Selling house - kitchen dilemma

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We will be selling house in summer so getting it ready now with contractors coming out to quote for various maintenance jobs. Background story house set in just under an acre of garden (mainly grass) in a Edinburgh suburb also we have let the maintenance go as husband does not like tradesmen in the house . Question is would a kitchen put you off a property? Would it affect offer price and is it better we get kitchen replaced before selling? Husband thinks garden size will sell it alone.

There is nothing worse in a new home than having to live with someone else’s bodged kitchen because the cost and waste of a new one is criminal. It’s one thing if there is a reasonably decent kitchen that’s not to my liking, but if it’s a brand new one I’d rather choose it myself. It might affect the price a little depending on the property, but it will enhance its saleability. Savvy buyers will go in with their eyes wide open and you are right that unusually large plots will sell.