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

The bedrooms are a bit dark and oppressive, light and airy would be more of a draw. As others said, the lack of floor plan. Also, it doesn't look as though it is a standardly built house - something about the ceilings and the top of the walls is off and there is a space there? For me personally, I can't visualise floor space when it is given in metres and not feet. I have no idea of the size of these rooms without converting them all, which is too time consuming. Also, is there any outside space? That would be really important for a lot of people.

I think the trouble is that everybody will go to have a look at sale prices on the street and spot that you paid £105k for it in Jan 2021. Are there lots of property for sale in the area/plenty of people looking to move?

You definitely need a floor plan and ideally you would have some photos of the front and rear gardens. I am struggling to understand how the rooms flow. I would also worry about the lack of insulation in the roof now heating is so expensive.

In terms of photos, have a look at your neighbour's down the road: https://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/64703726/?search_identifier=ca5c243373eb45f7eec9eeb6de9bf864

Either you're not looking at the same property, or you're not looking. There are lots of details in the photos that are making lots of people suspicious of the style of construction.

Where's the brick?

Non-standard construction covers a wide range of building types. Anything timber or steel framed, flat roofed, thatched etc counts as non-standard. The photos showing the sloping ceilings and exposed beams definitely suggest that it could be non-standard construction.

Also you have no idea if it’s brick given that it’s finished in harling and timber cladding.

I see a few issues that can hopefully be fixed; getting people through the door is all about presentation.
1- Terrible amateur photography, and no pics of outside space. (An estate agent should be employing a professional, if this is the best they can do then can you change the agent?).
2- No floor plan. Again, agent should’ve done this, providing measurements in metric and imperial. Sack ‘em!
3- No furniture. Most people cannot gauge the scale of a room without furniture, particularly in a photograph. It’s notoriously difficult to sell properties without. Could you just get at least a sofa, chair and coffee table into living room, and beds – or at least mattresses - into any bedrooms without?
4- Fix small things that don’t really matter, but do give an impression of an uncared-for property in a photo, eg wonky loo roll holder, room with green carpet- remove the two posters and paint the wall if they leave big marks.

On the map it looks very close to the station, do you hear the noise much?
I once viewed a house that was close to rail and it was not a bonus, you heard the trains all the time, it was quite noisy and I didnt love it.

Ignore the above I looked at a wrong bit on the map, ooops!

The photos make it look like the ceilings are really low. Are they?

Erm...where? I'm 10 mins from the centre and 3 bed semis are double that at £300k.

As a lot of PP have said a floor plan with dimensions would really help, a walk through video can also be good as well as some of the photos are not showing the rooms at their best.

Photos of the garden would be good

One thing that I would also note is EPC F would put me off a bit. Especially as the house seems a little overpriced already

Agree with others you need a floor plan, also pictures of the garden.

I'd highly suggest that of you can afford it you'd do well to magnolia everything and white gloss all the dark paintwork ...if you can find a local painter to do this they'd be in and out in a quarter of the time it'd take you and do a much better job so maybe ask round.

Then see if you can get a cheap carpet throughout in a lighter colour.....an oatmeal or similar....much more appeal in pictures.

Definitely lose the tin foil style wallpaper and the stickers off the kids bedroom.

If you can't afford any redecoration then floor plan, pics of garden, rough room dimensions, stickers off walls, maybe video walk through.

Scot here. Its Thurso so quite far from Inverness / Aberdeen so location may not be a selling point and will more likely to attract locals. It doesn't look either warm or cosy. Try to make it more welcoming? Show the garden and parking. One of your bathrooms is extremely old fashioned, as are the curtains. Can you make any changes there? Is it also on rightmove or just Zoopla as not everyone uses Zoopla?

Sold for £105,000in Jan 2021.
Exactly the same photos.
Perhaps get rid of the stickers on the bedroom walls
Give it a paint is the bedrooms and get rid of the silver wallpaper and update the bathroom
Take some different photos to the previous sale photos and drop the price by £5000

If you can’t do any redecoration then I think it’s overpriced.
How about £115,000.
Plus a photo of the garden and the floor plan.

It’s possible that less people are looking due to fear of a recession, fear of losing job, high interest rates in mortgages, cost of living, uncertain times.

Normally if a property is priced correctly for the market it will sell. But if buyers are concerned about the future they may delay/ stop moving home.

It may not be your house OP, just a sign of the times.

"Erm...where? I'm 10 mins from the centre and 3 bed semis are double that at £300k."

North east, not fashionable WE or SS, I'm afraid! 😂 We're happy enough though, couldn't afford £300k so just as well. Chiefly 30s semis and terraces.

(View from back bedroom window)

Is that baillieston?

Sorry NRTFT but for me first impressions always count and I don’t think the first photo does it justice.

I would take another front one but from different angles as I think a more straight photo will look better than the side photo that is up now.

You definitely want to include the driveway more and although it’s attached I would try not to have the neighbours in the shot too much.

I would also definitely take photos of the garden, especially if it’s a decent size as I always think if there are no photos then there must be a reason.

A floor plan is also so handy.

Thurso.... you have a very limited marketplace.. no-one moves there without a job.. low salaries...

I wouldn't get too hung up on the 'standard construction' thing. That style of house is not at all uncommon in Scotland and it wouldn't raise any alarm bells with me on that front. There are quite a few like that in our village. Scottish property is freehold too, as has been said, so no need for anything stating that as it's taken as read.

"Is that baillieston?"

You tryna dox me? 😉
No, but close.

I think you need to just price it to sell really. Work out what you need to manage, flog it for that and move on. If it's empty then the longer it's sitting empty, the longer you're paying for stuff like the mortgage, standing charges, the higher the chance stuff will break and go wrong, etc. Stick it on for offers over £112k and see what comes in.

(Apologies to OP for thread derail)

The F EPC rating isn't helpful. Landlords won't be interested because there is reform coming about epcs in rentals. People buying to live there will be put off by the work than needs doing to modernise it.

👆As above, it's not a desirable location and it needs to be very competively priced, if you want it sell, let alone quickly.