did those.

Is that how you approach your job?

Basic pride in your job (and business sense!) would mean I would spend a few minutes moving the clothes horse out the way for example.

and wanting the best for my client

Sorry that was for @justasoul

I was thinking the same. If there is someone unwell staying there, they may want to limit external people coming in due to spreading of further illness, and therefore decided to do the photos themselves.

But if you can look beyond the decor and clutter it's badically a very nice house. Because a lot of folk cant see beyond that somebody may well get a bargain.

In 50/60 years what will the 'aged occupant' look be?

Will it all be the hinch greys and twigs in vases but with the camodes and zimmer frames lurking in the corners?

Potential buyers will say: ''oh my god look! Actual physical electrical devices!! Actual light switches!! The windows are basic glass and the floor doesn't do anything at all!! It needs knocking down and starting again.''

That is a VERY well priced property

detached
Outbuilding home office
garage
decent sized plot
great link to London

You have no idea of the circumstances here, my aunt was a hoarder and ended up moving in to a care home. I can be absolutely certain that if an estate had come to take photos whilst she was still living there that there’s no way she would of let anyone touch her belongings no matter how bad it looked. I often asked if I could help tidy and she would always tell me quite crossly to leave things alone.

I can smell the dog from here

Yes, it's pretty obvious the owners are either elderly or disabled or both.

Although I don't know why the estate agents didn't move the clothes horse foe the photo either!

It's just not necessary to tidy up or declutter in London or the surrounding commuter towns. It will sell, and probably over its asking price.

It wouldn't bother me. Clearly an elderly person/couple selling. It just looks messy yes - but I would blame the estate agent for that - takes 2 secs to move things out of the way for the pics.

Probably means whoever buys will get a bargain - we did/ Our house was horrendous on the particulars. It's fab now!

I hate these threads, regardless of what your intentions are OP you've opened the house up to scrutiny when there's obvious signs of mobility aids in the house.

It's a fabulous house and a fantastic development project. I'd buy it tomorrow, for £1.1 and take it on as a development project. If nearby properties are close to £2m it's a bargain.

Tempted to explore the area and potential margins.

When we sold our house, and also when I rented out a rental flat I’ve got, on both occasions the estate agent didn’t actually attend themselves. It was just the photographer who came in, took pics and left. I was there for both of them so then could say “oh hang on, let me put the toilet seat down” for example but they have zero interest in styling of the property. Different agents, same approach of the photographer

same applies as a photographer m
basic pride in job
and I wouldn’t want to be associated with these photos by passing them on to the EA as my work

it called for a tiny bit of using your initiative ie move the clothes horse

I’d bet you any money it’s a divorce sale. Classic tactic for the person who doesn’t want to move leaving the house a tip, or if both are living there, neither will tidy because doing so counts as a loss. Can’t see the bigger picture.

I am not talking about styling the property

i am talking about moving the clothes horse out the way for example

Half decent photographer would professionally want to take a better photo

I always feel sorry for the people that have their houses plastered on here without their knowledge, only to be picked apart.

Not sure if you're being facetious or not but I'm currently looking to downsize and among the most off putting things are grey, everywhere, inside and out, that for me knocks money off to redecorate. So dated, the battleship look!

Wow, that's straight out of the late 1980s isn't it? Ghastly inside!

Also, why have they photoshopped the lawn? That 'Shrek Green' looks batshit!

Got potential though to be fair, and a decent amount of land. Better than a shoebox in London for £3 million!

I think the house is lovely and was well loved and looked after in its day, but the elderly house owners have now died (the single bedroom is now for storage, not in use, ironing board/commode, etc) and their young adult grandson has moved in (he WFH as a games designer and has a dog) to look after the house.

The inheritance will go to his parents and their siblings and he's currently living rent free while they're waiting to sell. He obviously wants to prolong that for as long as possible, so decided to make it look 'lived-in' in the hope it'd put some buyers off. Judging by some responses here, I think he's done a good job of it!

This house has fabulous potential and a generous garden, completely stripped out, re decorated , new kitchen bathrooms, carpets and curtains.
Ignore the life story just look at the bare bones of the property.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/123663068#/?channel=RES_BUY

this one, why didn’t they put the washing up away?