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PC96 · 07/09/2023 11:04

Hello,

im looking for some help in regards to selling my house. It’s been on the market now for nearly 2 months, we have had viewings but not as many as I would have hoped and still had no offers. I’m really wanting to sell so we can move closer to family as we have none around. I will link the add of the house. We don’t really want to lower the price anymore than we have due to needing a bigger house for my disabled son. but if anyone could give us some advice that would be great.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137440307

Check out this 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale on Rightmove

3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Credenhill, Herefordshire, HR4 for £280,000. Marketed by Chancellors, Hereford

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/137440307

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midgemadgemodge · 07/09/2023 11:07

Average 4 to 6 weeks to get an offer ?

And then half a year to actually sell

This isn't quick

Whawillthefuturebring · 07/09/2023 11:07

The photos aren’t great. You need to get rid of photo 6 - it looks like a dumping area. And the photos need to go in a different order with the down stair toilet not been the first photo of inside. It lacks curb appeal.

It has a lovely garden, astro turf is not ti everyone taste but it’s easily changed. The bedrooms are very small. Is the price competitive for the area?

PickledPurplePickle · 07/09/2023 11:11

Your house looks lovely, but the market is really tough at the moment

I agree about losing the picture of the utility room

Also, could you swap the 2nd and 3rd bedroom over so that people can see that you can fit a double bed in the 2nd and the small room doesn't look so cramped?

Is it a comparable price to others of this size in your area?

Pootles34 · 07/09/2023 11:13

Your house looks lovely. I would agree to lose photo 6 - it highlights that your fridge doesn't fit in the kitchen. I would ask for photo 1 to be re-done on sunny day as well.

Whataretheodds · 07/09/2023 11:18

YY to redoing outside photos (at least photo 1) on a sunny day.

plehpleh · 07/09/2023 11:21

It may be a little thing but every little helps: the cover photo isn't appealing. It's a dark and gloomy day and the front of your house, while very tidy, is not it's best feature. Maybe the living room or garden would be a good one to start with? They look amazing. And I'm not sure why the bathroom and utility photos are there. What's the neighbourhood like? We lost loads of interested buyers because of our neighbourhood and had to ask to only have viewing at certain times of day.

plehpleh · 07/09/2023 11:22

Also, the toddler room is gorgeous! But could you ask to have the photos taken again with the bedrail taken off? Honestly, it's all I can see.

PetiteNasturtium · 07/09/2023 11:23

It has no kerb appeal at all all a bit Eastern bloc, get some plants outside your front door each side at least. The kitchen looks good, move that big footstool out of the sitting room. The photo with the tiled floor is terrible.

It is a dreadful market currently so you need to price to sell, look at the competition in your area. Good luck.

On a personal level I won’t buy anything with a flat roof or without trees in the garden if it’s overlooked but you can’t change that.

TokyoSushi · 07/09/2023 11:29

Lovely house, so it's largely the market, but a couple of bits you could do to help.

Photo 1: Looks very 'concrete' - needs a big improvement here, pots, lots of lovely colour, generally needs to look less stark. You might just see this picture and flick past.
Photo 6: Remove, looks like a dumping ground.
Photo 9: Remove the bed guard, really dominates the photo.

Garden is really lovely. Good luck!

Twiglets1 · 07/09/2023 11:29

I think your house looks lovely, the only thing I wouldn’t like personally is the master bed placed in front of the window but that isn’t permanent.
Astro turf can be changed if required.
I don’t see any red flags (though can’t comment on the price as I don’t know the area) I guess it just takes longer to sell at the moment than a year or so ago.

mklanch · 07/09/2023 11:30

i think it the price. you brought in july 2021 for £245k, you have not done that much to it other than decorate to your own taste. maybe try £275k if you want to sell quicker.
the area is good and the garden in lovely as is your decor choices.

GasPanic · 07/09/2023 11:31

Remember that a buyer isn't interested in what sum you need to move, only whether the purchase price is good value to them.

Quick look at comparable properties it is hard to establish whether it is priced appropriately. I can't quite figure out the sale history, which seems to show similar pictures but a May 21 purchase price of £245K ?

On the house I would say it does look nicely done up and the interior looks in good shape. The front view with the flat roofed extension looks a little ugly and disjointed, probably not much you can do about that.

I don't see much more that you can do to generate more interest than lower the price. Bear in mind we are coming up to one of two peak market periods (autumn and spring) so if you are really interested in moving now maybe a price cut now will generate interest during that peak period.

TokyoSushi · 07/09/2023 11:31

Also, I really don't like a bed head against a window, could you switch the way the bed is set up in the main bedroom?

Twiglets1 · 07/09/2023 11:38

That one doesn’t have an extension though so it should be cheaper @mklanch
EAs partly value on square footage and some people would value the extra space.

isthesolution · 07/09/2023 11:39

I agree on the 'utility' type room - just get rid of the photo. It highlights the fridge not fitting and adds nothing to the appeal. And ideally retake photo 1 on a sunny day and brighten the photo.

Otherwise I honestly think it's the price point because although you could make tweaks to make it more appealing, there's nothing glaringly obvious to put people off. You are probably going to have to reduce unfortunately.

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PC96 · 07/09/2023 11:40

This house is in the bad part of the village with a lot of problems so I did see that but I thought the price reflected on the street.

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PC96 · 07/09/2023 11:41

A lot of people saying get rid of photo 6 so I think I’ll ask the estate agent to remove, does anyone know if we have to pay extra for getting more photos done/changed. This is the first time we are selling a house so still unsure on some things.

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loislovesstewie · 07/09/2023 11:41

I think having the bed against a window makes the room look quite small, in that it gives the impression that there is no where else for it, and having nothing but a bed in the small bedroom makes that look very small. And I would put some large plant pots out the front.

WorseDecision · 07/09/2023 11:42

That 3rd bedroom looks tiny, having a double bed pushed against the wall. I'd scrap that photo.

Sundaefraise · 07/09/2023 11:44

mklanch · 07/09/2023 11:36

also this house is very close to yours and cheaper by £25k! this one has not sold yet. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138622181#/?channel=RES_BUY

so most definitely the price

This house is ex-council, whilst it shouldn’t matter, having sold one I can tell you it absolutely keeps the price down.
Your house is lovely op. Photo order is weird. The front picture should be followed by the lovely kitchen not the bathroom. I suspect price is a bit of an issue because the market is so tough.

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PC96 · 07/09/2023 11:44

It’s a really small box room and a lot of people have been put off by the size of the rooms upstairs which is totally fair but unfortunately I can’t do anything about the size of the rooms. It’s actually a single bed in that room and not a double I think it’s the photo making it look like a double. I guess we can try to change some of the photos and take some off and if that still doesn’t help them reducing the price.

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mklanch · 07/09/2023 11:45

could you make the other reception room look more like a usable room? its kind of a boot room at the minute but it wastes the space.

PinkRoses1245 · 07/09/2023 11:45

I'd find it weird that it doesn't have the street name on the listing, therefore Google street view doesn't work on Rightmove. I'd ask the agent to change this. The first photo is really unappealing, can you get a new photo done on a sunny day, and get some plant pots out the front? I personally hate astroturf but that's only preference. At the end of the day, if you want to sell you'll have to lower the price. If you lower it by at least 2% it will trigger the rightmove algorithm which will bump it to the top of the searches.,

JaneIntheBox · 07/09/2023 11:47

You won't be happy to hear this OP but it's 100% the price. You're selling the same house a little over 2 years later having added little value, in the a falling market. 280 vs 245... a 15% increase for what, exactly?

Usually property prices increase YoY by about 5%. The stamp duty holiday and Covid pushed it past the usual rate of increase so the price at which you bought was already inflated. With the current rate rises prices are dropping back to what it should have been, and in some cases even lower.

PP can suggest tweaks etc but ultimately it's not going to help unless you luck out. You have to decide how much moving is worth to you.

It's better to lower price to get people in the door, and then get them bidding against each other. Rather than wait for the 'perfect' buyer.