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No interest in 5 days - and there’s a rightmove link!

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Helpmyhouse · 09/02/2023 15:05

Hi ladies. As the title says, no interest in 5 days, so would be grateful for your feedback. Be as honest as you like!

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/131461400#/?channel=RES_BUY

I’m a realist so will be price dropping if it hangs about, but just wondered if there’s anything ‘changeable’ that might rustle up some interest before we go down that road. Please note I can’t do anything about the size of the garden, nor will I be able to do anything big like replacing the bathroom suite, hideous as it is.

Thanks in advance.

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megletthesecond · 09/02/2023 21:25

wags they have improved the flood defences in Exmouth recently so this should hopefully be very low risk now. environment agency link

Everyonehasavoice · 09/02/2023 21:30

All sounds good OP
But I’d definitely hide some of the clutter in the kids room

shard5 · 09/02/2023 22:06

GoodChat · 09/02/2023 19:04

Have you ever looked at a house listing before? It's always one or the other.

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Right....

Needaholidayyesterday · 10/02/2023 00:14

Your plans sound good

I’d see if you can ask around to borrow a pressure washer rather than buying and having to store one. Won’t take long to pressure wash the patio at all.

if you have time and £30 ish to spend one weekend after pressure washing, get a bottle of stabilising solution, a tub of textured masonry paint and 2 paintbrushes. You could make the garden walls look so much better for a few hours work, & drying time

And since you don’t want to get rid of or store the tumble drier, I’d move it up to the second bedroom and cover with a big neutral tablecloth, to free up kitchen room.

Wagsandclaws · 10/02/2023 00:28

@megletthesecond that's good news! They needed to 😅

Mirabai · 10/02/2023 00:55

It’s really not worth reshooting the photos especially at that price point.

Don’t drop the price just make the agent aware you’ll consider all offers.

Roseyposeypudding · 10/02/2023 05:40

The dining room area puts me off as it looks dark which gives it a depressing vibe - can you make the photo more well lit?

Ursula82 · 10/02/2023 05:42

Op you bought it in June 2021
Barely 18 months ago

If I was a prospective buyer, I’d be probing why a young family have spanked money on moving costs, estate agent and solicitor fees and now deciding to move again so quickly.

Ursula82 · 10/02/2023 05:43

Oh and the fact that you are marking up by £30k! 😂

Maireas · 10/02/2023 07:33

Don't put the tumble dryer in the child's bedroom covered with a tablecloth.
That would just look strange.

CalloohCallayFrabjousDay · 10/02/2023 07:42

Photos are crap. I'd have them re- taken.

starlingdarling · 10/02/2023 09:29

It's a lovely looking house. The only negatives I can see are things you can't do anything about. A very small third bedroom that's more of a large cupboard/ walk in wardrobe and a small paved back garden. I don't think more staging will do much to sell it. It's already nicely maintained and tidy without being sterile. It won't appeal to all but it's only been 5 days. Give it a bit of time.

Fifi00 · 10/02/2023 09:37

I think wait for the better the one to sell. That one is going to put people off viewing your house. 55k more and you get a usable garden , better sized 3rd bedroom and a loft conversion. It would put me off viewing yours .

ThingsWeLost · 10/02/2023 09:42

I spent last year scouring rightmove as a FTB, the only thing that really caught my eye is the kitchen. The dryer in front of the radiator is pretty unusual and it makes the room looked cramped. Yes the outside space needs a bit of love but a prospective buyer knows that they can pressure hose and put more greenery in. The other rooms look fine to me! I'd say it's early days, wait for feedback from viewings before you do anything

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Helpmyhouse · 10/02/2023 10:09

Fifi00 · 10/02/2023 09:37

I think wait for the better the one to sell. That one is going to put people off viewing your house. 55k more and you get a usable garden , better sized 3rd bedroom and a loft conversion. It would put me off viewing yours .

It’s been an interesting yard stick, what would you say should be the price difference to make up for those things, if you see what I mean? For houses in the 300 ish range? Because obviously if people had 370 to spend they’d choose the other house but not everyone does.

Will come back with new photos next week if that’s ok Smile Smile

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Helpmyhouse · 10/02/2023 10:10

Roseyposeypudding · 10/02/2023 05:40

The dining room area puts me off as it looks dark which gives it a depressing vibe - can you make the photo more well lit?

Yes I agree, weirdly the photos facing the windows make the room look darker, so table cloth will come off, flowers on table and photo taken from the kitchen entrance which looks much better. I think that’s the way to go, one photo facing the window and another one facing away.

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BarbaraofSeville · 10/02/2023 10:21

Because obviously if people had 370 to spend they’d choose the other house but not everyone does

Exactly. £300k ish might be at the top of someone's budget, so they won't be looking at £370k properties.

So what's important is how the property suits people who have around £300k to spend and how it compares to others in that price bracket.

I don't see a problem in marketing it as a 3 bed because not everyone who might look at a 3 bed needs 3 useable bedrooms. Eg a childfree couple who need space for an office as well as a spare/room hobby space, or a family with one child, eg one older teen so confident they won't be having any more.

It would actually suit us quite well (sorry OP, we have no plans to move to the SW). That's a lovely spacious master bedroom, home office for me, and a second room that we could use for storage, kitten nursery (we foster for a rescue charity) and also yoga studio. I wouldn't even mind the positioning of the dryer in the kitchen - we lived for nearly a decade with our fridge in the dining room to make room for the dishwasher in the kitchen, it's fine.

lieselotte · 10/02/2023 11:37

In what world is Exmouth 15 minutes from the moors? You can't even drive there in that time, never mind walk!

Everyonehasavoice · 10/02/2023 12:08

Ursula82 · 10/02/2023 05:43

Oh and the fact that you are marking up by £30k! 😂

They have put in a new and reconfigured bathroom and extended the prop at ground floor to make a larger kitchen
If she’s showing people around and they ask she can just tell them why they’re selling…maybe it’s for work or something.
Perfectly normal

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Helpmyhouse · 10/02/2023 12:09

lieselotte · 10/02/2023 11:37

In what world is Exmouth 15 minutes from the moors? You can't even drive there in that time, never mind walk!

The moor around Woodbury is a 10 minute drive Smile well, heathland if you’re going to be fussy Wink

No interest in 5 days - and there’s a rightmove link!
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Helpmyhouse · 10/02/2023 12:10

Everyonehasavoice · 10/02/2023 12:08

They have put in a new and reconfigured bathroom and extended the prop at ground floor to make a larger kitchen
If she’s showing people around and they ask she can just tell them why they’re selling…maybe it’s for work or something.
Perfectly normal

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I’m not selling for any neighbour related reasons or similar, as far as I know you have to declare those anyway. It’s no one big think, it’s more a handful of medium issues such as proximity to work and not having a garden for our dog, etc.

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Helpmyhouse · 10/02/2023 12:10

*thing

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Everyonehasavoice · 10/02/2023 12:11

Helpmyhouse · 10/02/2023 12:09

The moor around Woodbury is a 10 minute drive Smile well, heathland if you’re going to be fussy Wink

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OP
thats a beautiful picture
In my area when a house is up for sale they include pics of the castle and cathedral
Why don’t you include one like this.
Gives people a sense of the area they’re moving to

Echobelly · 10/02/2023 12:20

Looks pretty good to me, I might try something to make garden space look greener, as others have said; add some pots and more 'dressing' so it looks less cold. But TBH might just be a slow market, people are very hesitant right now - you can tell things are slow because I had a phone message this week from the agents who sold us this house 8 years ago, so clearly they're trying some clients from the last few years in the hope they might be selling because they don't have enough coming on to the market.

tattygrl · 10/02/2023 12:28

PP have mentioned flood risk, OP. That's the very first thing I do when I see a house I'm interested in - check flood risk. What's the risk to this property?