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57 replies

Smithy500 · 11/06/2018 13:37

My house has been on the market for 4.5 months. I have had 6 viewings. I have asked other agents to come and look at it today and they say that the price is realistic and perhaps a drop to £750 might elicit more viewings. I am now running for cover but does anyone have any advice to get more viewings and a potential buyer or should I leave it for this year and try selling again next year?
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-52780950.html

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pyramidbutterflyfish · 14/06/2018 21:55

The thing is for a historic, city centre house it’s got loads of outside space. But it’s really confusing to work out how the house sits on the plot. Definitely get a plan showing the ground floor indoors and out.

pyramidbutterflyfish · 14/06/2018 21:58

I really like it. And despite another poster’s protestations all London prices haven’t tanked. We could sell out poky north London terrace and live at yours mortgage free. Maybe we should....Grin

Bluntness100 · 14/06/2018 22:25

Emille, I'm sure you do know more than me. Good luck. Hmm

FridayThirteenth · 15/06/2018 11:14

Can also say that my current experience of selling in London is that a) very few listings and b) those that are listed are reducing price and still not selling. It's not exactly the same all over London, some pockets easier to sell in, some worse, and obviously some properties will sell more easily than others, but the market is pretty dire for me and a couple of other friends trying to sell at the moment! Pretty sure that those of us actually in the situation right now know more than those who aren't even on the market deciding they could sell easily. The estate agents talk a good talk and I thought that too until we actually went on and realised there are very few buyers out there at the moment, and all the similar properties are also not shifting.

Also, and of more relevance to the OP, the same seems to be happening in other parts of the country. Have a family member trying to sell a property in Bath, on one of the best streets, amazing Georgian townhouse. The kind of place that rarely comes up and would usually be snapped up. They've just had to reduce by 10% and the market there seems to be v slow too.

I think with areas where there are high prices and where traditionally a lot of buyers would be those cashing up and leaving London, they may also suffer a knock on effect as sales volumes and prices drop in London.

Who are you marketing to OP? What kind of buyers generally buy at that price range in your area?

Emilie69 · 15/06/2018 12:16

Friday, I would say it would be a retired couple who would buy the OP's house. People who are selling a house in the country with a big garden and now want to live in walking distance of the centre of a beautiful town/city and want less gardening work. The only downside is that they would probably need less bedrooms unless they are expecting lots of guests.

Binkybix · 16/06/2018 08:25

I’m guessing that you just have a small target audience and someone needs to buy it with their heart, not their head.

It’s lovely but I would not buy it at this stage of life - too much potential hassle.

Agree that the photos make it difficult to orient yourself to the house’s position.

I also think the pink bedspread looks old fashioned, and I am far too easily put off by that kind of thing!

TimeToDash · 16/06/2018 08:59

It's a lovely house but not child friendly (the garden) and not retirement friendly. Also listed buildings are a real off-putter (we have one and you have to jump through hoops todo anything). A couple of friends with LB took months and months to sell - just have to wait for the right person to come along. Could you make the garden a bit 'softer' - lawn, flowers, maybe?

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