Why has no one viewed my house?

[CinnamonSwirlLatte]

Previous marital home has been on Rightmove for a month. Thousands of clicks but not one viewing.

Already reduced by 15k.

I'd love to know what's going wrong - although it's going to be very difficult to amend/improve anything as my controlling ex husband lives there!

Thanks

4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Maple Avenue, Keelby, DN41 (rightmove.co.uk)

Yeah, I assume it’s the room with the bunk beds but people scanning right move are not going to make the effort to match up the pictures with the floor plan; they’d just assume it was one of the other bedrooms!

People are being fairly sense. It's not hard to count to 4 on the upstairs floor plan.

Your playroom is a reception room. So 4 bed house.

I'd rephotograph. Stick a couple of bright pot plants out the front. Some vases and a fruit bowl inside- it looks like it's been quickly cleared and a but sad.

Rearrange twin room- a bed under each window? Or just remove a bed for the photo, the 2 make it look very pokey and awkward.

As a whole it's looks a bit dated- bit early 00s, needs completely redecorating, new kitchen cupboards and work on the garden so might just be too pricey when people are adding that in their heads.

Personally, "offers over" is stupid. Just put £225,000 or whatever and see what happens. As others have said, the photos make it look dark and cramped but if there's nothing you can do about any of the things people suggest I'm not sure what is the point of this post?

The photos are bad. Purple bricks relies on owners facilitating viewings. I'd put money on him having refused them. He's not following your agreement at all so it won't sell. I bet he leaves it awful for viewings when they do happen and isn't marketing the place. You need to get it on with an agent who will market it properly and do viewings without him there. I presume it's too unsafe for you to get an occupation order and move back in and deal with everything yourself?

The photos and decor would put me off in all honesty.

It's cluttered, the wallpaper is busy and dated and I'd have to spend a significant amount of money to make the space work for us.

Can you afford to redecorate with a more neutral palate or something more modern?

I also missed bedroom 4 on the floorplan. It doesn’t fit in my phone screen fully so I couldn’t see the label. The floorplan system they use I also dislike as it’s not like other floorplans I have seen. I also couldn’t see the total square footage on the floorplan so couldn’t work out how much space for how much money I’d get etc.

The house is also an odd shape which you can’t change but I think could put people off. The wallpaper also seems a bit random and in general it just looks dull and unloved and not homely.

Of course it can be true. You could have the most awful photos and room layout but if your house was cheap enough people would come to see it.

I'm sorry you are going through this OP.
You asked why no one has viewed the house.
I wouldn't view it because looking at the photos I would have to do a lot of work to make it look nice again. It all looks a bit shoddy and grubby. That's because your ex hasn't cared for it properly since you moved out.
Basically I'd have to redecorate every room. The garden will take a lot of work to make it nice again.
The fourth bedroom is absolutely tiny.
The playroom looks awful with those beds in it and makes it seem very small and difficult to imagine it being used as anything else.

Also the description is very poorly written. It is full of mistakes.
Also this "Outside is just amazing with extensive fenced Garden and Patio area,with a shed and Firepit."
Outside isn't amazing I'm afraid. It looks neglected and a mess.
The description and the photos are so poor it makes the entire listing look unprofessional and quite frankly dodgy, as if something's not quite right.

I really don't know what you can do about it apart from insist that ex gets proper photos done and that the decription is rewritten.

Originally a three bed. We didn't extend it. The extension is 30 years old. We converted the "workshop"

It’s the photos. They are awful. Sorry.

The description is horrendous. My 8 year old could have done better

Well, even though there’s 4 bedrooms on the floor plan (I think people are missing the 4th because it looks like landing space) the 4th room is more of a box room looking at the floor plan. You cannot call the playroom a bedroom because it’s downstairs-you choosing to put a bed in it does not make it officially a bedroom, it’s just down to personal choice. It’s a nice sized house though, so it will sell-I think in some areas the market is quite stagnant at the moment because property prices are insane. My neighbours house (detached, 4 bed bed, beautifully decorated and private) took nearly a year to sell. A couple of years ago houses in my area were going so quick that we were constantly getting estate agent flyers through our doors asking if wanted to sell, now they’re staying on right move for ages. I know it’s hard to be patient in a situation like yours, but it will sell. Don’t drop it any more and do yourself out of any equity

Some of the bedrooms look really small - How can estate agents say they are ''spacious?!''-

It looks a little bit 'sad' - the greys - the photos are very poorly lit.

Probably taken on a bleak day.

London Estate agents know the value of very good lighting! and photoshopping in a blue sky {pic}

For six children, it's a very tidy house!

I hope it sells and you get your equity, @CinnamonSwirlLatte

People calling that room a cupboard is rude. Most use a "box" room as a bedroom.

Haven’t read the full thread but don’t think most people have called it a cupboard. Just said it looked like a cupboard on the floor plan, largely because the scale is wrong.

I did locate bedroom 4 on the floorplan but really had to look for it. My reaction was then: "well that's hardly a bedroom " as it doesn't look much larger than a cupboard and the floorplan labelling emphasises that.

The photos are poor and the house has far too much furniture which likely makes it look smaller than it is.

You need to figure out a way of getting your ex to get on board with selling the house so the rooms can be arranged nicely and better photos taken.

Is he accounting to you for rent reflecting your share of the property whilst he is living there?

Op
I think the photos are poor and it does look sad, neglected and lonely, your bitter angry dh living alone there for 2 years makes perfect sense to me when you see the photos.
I'm sorry that he is being so difficult but you'll get this sorted and be free lf him for ever and you can make your own cosy home .

Can I be a pain? Even if I had wanted to view the property I might not now because of this post. Because I now know your ex is a stubborn, disagreeable arse and I wouldn't want to be having to deal with someone like that to buy a house. And so part of my advice might be to withdraw this thread.

Well if you haven't read the thread why comment to say I'm wrong?

Can you take the bunk bed out of the box room (and the other furniture), and replace it with one if the twin beds from the wonky room, so the box room window is not obstructed by a bunk bed. And then in wonky bedroom turn the second twin bed under the window.

I avoided purple bricks with my move as think there is value to being shown round by a decent estate agent. And given your arse of an ex, think you will need that too.

I didn't want to say so, but now you have...I think it does look very 'sad'.

The picture of the hares kissing was very poignant- a little bit of colour amongst the grey.

It does look 'heavy' - as in, the life and joy has moved out.

A sullen man polluting the atmosphere with his funk is exactly it.

@Ophy83

Again with the snobbery.

Lucky you that's never lived in a standard 3 bed house.

I don’t know the area. Is it an ex council house? I only ask because I think in some areas that may deter people, whereas in others, ex council sell like hot cakes. I think the presentation could be improved, the furniture in some of the bedrooms looks odd. The estate agents photos make the house look dark, I think they need to be redone. Most people would be looking to redecorate and the back garden needs work, so viewers may be thinking about how much they would need to spend on it. Think your ex may need to be a bit more realistic price wise.

Is he accounting to you for rent reflecting your share of the property whilst he is living there?

cmon, no one does that, the split is clearly acrimonious. So why try to make it worse. You know the answer is no.

i really dislike these faux innocent passive aggressive posts. At least just say do you think you can get rent out him on top of Any child maintenance and be honest.

OP, your estate agent is friends with the ex by the looks of that description and the pics are terrible.

Could you get a better agent?

It’s the opposite of cluttered it’s barely even furnished apart form loads of beds everywhere,