Trying to sell a concrete house

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So I bought in 2003, the survey said is "XXX construction but still considered suitable for a mortgage" and there were no issues raised by the surveyor when we bought the house. the mortgage is with the Nationwide.

Now we are looking to sell but have not had much interest. the house is a nice house on the edge of the Local Authority houses. It's an ex LA house but we are closer to the nicer non LA houses, if that makes sense?

It has been on the market for 3 months and today, the estate agent finally said that they are having trouble selling concrete houses. I don't know why as there is absolutely nothing wrong with the construction of our house and it's a lot more solid than a modern "standard construction" Bryant home I used to live in where the walls were paper thin. The Nationwide are still happy to lend on it so the "can't get a mortgage for concrete" doesn't ring true.

I am not sure what to do - even if we drop the price, will anyone want to buy it?

For every house for sale out there there is a buyer so don't lose hope! You bought your house so someone else will. We had our old house on market for 3 years about five years ago and gave up and took it off. We put it back on in aug this year n sold within 9 days! So just keep positive n plod on.

I dont like them think they look very cold and impersonal BUT where I live they are very expensive so plenty of people do like them otherwise they would be cheap to buy, dont despair as has been said before you bought one others do and have and it may happen soon just like it can for any house.

Thanks for the pep talk.

sixpence It may look cold and impersonal but it is one of the warmest houses I have ever lived in. Our heating bills are tiny and it warms up really quick too, so it is definitely not cold. I think the concrete retains the heat well, but is somehow cool in summer when we need a retreat from the garden, which is southfacing and sometimes too hot.