It's interesting that people are calling it a 'family house/home' - I've never seen it as that. I assumed it would be purchased as a holiday let or for someone with grown up family relocating and working from home.
It wasn't our family home (as someone implied). It also wasn't 'much loved'. Only mum and dad lived there (and mum hated it) and myself and my sister were nc with them for about half the time they had it, so it doesn't have corridors ringing with peels of kids' laughter or anything. And the people before my parents used it as a holiday let.
It's not a great area for a family really. No high school there.
That's why I said it would probably not be someone with a mortgage, because I imagined it would be used as a holiday home/buy to let/second home/retirement/relocation type home (not like a flat in a retirement village though, my parents 'retired' there in their 50's, about the age I am now).
@SBHon
In terms of tax, if it sells at £600k would you all receive more than if it sold for £700k?
No, we do get more the more it is sold for. Just not all of it. 60% (minus EA fees)
@MissLucyEyelesbarrow
Posters are explaining that some of the photos are off-putting. The OP, however, knows better and the mere fact that no one has viewed the house is not enough to change her mind.
Not many people have said the phots are "off putting" - but they are the photos of the house, and I can't change the house. There is no way I can get it painted - it's too expensive (the estate already owes me over £7k, I have no access to any of the estate money until probate is granted and I have no more readily available cash) and the place is too far away. Plus the stupid previous decorator painted over all the plug sockets, radiators, light switches.....they would need to be replaced or painted. It's a big job as it's a large house.
I can't "re dress" the house because half the furniture has been taken now, so there won't be much left to 'dress' it with. I can get it all taken away by house clearance and have it empty, but I can't do that currently for a variety of reasons, I'll be able to do it in a couple of months though.
I will ask my siblings if either have taken the grey sofa from the study and if they have I'll get a new photo of that. Someone said it might be a nice place to sit but looks odd - I don't know if it's a nice place to sit, because that sofa used to be in the living room but I didn't want all three in the living room so we moved it there because the living room was too crowded. I know it looks odd, but we had to put it somewhere (and I wasn't able to be there the day the photos were done so couldn't have just shoved things out of the way for each photo, which was what I had intended).
@CanadianJohn
make me wonder if the agent has English as a first language.
Why would it matter if the agent has English as a first language?
@Pupinskipops
But you came here for opinions, no?
Yes, and there has been a wide variety. Some I agree with, some I accept but have no control over, some I disagree with. As I said, differences on opinion.
@Saschka
OP, everyone is telling you why you aren’t getting any offers - the fact probate hasn’t been granted, the decor, the price. And you are saying “yes I agree and feel the same way about the house, I’d never buy it myself, but aside from all of that why aren’t we getting viewings?
I haven't said that though.
@WallaceinAnderland
Did you know that you might have to start paying the inheritance tax before the property is sold and that if you pay in installments, you will be charged interest?
No "might" about it - you have to pay the IHT before you can even apply for probate. It's taken me a while to get all the accounts sorted and I have paid the (estimated at this stage) probate of tens of thousands of pounds already.
You also need to keep paying the council tax and any other utility bills. Possibly keep a little bit of heating on so that you don't get damp problems.
I don't need to keep paying council tax, they don't charge for a certain period and I am not yet out of that period. The only utility I have to pay is gas/electric. I have disconnected the phone and BB, the water companies and TV licensing don't charge. I have left the heating on to ward off damp.
With that in mind, I would reduce and reduce until you secure an offer as it is an expense you want to be rid of asap.
It's about £120pm at the moment, though I am also having the grass cut which is £35 every two weeks. And, as we all know, I can't sell until I have probate so there's no point reducing now.
@EnglishBluebell
Also, why are the kitchen cabinets two different colours?
I expect my parents chose them like that. They haven't been replaced or anything if that's what you mean.
@MaseratiIsYellow
OP's probably disappointed to find out that there's no magic MN Rightmove tactic that'll get her viewings.
No, not remotely. Plenty of people have been helpful and constructive.
Doesn't know why people would look at recently sold comparables.
I didn't say that though. I said why would I look at sold prices beyond what the EA can tell me - I said this in response to someone who asked if I had looked at the land registry for sold prices, I haven't, I'm not sure why looking there specifically is useful, especially as it lags behind quite a lot.
I know why buyers will look at comparable places and I know why I need to know what places sell for. It was that specific thing I was asking in response to something.