Repairs before house sale

[capturingdaydreams]

I'm hoping to sell my flat this year but there a few things that need repairing/to be bought:

• A new cooker - the old one has been tripping the fusebox, I guess because it's so old (I inherited it from the previous owner)
• Kitchen extractor fan doesn't work
• I have storage heaters. They work fine but one has a convector heater combined with it and that seems to be on the blink.

My question is if I'm selling in a few months is there any point in replacing/repairing these things? Or will they affect how much I might potentially get and put off potential buyers?

My place is very much targeted at FTBs and anyone who sees this flat would probably want to re-do the whole kitchen (like I did until I decided I didn't want to stay in the area).

You refitted the kitchen but kept the old cooker? Oh dear. Are your electrics up to standard? It sounds dire to me and unsafe! Personally I would walk away if I was looking at it. I would get everything working and get the wiring checked. You seem to think first time buyers will suffer these problems. They shouldn’t have to.

No, kitchen hasn't been refitted. I was planning on redoing it when I bought but then decided I wasn't going to stay long-term here. I don't think FTBs should suffer these problems at all as I was one just 2 years ago but seeing as I'm selling so quickly I will need as much money as I can for costs etc.

It sounds to me as though the cooker may need a new heating element - that's a common fault that can trip the electrics. The extractor could just need a new fuse. But neither you nor I actually knows. I'd get an electrician to check these things over - an appliance engineer can replace the heating element if that is the problem or you can do it yourself: there are videos on YouTube.

Do get these things sorted out though, especially if there is other work that needs doing/someone else will want to do.

You will have to price it properly and be prepared to take a lower price than you might have wanted if you don’t want to do any renovations.
First time buyers have enough trouble saving for a deposit to then have money left over for repairs in my experience.

Personally I wouldn’t even look at it because of the storage heaters.
They are expensive to run and are a very old fashioned method of heating.
How much would it cost to have central heating with a combination boiler put in? You will either have to do this upgrade or factor 8n the cost to your asking price.
I would certainly have the extractor fan repaired. In my experience people who don’t bother to repair the small things don’t keep up with the big things either.

But, 8n answer to your question, YES. These things will without doubt affect the price you can hope to get and yes, these things will put people off especially first time buyers who often can’t see past small problems in a house.