Does every bedroom in house need to photographed in house listing?

[Opol]

Just got our photos back of our house from EA. Generally happy but the smallest bedroom just looks scruffy. I asked DS to make his bed before leaving the house but he did an atrocious job. It’s a very small room with really only a double bed. Would omitting the pic be okay? The rest of the house is immaculate (freshly renovated and scrubbed within an inch of its life).

Would it put you off?

if anyone has the time/inclination - please can I send you the pics for your input via private msg.

Would it not have made sense, instead of sitting in the garden, to juje the rooms either before the photographer came or while he was measuring up in another room so you didn't waste his time.

I would want to see all the rooms, but wouldn't ask the photographer back unless I was willing to pay full rate for his time.

My biggest pet hate when house hunting is "2 bathrooms" with a picture of only one or "4 bedrooms" with a picture of only 3. Alarm bells and wouldn't view.

It's fine to omit a small bedroom, it isn't a red flag, you. You can see the floor plan

Hire someone on Fiverr.com to photoshop the mess out. You would be amazed at what they can do for £5 or £10.

Alternatively take your own and get it photoshopped. The high contrast was probably achieved by photoshop. You estate agent may do it himself.

To me that would matter less than there not being a photo at all; I'd just assume it got forgotten or something

I'll happily have a look and let you know my honest opinion if it's helpful.

This is a good idea :)

It would definitely put me off viewing it. I want to see everything and have all relevant data. By the time I get to viewing a house, I'll be 90% certain I'd be buying it. Not into wasting time on speculative viewings.

I think it's really common to omit a bedroom especially the smaller ones that are just a bed.

However I also don't think 1 less than perfect picture matters either. Even if it's lesser quality substitute with your own for your peace of mind.

Interesting. A friend told me you have to declare photoshop.

Get them back.

When I was looking at houses it always set alarm bells ringing tlif they left out a photo of a room or garden. I immediately thought they're trying to hide something. I'd take another photo and get them to replace it

I wouldn't consider any house where one or more rooms aren't in the photos.

Wouldn’t bother me either way. An unmade bed isn’t going to out me off. We’d redecorate anyway. In fact the only two houses we have bought have been doer uppers for cheap where we have added value. I’m only interested in the floor plans, kitchens and bathrooms.

Have sent you a link on imgur - just a photo sharing site :)

No you don’t. Most of the good agencies use photoshop.

Why on earth did you not check the room before the pictures were taken. I staged my home within an inch of its life before our photographer came. I look at lots of suggestions online and made sure I did everything they suggested.

To be truthful it would. Even though I make allowances for clever angles for photographs and have the presumption until rebutted by evidence that estate agents are crooks in all but name.

Another who is immediately suspicious of any missing rooms from the photographs.
Obviously, depending on how much in demand your house is likely to be as to how much of an impact that will have.

Re the people saying 'it wouldn't make a difference as you know the vendors take the bed with them' - that's true on a logical level, but it does creep into your sub-coconsciousness. Again, if that is enough to make an impact, depends on how many similar houses there are for buyers to visit. My thinking is that people who can't even pull a duvet straight / tidy are probably not so motivated to sell as those that can.

Thinking about it, I don't understand why the EA's photographer isn't a bit more proactive.
I've seen photos of houses (not like yours OP, but) where there is a very simple to resolve mess - so, a bed that is unmade is good example. How long would it take to pull a quilt straight? Or washing up pile on the sink.
Surely they should be advising vendors, and getting them to just straighten the bed or hold the crockery whilst the phot is being taken ?
I do wonder why the photographer doesn't do that - surely it makes the EA's job easier if the house looks ready to move in to?

If I was looking for a house in today's market, I wouldn't give a damn if one of the bedrooms had a messily made bed. I wouldn't care if the room was generally untidy either, it's the location, layout, room sizes, garden aspect and most of all the price that matters.

Seriously, just leave the photo as it is, nobody cares. They're not interested in the state of your beds! Better that it's there so potential buyers can see a double fits in the room. (My EA left out the smallest bedroom's photo in my previous house, it irritated me no end. Typical boxroom with a single bed and a wardrobe/drawers but leaving it out looked like it was worse than that!)

OK, having looked at the photo the OP sent me, it looks absolutely fine, honestly. It doesn't look scruffy at all.

Opol you're being ultra critical because it's yours, and I expect you have an image of how you wanted it to look.

But as an outsider, the image is great - it shows off the room well, which is light and clean - a pleasant looking space with a nice view of greenery out the window.

If you're going to be ultra critical, there are a few minor creases at the foot of the bed where the duvet hangs down - but not on top. The bed IS made and it looks fine. The cover is a nice pale, uniform colour that enhances how clean and bright the room feels.

You should definitely, 100% include it. Without it people will wonder why it's not there and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, honestly.

I had imagined a bed with the cover all over the place, in a mess! But it's not that at all.

In the nicest possible way - you're massively overthinking this one. But I do sympathise, it's stressful, this moving malarky!