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So angry at estate agent. Should I do anything?

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TerrysNo2 · 08/04/2013 10:43

We put our house on the market last week using the price the estate agent recommended and we have had about 20 viewings in the last week but no offers.

Today one of the agents said to me it might be priced a bit high, I replied that they told us what price to use

What should we do? Drop the price straight away or leave it a bit longer. Its currently on at £340k and so I assume we'd need to drop it to 320-325k.

We're not in a massive rush to move but DS is starting school in September and we're moving area so I would like to be moved before then.

sorry if this post is a bit messy, I need a rant and maybe some positive suggestions / thoughts. Its constantly on my mind at the moment and I am losing sleep over this

Thanks!

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MarthasHarbour · 12/04/2013 19:04

Oh my word that looks sooo much better (not that there was much wrong in the first place ).

The DCs rooms are an immense improvement, it has balanced everything out perfectly. (bet DS is over the moon with his new space!) I like how they have taken pics at various angles of the second room.

You are going to kick me for this (but i didnt mention it originally ) i think you have taken too much clutter from the hallway shelves... but it does look lovely.

Lounge is much better too - IKWYM - with little ones it is hard to get rid of toys but you have done well

A* grade for the OP! And good luck tomorrow

ChristYoni · 12/04/2013 19:16

Ooh can I have a link please? I posted up thread as Lizzy. I'd love to see what you;ve done.

thebestpossibletaste · 12/04/2013 20:21

Can I see the new photos too ?

ILikeToMowIt · 12/04/2013 21:11

oh, please send me the link too!

TerrysNo2 · 12/04/2013 22:16

have pm-ed you all the new link.

7 viewings tomorrow and I'm doing 5 of them!

I just spent the last 2 and a half hours jet washing the garden and path with a head torch on!

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TerrysNo2 · 12/04/2013 22:17

Martha I agree with you about the hallway but I wasn't sure what could go there, there's nothing that seems to really go there iyswim. any ideas?

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FatimaLovesBread · 12/04/2013 22:43

Could I see the photos please?

Raptorrethy · 12/04/2013 22:45

I'd love a link, please...I too adore houses! Sounds like you may not need any more advice though - fingers crossed for tomorrow!

FatimaLovesBread · 12/04/2013 22:57

Didn't see your original photos but those look really good.
I luffs it, can I buy it for £100k please?

TerrysNo2 · 12/04/2013 23:00

umm, no

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Ikeameatballs · 12/04/2013 23:04

Would love to see too!

Raptorrethy · 12/04/2013 23:07

Thank you. I think it has a very warm feel to it. Do you have a coffee maker and/or bread machine? Cliched maybe but you could greet your potential buyers tomorrow with a delicious smell...

TerrysNo2 · 12/04/2013 23:12

no, rapto but I do have some frozen croissants so I could pop some of them in!

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Ikeameatballs · 12/04/2013 23:18

It's lovely.

I don't know the area at all but to me it seems pretty comparable to the one that comes up beneath it on the website when you search for 3 beds between 300k-400k. Yours and that one are nicer by far than the others in that bracket and yours is mor appealing in the exterior shots.

tootiredtothink · 13/04/2013 06:46

Could I see link too please?

Probably have no good advice, just nosey

TerrysNo2 · 13/04/2013 09:57

first viewers here, wish me luck!!

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thebestpossibletaste · 13/04/2013 10:37

Looks good. Good luck with the viewings.

Not impressed by your estate agent's photograph of the lounge though, he still managed to include toys in the photo. Usually they try to take photos that don't show things like that.

Otherwise the bedroom looks bigger and the rest looks great (apart from the lawn but I guess it's too early to do anything about that).

TerrysNo2 · 13/04/2013 11:02

thebest i agree about the toy boxes, he had to take the photos when we weren't in and even though I said on the phone top his colleague, tell him to move the toybox out of the way, he didn't!

can't do anything about the lawn yet, hopefully people will look past that.

just did the first 3 viewings, fingers crossed!

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ILikeToMowIt · 13/04/2013 11:31

Well done for making those changes.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you. You have a lovely house. good luck!

TerrysNo2 · 13/04/2013 17:55

hilarious comment of the day:

"you're obviously very minimalist but we have lots of clutter" pmsl

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SoupDragon · 13/04/2013 18:44

Lol! Fabulous :)

thebestpossibletaste · 13/04/2013 19:08

LOL

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ILikeToMowIt · 14/04/2013 10:22

that is hilarious!

TerrysNo2 · 15/04/2013 16:09

Aggghhhhh, so frustrating!

Had 3 feedbacks out of 8 viewings so far, they all say its too small. AIBU to want to scream at them - "that's what the bloody floorplan is for and so check it out before you waste my time and I sacrifice a day with my children"

and breathe

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thebestpossibletaste · 15/04/2013 16:33

I guess you could ask the estate agent to check that all potential viewers have looked at the floor plan.

I don't think you can do much more than you have to make the house appear bigger. Do they find out in what way it is too small, ie which room or just in general? At least then you'd have something to work with.

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