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Racmactac · 23/04/2017 20:22

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46748031.html

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DevelopingDetritus · 24/04/2017 17:37

The "tissue dispenser box" looks like an electric fuse box. That room, if possible the bed would look better on the right wall.
Agree, L shape sofa arrangement would be better.
I like Shropshire, nice part of the world.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 24/04/2017 17:37

Is it currently a building site? There are cement mixers and what looks like scaffolding outside.

There is rather a lot of animal print and the walls are either bare or covered in statement wallpaper which is not to everyone's taste.

It doesn't feel very welcoming and lived in. Also the yellow in the attic bathroom is not nice but easily fixed.

Ferrisday · 24/04/2017 17:56

The photos are awful. I don't mean the house it awful but the photos they have taken are very poor.
I'd think about another estate agent!
And the blurb all in one paragraph, I'd just swipe off it immediately.
Can yuh spruce up the garden for a pic, or get them to add it in the floor plan?

Definitely define the house v the annex.

Vroomster · 24/04/2017 20:51

There's nothing personal in any of the bedrooms. It doesn't look very lived in. To be honest the upstairs looks like a student house.

EineKleine · 24/04/2017 22:35

I love it from the outside and the idea of this house, but the internal photos are doing you no favours. The kitchen looks nothing like 18' x 9'.

I think it's confusing with the large number of rooms, and text presented offputtingly in a solid block. It needs paragraphs, bullets and headings, photo titles.

I think the fundamental limitation is the relatively small downstairs with no space for a full dining table, if you exclude the annexe. I can't tell from your photos which room is which, but you could consider styling a couple of the middle room floors as living-ish, maybe playroom or dining, and a study with a bed in the corner to help people visualise the options. There seem to be a lot of rooms that are fairly bare with a sofa or futon. But then you wouldn't want dining table or playroom on different floor to living room AND kitchen would you? Hm maybe not then.

If there's potential to knock through I'd be interested to know that. Apologies if that's already in the block of text, I'm afraid I gave up. I know prices are regional but blimey there's a lot of house there for the money.

Sofas lined up against the wall implies the living room is too narrow to do anything else with, but 10 foot wide should be plenty. Are they just the world's most enormous sofas? Could you put them either side of the fire instead, maybe with a table at the other end?

whatsthecomingoverthehill · 25/04/2017 13:37

I'd be wondering why it was listed for sale for half the price less than 4 years ago... Did you get it at auction?

cittigirl · 25/04/2017 13:49

I maybe talking out of my backside. It's only my opinion.

I love the outside...the inside is not at all what I was expecting as nice as it is. If I was taking on a grade 2 house, I'd want it to have the old features otherwise, just buy a newer contemporary home without the hassle. As a family home the lack of outside space wouldn't be for everyone. Having said all that, someone will love it and if it's the right price, it will sell.

Racmactac · 25/04/2017 14:01

Purchased as a repo and unfortunately when we bought it all the original features had been removed by the previous owners. It was very weird lay out (ie tiny bedrooms and massive Ones that didn't work) and we have renovated it.
So as we only paid £120 for it anything is a bonus.
I'm going to get on to estate agents because you are all right that photos and plans really aren't helping to sell it.
I definitely need to make it clearer about annex because we make quite a bit from this and definite a bonus.
The annex could be made into the main house again and thus giving back the dining room.
The garden could easily be reinstated, we just prefer off road parking and no grass to mow. .

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Shortdarkandfeisty · 25/04/2017 14:33

I'd consider painting that outside wall, it looks scruffy
Agree with everyone else re annexe and about living rooms looking small for the size of house
Good luck op

EineKleine · 25/04/2017 21:08

ORP is important too though.

Good luck with it.

SquidgeyMidgey · 25/04/2017 22:59

The pipework in the bathroom is shocking, it should all be under the floor or in the wall. It looks really diy-er and would put me off entirely as it would make me question the quality of any other work.

Sorry Flowers

Palomb · 25/04/2017 23:05

It needs to be re plumbed, re wired and desperately needs to have some character put back in to it.

I'd worry it was a money pit and had been bodged.

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