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Feedback on house viewings

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nightfeedtime · 14/02/2023 06:45

My house has been on the market for two weeks and we so far have had 6 viewings.

Two separate people provided feedback that the house needs an extension. I find this one very tricky to understand because our floor plan and room dimensions are on the sale advert, so it's clear what the room sizes are. In my road, a handful of houses have had a downstairs extension, most have not, so it is a possibility.

I was asked by another viewer why I hadn't extended. Our house has always suited our needs but we're relocating and had always intended to in the future (we've lived here for 8 years). I didn't wish to disclose this to the viewer either but we inherited money from the death of a relative recently, making our move possible. An extension was never something we could have afforded on our salaries before.

Another viewer(family of 3) said they were looking to spend £500k on a property - mine is up for £400k - so was too small for them. I find it difficult again as to why they viewed when floor plan and room sizes are on Rightmove. FWIW, I live in a fairly desirable town in Essex and £400k doesn't get you a sprawling house and neither does £500k.

Very difficult when the feedback isn't really things we can act upon!

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LookingOldTheseDays · 17/02/2023 16:04

Ifnothat82 · 17/02/2023 16:02

Exactly.

And I like to keep an open mind ie the way the garden faces is not a pre req, but then you turn up and see that this particular garden is not only north facing (and you’d seen some north facing ones that you were fine with) but due to bushes / tree / another reason… it’s really dark.

This is a fair point. Sometimes the compromise looks okay on the rightmove listing, then you see it in real life and it isn't.

Ifnothat82 · 17/02/2023 16:25

Well if you say it’s. “Fair point” @LookingOldTheseDays , it must be! 😂

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