Home for sale in Ruyton XI Towns for 18 months and still not selling

[minnie76]

http://www.monks.co.uk/sales/search?go=1313
I have posted previously about this...................the house has been up for sale for 18 months and i took on the advice given and have lowered the price, however still no viewings. This is very frustrating. Any more advice would be much appreciated and taken on board
thanks
still a very frustrated minnie :-)

[boxtops]

I remember you posting before, minnie. What is your estate agent saying about the reason that you are getting no viewings at all - are they marketing properly? - is it time to change agents?

[minnie76]

they just tell me its the market at the moment and they are not having many viewings on their other properties!!! this is the second agency and same outcome... no viewings, i know i am biased but it is a lush house and if i could move it to where i am living now i would!!!!

[owdhamer]

We are trying to sell, nay, give away a property hopeless

[mrs.chappie]

Hi Minnie.

I've just looked through the pics and thought the house looked fantastic....until I got to the outside space. Definitely lets the house down, IMO.

I would suggest some greenery/shrubs in tubs (although you are obviously restricted in the winter)....perhaps a decorative bay tree, a cast-iron table and chairs....things that would make the outside space look more attractive to a buyer, as at the moment it is looking rather stark. That's the only negative I can see from the pics.

I'm giving a frank opinion here.....hope I haven't offended you. It's a gorgeous house - someone will love it. I do wonder if the estate agent is doing enough re the marketing - they are bu88ers for sitting back and doing nowt (some of 'em) once they have your business. Don't let them get away with that - pester them to the point that they'll be desperate to sell the house, just to get you off their back.

Best of luck. x

[Buenchico]

Try advertising it at a fixed price.

Given how long it's been on the market, I'm guessing that you'd accept an offer of, say, £140,000. If you advertise the property as for sale at "£140,000 - Fixed Price" (or whatever the lowest figure you'd accept is) you'll get more interest because of the lower headline figure in the estate agent's window, but without actually getting less money from the sale.

Chris

[S_C]

The market for housing is suffering. The economic market has been on its knee's for a couple of years , finacial problems then the banks with there problems all made the financial situation rocky. Along with most things we tend not to take on any new financial debt like a new morgage , or change house for a better house while we are unsure of how things will turn out.
Sadly this doesnt help with your house sale.

I notice your previous request for help with this house sale in october , you were using Monks estate agents. Although that advert does seem to have been removed and your new advert for i presume another Monks estate agents has been placed. That leaves me wondering if Monks is the only estate agents in your area ? If not maybe changing to another completely different estate agents would hit the audiance your looking to sell to.

Another option is to put your house on the web , there are sites where you can sell your own house via a web site advert. I have seen some of these advertised as being free ( though sadly i do not remember any or which ).

I have done a quick check of other houses for sale in your area and your house price does seem to fall within an accetable price range for the type and size of house. Lowering the price further will attract a wider range of people with lower bugets and may indeed attract those people to view, however this will mean a lower possible income from the house sale than you could ( possibly ) get now.

The big problem with selling something is finding the right person at the right time who wants what you have for sale, sadly this can and does in many cases take time.
On the upside , Now IS the time to buy , with low interest rates and house prices low due to a fall in sales means a greater chance of a bargain as people who are selling will sell for less to releave themselves of a second property

[smurfchops]

i agree with mrs chappie, its a lovely house, nothing needs doing, its just the 'garden' that lets it down, needs to be a bit softer and prettier. January is a bad time for selling, houses pick up a bit when the sun comes out, spring time, so hold in there, perhaps you will have to come down with the price. Keep looking on the internet for houses in your local area, and compare them, see if they sell. It will sell eventually, let us know what happens. And get down that garden centre for some pretty shrubs in pots and perhaps some grass ? Good luck minnie x

[sherrardk]

Could you rent it out for a bit?

[ladybirder]

Do Monks advertise on Rightmove minnie because it needs to be on there?

[DTCwordfan]

The top end of the market is moving - mate of mine who is a conveyancing solicitor is swamped - London/Surrey/Berkshire/Oxfordshire

Money is pouring in from Greece, Italy, Iberian Peninsular and now France.....folk getting out of Euros

If you have anything half decen, it may behove you advertising property over there, those of you selling........even middle of the market is reckoned by my mate to start shifting upwards because of this "trend"

[ladybirder]

minnie, have a look on this link and see what price the detached houses in your road have been selling for, and when. I don't know your road, only your post code so can't do it for you.
http://www.nethousepr...=D&year=All&x=63&y=14

[HowardKennitby]

Personally, I think you will struggle to sell this house.
For me the problem is that you have no boundary. The pavement goes all the way up to your door. Also on a corner site. You may have to drop price even further.
I would consider Chris's suggestion of putting it on market as Fixed Price at the lowest amount you will accept.

[mrs.chappie]

Hi Minnie.

The lack of boundary to the front of the house, and its corner position, will have (or certainly should have) been taken into consideration when determining its value. Everything sells eventually - if it’s priced right.

I agree with Howard, to a point - it wouldn't suit everybody - but you fell in love with it and bought it, and someone else will too, given time.

IMO some good advice (though looking at how tidy your house is, this probably won’t apply to you) is to pack away (and put into storage if necessary) half of the contents of the cupboards, and when a viewer turns up, fling open the doors to reveal lots of spare cupboard space. Cupboards packed to the limit suggest a property is too small – not the impression you want to create.

I sold a house privately by listing it on a website called Houseladder, and if my memory serves me correctly, there was no fee for the basic package (think this idea has already been mentioned to you). My OH took lots of photos (many more than the estate agents do) and I did the write-up. Within a month we had a buyer. Of course, market conditions, plus realistic pricing, played a big part.

I was up-front with the estate agent when asking for a valuation – I told them I intended to have a go at selling it myself initially, and if after 8 weeks nothing had come of it, they would get my business.

Another thing for you to think about – a sign/plaque professionally made, giving your house number and street name, and displayed on the wall near to your door. I think this gives a house a right nice, individual look, and it’s not expensive either. Of course, this wouldn’t be a deal-breaker, but it might just help that all-important “kerb appeal”.