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)

Its only really an advantage to people with mobility issue with is a very small market and the rest of the downstairs would need to be suitibly adapted to make that feesable.

Actually, it’s not that small. There are older people who struggle slightly with stairs but could manage once a day just to have a shower.

Yeah, up to you, but what have you got to loose. Plus if the court order says 50/50 he’d literally have to go back to court and get them to amend the order- he had his chance before now and that’s the order the court made 🤷

If it came down to it though I’d pay for the decent estate agent anyway- if you get a decent price and get the place sold sooner so you can give up your rental it makes financial sense anyway. Maybe “compromise” so you split the estate agents costs the same as the equity (70/30).

I can't afford to do that sadly!

Will the EA even agree to do it once I tell them the circumstances?

What do I say?

Four Very Spacious Bedrooms

Beautiful Private Gardens

Outside is just amazing

Maybe prospective buyers are reading the description and wondering where the above things are, it really doesn't match with the pictures shown.

Personally I'd say within in the boundary of your property there's nothing amazing or beautiful about the outside space, and although you bought up your DC there for a time some may see the back garden as a space that's not suitable as it is for young children to safely play in.

Internal cosmetic decore shouldn't really be a problem, clean, tidy and in reasonable condition is livable as most change decore anyway.

People are wise to how they spend their money and when buying a property its a big expense and not a matter of just paying out for asking/buying price and that's it, job done with, there's solicitor fees, stamp duty and whatever charges are thrown up along the way.

So anyone moving in on the top end of their budget wouldn't necessarily want the expense of having to payout to renovate, especially the back garden immediately.

Have you read the message I've sent my exH, and his reply? I've politely tried to tell him these things and had it thrown back in my face unfortunately

This exactly. It doesn't have any personal touches that make it seem like a family home, especially the bunk bed room. People like to imagine themselves in a house and the feel of a place is often just as important as the specifications. The house looks a bit clinical to be honest

It's so sad isn't it :(

Quite simply the price needs reducing because the whole place needs modernizing.

Yes, I've read the reply.

You've asked
"Why has no one viewd my house"

I've just pointed out a gew reasons that could be potentially putting people off.

To be perfectly honest you say your Ex has been living there for the past two years while you and the DC have been living elsewhere, there's a real possibility that your ex doesn't want to move, he's holding all the cards right now, does the initial correspondence go through PB or your Ex?
For all you know he may not even be bothering to take any viewings of interested parties, unless you're priviy to all correspondence from PB you only have his word that no one is interested.

He's obviously comfortable living there and sees, in his eyes no reason to move.

Could you pursue an occupation order to get him out (he's obstructing the sale and you are in rented) solely with the purpose of dressing it for sale and letting the EA fo future viewings.

The is issue is more about motivating your ex to want to sell the place than the listing. What reason has he got to sell?

You are sorted for housing for now so also not in a big hurry and are hoping for the right buyer to come along to offer at asking price - but beware that houses that stay on the market a long time will eventually sell for less than deserved, as they are viewed negatively for being unsold for so long.

It's definitely a catch twenty two

So you know that in most/ all situations you don’t pay the estate agent until the house sells right? So you pay nothing now, but once your solicitor has the money from the sale they pay the estate agent. That’s why
(once the house sells) I would simply be telling the solicitor to follow the court order, pay the estate agent from both shares equally, that’s what the court order says.

Even if you did end up paying the whole fee it’s a percentage of the sale price, so the better the price the estate agent gets the better their fee- that’s why they cover their costs. Plus most estate agents earn their commission after the sale is agreed by chasing the parties, negotiate after a survey, keeping the chain together and agreeing other things.

Id be picking up the phone to describe what’s happening and your current concerns and seeing what they say- I think most will have quite a bit of experience with divorced couples so the good/ experienced ones will have seen it all and know all your ex’s tricks.

The only thing might be if they need his express consent if his name is on the deeds, but hopefully the court order covers that. If not I think you might need to go back to court for that reason.

That's good to know. Perhaps you aren't as desperate to sell quickly in that case. Your plan to instruct a high street agent sounds like a good one. PB have a terrible reputation. You are more likely to get more for it with decent marketing so sometimes you have to be prepared to spend money on these sort of services.

How much is he claiming to have spent with purplebricks, because its free to list then charges are added on for extras like photos, doing the listing, listing on rightmove and doing viewings. Seen as he has done most of it himself. the only fee I can see is the Rightmove listing which is about £400.
Hes trying to do it on the cheap and you can tell. the photos,description and floor plan are putting off buyers before they even want to view

I know parents with physical disabled children. I also know a parent with disabilities themselves. If their not lucky enough to live in a bungalow. Or there's nowhere for a lift or stair lift. They have got a grant for a downstairs bedroom and ensuite wet room. So they aren't reception too room's as you put it. They are bedrooms.

They've told me he's used the £399 package.

I absolutely get wanting to cut costs and save money.

But this man has been on at least three holidays since I left him, and bought a new car lol

Not true

I now live three hours away so wouldn't be able to unfortunately

I don't have his word that no one is interested. I have PB's word

I do agree with you.

Him wanting to sell... I just thought he'd be desperate to move on and get out of there tbh. Maybe I was wrong

I fully agree with you.

I just don't know whether to hear back from my solicitor before instructing one

Yep I do know that. That's why he's being ridiculous by saying that I have to pay for it because he's "already forked out for Purple Bricks"?!

@CinnamonSwirlLatte worth waiting, I think. It shouldn't be more than a few days wait.

thank you x

With regards to selling houses before divorce. In my case all the financials were agreed, including the split for the house sale proceeds but I'm divorced, currently sat in the marital home while the sale goes through. All that needs to be decided is the percentage split. The house doesn't have to be sold for the divorce to be finalised.