Would needing a new kitchen put you off house

[Jumpinginwithbothfeet]

I have recently put my house on the market. It needs a new kitchen, though is perfectly usable and structurally sound. It has been priced accordingly but this seems to be putting people off. Would you buy a house in these circumstances or should I try and find the money to get it sorted?

If its reflected in the price then I wouldn't worry. Personally I'd find a house having an old tired but functioning kitchen, yet reduced price, a much more desirable house than one priced higher & with a brand new kitchen built to somebody else's spec/tastes.

To be fair tnought the next one up isn’t a fair comparison, as if the kitchen needs updating what else does.

i did buy a house where the kitchen needed replaced, but I bought it despite it, not because of it.

and a lot of people can look ar a kitchen and just be put off. Plus a new kitchen isn’t always achievable foe a lot of people. And many can be scared of the work.

so the answer I think is yes it can put a lot of folks off

Honestly, as a first time buyer we wouldn't have bought something that needed a new kitchen. We knew we didn't have the skills/confidence to do it and we weren't buying a forever home.

However, on the flip side we weren't that sophisticated and wanted something that just basically looked nice. Can you jazz up your kitchen, lick of paint, update the cabinet handles?

Thanks all. It took a good 6 months but we finally accepted an offer last week. Just had to wait for the right person at the right time I guess!

No but I would factor that into the offer price

@Bumpitybumper oh do behave! you're basically accusing people of lying!
and most people don't buy to move in so quickly they'll make a profit from replacing the kitchen. 🙄

@Jumpinginwithbothfeet no, really don't. It's fine as it is as long as the price reflects the kitchen needing replacing (as you said it did).

I'm currently looking at the moment & unkess someone has very similar taste to me, I'd much rather buy something I can justify replacing kitchen/bathroom/flooring. at least, but at the right price.

clean& uncluttered.

you can always post a link here if you can cope with brutal feedback on what you need to do to sell it.

• declutter madly
• pots of colour by the front door
• remove the taxidermy/replica elvis
• mske the beds look inviting, not like they have dead bodies in them

best of luck ! -

Honestly?

Yes .

We had a choice to pay more for a kitchen already done or pay less and get a kitchen done exactly to the spec we'd like.

Given DH will promise the earth then not have time to get round to it / be reluctant to get in professionals / I would get massively stressed by it, it wasn't for us.

It limits the pool of people who will go for your house.