House not selling (link included)

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So any ideas not even had one viewing so far. Reducing to 120,000 tomorrow. Desperately needing sold.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/64148638/?search_identifier=5cf6ed05360ba992399499c99f058b272e441b5f893551e96f8a5bb506cc3fab

Because it can be difficult if not impossible to get a mortgage on a house with a non standard construction.

• No floorplan
• what is the silver bedroom? Needs redecorating
• stickers on the walls are off-putting

Your agent is doing a terrible job. Very sloppy and lazy listing. Lack of floor plan and missing photos are working against you.

Can you switch agents?

The OP says it's standard construction though.

The garden is "insane" and could fit a 14ft trampoline? Why on earth are there no photos of it??

I'm astounded that this is pretty much the same house as the OP's!!!

I like Thurso but I wouldn’t live there. It’s just too far from anywhere. The road to Inverness is not good and realistically, Raigmore is the nearest hospital and it’s a long trail. So you’re already geographically challenged.

We are looking to downsize soon if my adult children ever move out so I have been perusing HSPC and Rightmove for months. The lack of floor plan, dreadful photos and no garden photo would put me off, otherwise I think the downstairs is really nice. The extension space and downstairs toilet are a great selling point and don’t look like they need too much work. Upstairs needs a new bathroom. Again I’d be happy with this as I’d make it another shower room and otherwise, it’s just decoration. What puts me off most is that it’s mid terrace, which you can’t do anything about but a trellis or fancy fence to hide the bins would help.

There are quite a few properties in fairly close proximity for sale at a similar/ lower price so I do think it’s overpriced for what it is. I wouldn’t spend too much money on it I’d put it on for a fixed price of £110,000/£115,000 and see how it goes.

No floor plan plus being of a certain age I can't visualise room sizes in metres, I need them in feet and inches. And am I right that you don't have central heating?

I’m amazed those houses are still standing! They were temporary in the ‘60’s. I lived up there in the ‘80’s and I don’t recognise the layout of the ground floor at all.

NoraBattysCurlers · Today 13:19
Thurso is one of the most northern parts of the UK and is at a similar latitude to Oslo and Stockholm. The price will be very dependent on the Thurso housing market as Thurso is so far away from the rest of the UK.

When I last checked Thurso was still part of the U.K. so how can it be ‘far away from the rest’ of it?

If you have the time and money get someone in to paint all white as mentioned above. You need a floorplan.

i would drop price to £110,000 and hope to get that if no other houses nearby are as low as that. Sounds like you need to get rid of it out of your life.

good luck.

Some British companies won’t send stuff to the far north of Scotland and arguing it’s still the mainland won’t change their minds.

Are these new photos OP? They’re the same as in the 2021 listing

How is the housing market in the area? I'm not familiar with the place at all and might br completely wrong but my initial guess was that the housing market in the area is not that hot and therefore it's not selling?

I wasn't in the house long before my life was turned upside down so all the decorating I was doing just halted hence how the carpets aren't right or patchy walls ect. The carpets was there when I moved in.

Currently on Facebook market place looking for carpets that might be better

Oh it is on rightmost too just as abysmal

It’s in a seaside town. It’s a mile from the coast. Why would water be an issue?

What have you done to the property in the last two years that justifies a £20,000 increase? I am sorry OP but it isn’t a very appealing property.

It sold for £105 000 in 2021. Has it really gone up £20000 in two years?

Me too, op. I guess you know you need to be a good few grand below these guys. I think offers over 110 could maybe get you to 115,

don’t reduce it to thr same as them, you have no chance.

I dont know how long youre locked into your agent but you need to change them asap theyre not doingyou any favours

i quite like the downstairs but no floor plan would put me off and the one down the road is nicer sorry

A downstairs shower with no bedroom there, and only one bathroom upstairs, seems odd.

A floorplan is essential. If it has a garden you need photos of that. The picture of the kitchen also makes it look like there is no kitchen window - if there is a window it would be good to see it. As the house is unfurnished it may actually be better to have no curtains at windows.

Get another agent. This one has done you no favours. Floorplan and garden view are essential.

As PPs have said the floor plan is a biggie.
For me personally when i buy properties it’s to upsize or get into a better are therefore each time has increased the mortgage. For that reason the 2 main things i look at are the bathroom and kitchen because that’s just money i wouldn’t have. The dark wood is so dated and although it would be a massive job throughout i’m wondering if painting what you can in the bathroom and changing the toilet seat to a white one might just make it look more appealing.
I do think that people decorate themselves when they move in so i wouldn’t spend too much money on it.
A good luck i hope it goes quickly for you.