Why is my in-laws' gorgeous house not selling?!

[irisetta]

What is wrong with this listing? Some back story - my in-laws have been desperate to sell up for a while to be nearer to us. They live near Portsmouth, we are in St Albans. They have a beautiful house! It's 5 minutes walk from the beach in Lee-on-Solent, it's right next to the High Street but super quiet. Huge back garden. Beautifully renovated home, when they bought it it hasn't been touched in at least 30 years. It looks immaculate. No it doesn't have the open plan kitchen diner, but what there is, is perfect.

For the first 7 months while they were listing the house, the estate agent was effing up the RightMove listing quite badly - they were only appearing for people looking for bungalows, when it is not a bungalow 🤦 I noticed this recently. 🙄 After pointing it out, it's since been amended to appear to anyone looking for a 3 bedroom detached property in Lee-on-Solent.

Anyway, now that it's appearing to everyone who might want it, AND they've reduced the price (too much, IMO), my mum-in-law is somehow still convinced that the lovely estate agent is now doing his level best for them - still no viewings after a couple of weeks. And they've only EVER had 3 viewings, ever since it was first listed those 7 months ago - none of which were even proceedable. Thoughts, lovely ladies of Mumsnet?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/173477669

It is common where I live, obviously not where you live.
No doubt you'll think of some other personal dig.
Not my style. You carry on! 😁

Yes, it was inevitable, so I was just waiting for it! 😂

This.

Price is too high.

Yes. You have mentioned this.

Jesus. Five pages about the house and 25 about bloody flags. Time to hide the thread

Oh ffs.
Just give it up. How much longer?

OP, have they had any more viewings?
It does seem to be the price, although there is some good advice on here.

I agree, it would just be a waste of money.

What?
Just leave it. Seriously.

And then my next thought was … no one wants to sleep in the ground floor front room so actually it’s principally a two bed. It’s a lot of money for a two bed.

Wow, you have had a battering on here @irisetta Blimey!

I have to say I think this property is lovely inside, but I'm an old-ish person. 😆

Most people under 60 probably wouldn't like the inside, but I think it's nice, and if I moved in, I wouldn't change much.

I do have to agree with the posters saying it's a bungalow though. It even comes up as a bungalow on reverse image search. It's a bungalow that's been extended and now has 3 bedrooms. The house next door is clearly one storey higher. (Virtually...)

It seems quite roomy though, and would be ideal for a small family with 2 kids, but it's not a house. It's an extended bungalow.

I believe it's not selling because it's very overpriced, (some 3 bed detached houses are £200K less in the same area,) and also, it's being marketed as a house!

It should really be marketed as a extended detached bungalow.

What beautiful views have they got by the way? It looks like houses opposite and houses behind...

JMO.

@LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway I'm 62. That interior is very far from where I'm at yet. It's what my parents in their 60s would have liked in the 90s.

Hard as it is, you need to be impersonal to sell. And probably very bland.