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Why isn’t my house selling?

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slithytoveisascientist · 10/02/2021 22:02

Please can you help?

We have been on since I think October, had only 2 viewings and one offer of £317k which was withdrawn as it was the top end of their budget - we wouldn’t have accepted anyway.

Most other houses locally seem to be moving really fast. Would appreciate guidance.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88479571#/

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DNHandTNS · 14/02/2021 14:24

OP asked for advice to sell her house. Advice has been given.

It's not that anyone is saying it's not a nice house. But if someone asks for advice then doesn't take the advice it was a time wasting exercise. At the moment it's a crucial time because the Stamp Duty Holiday is due to end on 31st March, so any homes not sold by then will be at a disadvantage. Personally I'd be taking the Home Staging advice and getting a move on.

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slithytoveisascientist · 14/02/2021 14:38

I feel as though this is descending into a bit of unpleasantness now. There has been loads of great advice, lots of which I’ve said I’ll do. I can’t do it all, some of it is contradictory for a start!

And some comments do seem to have forgotten that I chose my furniture because I like it

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DNHandTNS · 14/02/2021 14:39

There's nothing wrong with the furniture OP Flowers

If you see my post about cushions, Easter accessories etc there was no mention of anything against furniture

MiddlesexGirl · 14/02/2021 14:39

How can a six year old kitchen be dated?!

It's small yes, for the size of house but there's nothing wrong with the finish.
If I was buying I'd be looking at the potential to knock it through to the back room. Is this doable?

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slithytoveisascientist · 14/02/2021 14:44

Most people have been lovely and constructive, not insulting at all while allowing for the fact that my tastes aren’t particularly modern 😂

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slithytoveisascientist · 14/02/2021 14:45

The kitchen could easily be knocked into the dining room and the living room could be bricked up - which we would do if we stayed

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FixItUpChappie · 14/02/2021 14:50

I think it looks lovely personally. I admit I thought it looked like perhaps it lacked natural light but I can see you have many big windows.

MiddlesexGirl · 14/02/2021 14:53

I stand by the kitchen being very attractive to a very wide range of people.
It may not be the absolute most on trend kitchen but that's not what most people are looking for and would be out of keeping with the rest of the house.

MiddlesexGirl · 14/02/2021 14:54

Also better to have a kitchen that's kind of mid-range rather than one that's at one extreme or the other of 'trends'.

BungleandGeorge · 14/02/2021 15:01

If you’re going to lower the price I’m sure it will get snapped up. There is nothing there that would put me off your house. You just need more viewings. It might be trendy to have a kitchen diner and a painted kitchen but both those things would put me off, everyone has different taste, including the people looking to buy a house!
I think it’s probably a difficult time to sell, and in your area there are a lot of new estates adding to that, that’s why you haven’t had more interest

Eddielzzard · 14/02/2021 15:01

I'm afraid I haven't RTFT, but I wouldn't paint or redo wallpaper. Everyone has their own tastes and will most likely redo whatever you do anyway. One thing I'd consider is swapping that big dark brown leather sofa for the dining room table and chairs. Then the side board fits in well with the table, and those big windows can be enjoyed from the sofa. Becomes more of a lifestyle thing and won't cost you anything. Then if you had budget, stick a rug down with a little side table so people can imagine drinking their morning coffee looking out onto the garden.

In general your house is clutter free, tidy and well maintained. It should sell!

DNHandTNS · 14/02/2021 15:02

Yes ignore the critical comments and choose a few of the positive suggestions that you like @Slithytoveisascientist

If you read through the other post on here about the house for sale in Wakefield, you'll see that although people don't share their taste in decor they are finding nice things to say about the house because it feels homely with the staging that's been done.

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handsforfeet · 14/02/2021 15:17

Threads like this make me terrified to sell a house - picking apart things like cat flaps and wall paper.

I would say your house is nicer inside than most of the others linked. It has the potential for a large living kitchen diner with what looks like very little building work.

Yeah it hasn't got as much kerb appeal as a traditional property but looks like it's been priced accordingly based on that last property linked.

QueenPaw · 14/02/2021 15:17

Blush my kitchen is 14 years old. I'm not changing it though because I don't feel it needs it, and even if I sold up, it's a 120k place so I don't think I would recoup the money!

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crimsonlake · 14/02/2021 15:38

Decor aside.... and I would never be put off a house by its decor because that is subjective and everyone will no doubt want to redecorate. It has kerb appeal, is a good size and well maintained, being so overlooked could be an issue.
How close are you to the industrial site?

Imcknfused · 14/02/2021 15:46

There is nothing about OP's house that would put me off if I was an interested buyer, that she could change as it's all down to personal taste which is easily rectified once you move in.

That being said she agrees about the pictures and the ones she has taken herself are much better - which solves the problem and would get me through the door unlike the current ones. 0p⁰I think it's a waiting game and hope you don't spend too much sprucing it up as it is a beautiful well maintained home.

MiddlesexGirl · 14/02/2021 16:02

What is this obsession with painting the doors?
OPs kitchen is a beautiful light oak and would be ruined by being painted. Surely there can't be a prospective buyer that can't see that if they don't like the wood then they can paint them? Certainly not worth ruining such lovely doors which would be a selling point for most, for the benefit of the painted door brigade.

BungleandGeorge · 14/02/2021 16:05

@QueenPaw

Blush my kitchen is 14 years old. I'm not changing it though because I don't feel it needs it, and even if I sold up, it's a 120k place so I don't think I would recoup the money!
Looks fine to me, painted units often look awful in no time because of the heavy use. If you really wanted to change it you can buy just the doors and replace them
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slithytoveisascientist · 14/02/2021 16:12

Almost as far away as it is possible to be from the industrial site

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MiddlesexGirl · 14/02/2021 16:14

F&B is about as traditional as it gets!