House not getting interest

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Friend’s house for sale, she’s said she’s had 8 viewers in 2-3 weeks but no interest at all. ‘Nice but not for us’ generally being said.
any advice/opinions why?
price is correct as per area (affluent) and from different estate agents.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/89691198#/?channel=RES_BUY

It took me over 2 years to sell my property on the Wirral, and then had to sell for 50k under original listing price.

The Market is bad at the moment. A 3 bed property for £400k is going to struggle. £380 would attract more interest.

It's always price. There is lots of uncertainty at the moment with how property will be taxed. If you want to sell in times of uncertainty you have to price in that uncertainty.

I can't believe people think it's dated. How is it dated😂 I think it's really lovely. Some photos could be improved eg the bathroom could be tidied up and the lounge needs to lose a chair. But considering it's getting viewings, there must be something in person putting people off.

It's lovely. So it must be the price. The market is dead.

mnareshatrantee The midlands is the midlands, not south atall. Prices there have dropped a lot since 2022.
Pop over to Trafford/East Cheshire, you’ll be amazed at how little you get for your money. I’ve seen cheaper, prettier houses in Surrey.

But considering it's getting viewings, there must be something in person putting people off.

As a PP said, it may be the noise. Having lived on a main road once (renting) I would never do it again.

I think generally the house is beautiful, every room except the hallway which is what will make the first impression! It’s a bit bland and unwelcoming, I would add a few pictures and a a colourful rug maybe, break up all the white.

I said midlands/south because I have always been based between the midlands and south, I’m now midlands based but still working in London. I didn’t say it because I’m pretending it’s the same thing! I moved to the midlands for the very reason it’s cheaper up here!

@augustusglupe as I say I think one of the key issues is how much more you can get for your money in a small geographical area. So for example if you have £400,000 in Surrey and wanted something bigger you’re probably going to have to travel pretty far, complete lifestyle change, whereas if you have £400,000 in the Wirral I highly suspect you could still live close to that postcode and thus lifestyle but find something much cheaper or more for your money.

So what that does is increases the amount of buyers in larger geographically expensive areas vs pockets of nicer areas in cheaper regions. So will probably take longer to sell?

For my taste it's a bit busy, the decor is a bit dated.. The hallway lacks character and the two main rooms have too much going on. Lack of garage, no kerb appeal and add a price.

It's a lovely house. Summer is a slow selling period. House prices are falling. Nobody likes offers over prices.

I think it is absolutely gorgeous! If I was looking in that area, I would definitely want to view it. The decor is really pretty and I LOVE the kitchen / seating area. Sorry, no real help!

So the price I think is about right.
The next door neighbours conservatory is very on top of their fence. There is a side gate which might put some people off and no garage.
When it was built might put off some people as it looks like a inbetween the wars house.
But inside seems very nice to me.

People seem to think that everyone in the North is poor and that house prices are very low.
Having lived there no they aren’t. They are equal to many parts of the UK.

Why would being built in the 20s/30s put people off?

Honestly she just needs to hold her nerve.
Market is flat everywhere. It looks good to me in the pictures, nicely done.
You only need one buyer. Look at price again tail end of September.

People like newer houses because they are less likely to have things need fixing.

Is it this one pre-garage conversion? If so, the main road and bus stop are also going to put people off. 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60
There's a couple of similar properties that are in need of modernisation on at £375 nearby but both have garages and a larger plot of land and on quieter roads, so I think if your friend wants offer they need to be down at £375-380
3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Speedwell Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH60
3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Speedwell Close, Heswall, Wirral, CH60

Construction standards were at a sort of in between phase. And there were aspects of building that were not as ‘solid’ as say in the 1950’s and later.
I am not suggesting there are any problems with the OP friends house just that the era can put people off. Asbestos, poor foundations, condensation etc.
The standards for good quality house building arguably came in 1965. Previously you had 1946 which was an improvement.
Mrs Thatcher got rid of the house building standards that governed the size of rooms etc how many houses a developer could put on a plot of land and brought in the ability for private developers to bring in private paid ‘sign off’ surveyors.

Anyway, above is why some are put off. Standards of build.

It has to be price as nothing wrong with it

New builds often have things called ‘snags’. Some are not insignificant.
Arguably the most robustly built houses are those either what might have been middle class houses in the late 1950’s to post 1965 to 1985.
Once Mrs T changed the building regulations and standards then developers no longer had to work to specified standards. They could hire private ‘sign offs’ rather than have to go through the local authority for building survey clearance.
Housing standards and training are not what they used to be.
We used to have a construction industry that trained people to a minimum standard.

Lovely house.

• Get some pots and planters out front and fill with flowers
• Remove some furniture from the living room to make it look spacious and not cluttered
• Remove the tiny table and additional little chair(?) in the kitchen
• All kitchen clutter off the sides (people even hide their kettles and toasters for viewings - just do it!)
• Get all magnets and whatever else there is off the fridge. People will be viewing feeling very much like it's someone else's house. Help them imagine the space as their house.
• Remove all bathroom clutter, bins and mismatched mats. Even if they have to be hidden in your friends car for viewings, just hide them!
• Could the football table in the kids room be removed?

Everything else lovely. Office beautiful. To be picky the console table doesn't really need to be there, nor does the pouffe in the dining living space but it depends how far you want to go.

That needs a lot more work does it not?
odd to put at the same price as this one?

I just looked on streetview. That is a massive tree! Agree that's going to put some people off.

If it was just the price they wouldn't be getting viewings. House is lovely inside, the living areas are slightly over-furnished which makes it look smaller than it is. I think it needs brightening up a bit at the front with flowers or something to increase kerb appeal.

The small table chair is for the children, there’s a lot of kids stuff and hard to hide it as no where to put it! And there’s no playroom. Hence the want to upsize to have more space I think