To think not putting kitchen photos on selling particulars would put viewers off?

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Unfortunately, I'm not willing to put photos of my kitchen online.

But we're looking to move house, so just pondering through the process.

I'm concerned that not putting the kitchen photos in the particulars may put off buyers.

It's a nice house, couple of estate agents have viewed abd said that it should sell quickly as it's a desirable type and location.

Would I be reducing potential buyers?

Yabu - yes of course you will be limiting your audience.

Yabu - people will come based on the photos of rest of house and the written blurb on the kitchen.

This thread is bizarre. Who is so emotionally attached to their kitchen that they won't allow anyone to take photos of it

Just that anyone who sees the Eiffel tower photo or whatever will instantly know "that's Jenny's house." Maybe that's what op is worried about.

A photo of a generic house might not make me twig 'that's a house I recognise."

As others have said, I wouldn't view without seeing kitchen photos. I would think it meant it would need replacing and I have never wanted a "doer uper' so wouldn't consider it all.

Omg is the op nigella or nadiya?!?! (Love you if so 😘)

You might want to fix your voting instructions - currently you've got YABU if this wouldn't bother you and YABU, again, if this would deter you from viewing.

I would never view a house with no pictures of kitchen, unless I was finding absolutely nothing else that looked promising.

It's a recently renovated lovely kitchen and the written description will detail that

Since you've clarified this I guess that description might persuade me to view, but it's such an unusual thing to do that frankly I'd be wondering what other "oddness" was waiting down the line if I made an offer

So overall, unless it's a truly unique type of house, I'd almost certainly give it a swerve

Kitchen and bathroom photos are essential imo. I would need to know if they're to my taste or if they're going to need to be replaced. I don't want to have to go to all the trouble of visiting the house first.

This is so bizarre.

If you don’t put a picture people will assume that there is a problem, whether it’s something as simple as needing updating, or something more serious like it’s missing a wall, or there’s an awful view from the window.

My prime thoughts when looking at a picture of a kitchen are

• is there enough storage space
• is there plumbing for a dishwasher
• is there space for a decent sized fridge

If I were buying at the moment, I would think something was off with a listing that failed to show one of the most frequently used rooms in the house. I would probably pass over a viewing of that property.

I never looked at properties that did not feature pictures of the kitchen and pictures or descriptions of the closest spaces. Those for me were critical thinking spaces

I would assume it contains some unusual features that might not appeal to most people and would require replacing. If there's an emotional attachment, are you being forced to sell?

It's a shrine to Des O'Connor, isn't it?

Realistically, if the rest of the house looked okay and was in the area and price range I wanted, then I would go and see it regardless.

From a very curious point of view, I will wonder for quite a while what can be 'outing' about a kitchen. Have you nicked a lot of stuff?

I would move on to the next house when looking

I really don’t think the description is good enough to make up for no photo. I basically skim the description to see if it’s got central heating, double glazing etc - I barely read the description of rooms because the pictures and floorplan are much more informative.
If I asked the agent about the lack of photo and they said it was because the seller was precious about it, I would assume you would be a nightmare during the sale and run far away.

The kitchen is a big selling point for me, I would wonder what was wrong with it if there were no pictures. I possibly wouldn’t waste my time setting up a viewing, unless the rest of the house was absolutely amazing.

I think if the thought of a picture of your kitchen being on sales particulars is causing you this much emotion, then you’re probably not ready to sell your house.

It’s a fairly brutal process at the best of times, so if you possibly can, I’d address whatever it is that’s going on for you, OP 💐

The photographs can be quite non-specific but give the sense of the quality of the kitchen and it's newness i.e. close ups of specific aspects of it. As a buyer though, I'd definitely want to see the kitchen for whether I could get a table in, how light it is etc. I don't think I'd bother to consider a place if there were no pictures at all, so you are limiting your market by not having any.

No-one reads thr description.

It's photos and floorplan.

if the floorplan showed it was a decent size then would still look probably.

But would assume kitchen was either in dire condition or a hideous colour like bright pink.

You can do whatever you like but have to accept that this will significantly restrict who will view and your likelihood of selling

I like to worry about everything and prior to selling our house I worried about nosy people in the village seeing our house inside and judging it, or bully kids teasing DC about bedrooms. I did a lot of depersonalisation and took out all the teddies and personal stuff before the photos. Also worried about the renovations we did upsetting the previous owner. In summary - nobody looked or cared.

You'll probably get a lot more hassle from concealing a feature that should be a selling point and putting off 90% of buyers. Especially if you want to sell quickly for a decent price. Can you use careful photography to avoid parts of the room? Will you have a floor plan?

And actually if you are not ready to put a photo of a kitchen online. Then you are probably not ready to sell

Alterations that don't meet building regs?

Suing kitchen fitter?

If there's something moveable you don't want shown, just take it out for the photo.

First thing Id do is call the agent and say “ do you have any pics of the kitchen please “
agent would say ….. what you have said

Id think thats weird 😮, maybe a weird PITA seller and move on as Ive had awful waste of time sellers before and wasted money on them

Yes but even without the picture of the kitchen you'd recognise the house and "out" your friend. If you'd ever driven past, dropped her off, had coffee in her sitting room you would know it was Jenny's house.

OP is being cryptic about what she actually does in her kitchen - just the kitchen and not the rest of the house - which would allow people to identify her. Bet it's not as outing as she'd like to think it is.

Estate agent descriptions are normally such poorly written guff that I never pay attention to them and only focus on the floor plan and photos so it absolutely would put me off and make me wonder what you’re hiding.

I would assume it was hideous and would need complete refurbishment, however lovely the blurb assured me it was! If it were priced low enough to accommodate a total refit and the floorplan looked ok, I'd consider it.