This House Won't Sell Despite It's Great Location | Unsellables UK Full Episode
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- With a three-hour commute to Dad’s new job (and to the family’s temporary crash pad in the neighbourhood), the Kinchleas are desperate to sell their three-bedroom, Victorian mid-terrace home in Bow, East London…But after ten months on the market, only ten viewings, and not a single offer, they fear their upside-down lifestyle may be permanent. The home features a great location and plenty of period charm. But its phantom fourth bedroom, cluttered kitchen, over-personalized bedrooms, and overall shabby interiors are turning potential buyers off. Even a £40,000 price cut hasn’t made a difference.
Enter property experts John Rennie and Sofie Allsopp. They promise to revitalize the home’s prospects. And, as John takes the agent to task over some misleading marketing materials, Sofie neutralizes the interiors, and highlights the home’s original charm.
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Fire the realtor! 9.5 months and closet advertised as 4th bedroom is unacceptable!
In order to classify the fourth room as a bedroom, they just needed to disassemble the double decker beds, and put one in the room, and decorate it. Realtor and Owners have tunnel vision. The rocking horse could have been its "tenant".
Especially as he started off not even knowing how long it had been on the market. Didn’t even bother to look at his paperwork when he knew he was going to be interviewed.
He's still working for the firm to this day - astonishing!
I did as he only got me 4 viewings in 2 months Moved agent and sold in 2 weeks,Hes always got an answer for everything but No sale think he sales most to people looking to By to Let
He was dishonest or just lazy. He knew they were coming so he should have known all the details. What a dud.
That Realtor agent is lazy. And misleading. Just interested in his commission.....and why the HELL did they not remove that ridiculous pinball game from the entryway hall??!!
Awwww... I actually really liked that funky pinball machine lol!!!!!
All I can figure is removing it may have damaged the wall.
I can't understand why someone would put up something so voluminous in a tight space.
@@laura1000 : " voluminous", now that's a word I haven't heard in a while ! :)
Aren’t they all!
The estate agent needs to learn that you always let the viewer walk into rooms _before_ you. They then immediately get to view each room at its largest. If _you_ walk in first, you've already visually cluttered the space for them.
#EstateAgency101
That estate agent should consider going into politics with that attitude 😂😂
😂😂😂
He is outright misleading in his realty facts...
Hmm, not a very pleasant chappy.
I could not agree more with you..,How pretentious are we ? For crying out loud she is saying that it is too gender specific ? Crazy human..to even mention such....
Certainly would not be my releastate agent...not a deal maker...
That house is beautiful and historic..let's just say there are too many crazy people in this world ld...
The pin ball machine makes the small hall look smaller.
The hallway is narrow to begin in. You could hit your head or shoulder on the pinball machine, while walking by. They should have removed it, but it might have put a big hole in the wall, and damaged the neighbor's wall on the other side. LOL It was a bad idea to even install it.
Pin Ball machine is a terrible idea for any home. Also, what was done in the living room? Can't imagine that space didn't need help..
I agree. Get rid of the pinball machine. It adds kitsch and not elegance.
It certainly makes it look _narrower._ It's also a rather bizarre location for it - why not the living room?!
Actually makes it look like you could put something interesting in the space since narrow.
This couple picked the wrong realtor first red flag. He didn’t know how many months the house was on the market for 10 months. Then he calls a tiny study room a bedroom. He didn’t even have a floor plan. He didn’t even educate his clients how to uncluttered and prepare to sell the home ( what to do kind of thing).
The realtor is wasting people's time.
They left the pinball machine, that you have to weave past, in the entry? Why? It certainly doesn't add class.
It's cute, but too big for the hallway. I don't know why they didn't give the "study" a lick of paint.
Yeah that was weird - get rid of Laural and Hardy and keep the pinball machine - was there something Freudian going on there?
The pinball machine is a safety hazard where it is. Should have been removed along with all the other tat.
I think John Rennie’s role is to remind sellers that they’re paying a commission to an agent who should be working for them! If the agent doesn’t recall how long the house has been listed or how a room could be used for a potential buyer, then the seller can keep the agent or may want to find a new one. I don’t think it’s useful for John to interview residents of the town (who always like it!), but I like how he holds the agent responsible for marketing with diligence, thoroughness, and honesty.
Nancy Deshaies, I commented elsewhere on the "John equation" but you raise a valid point. John has certainly held a few agents' feet to the fire & either held them accountable to the job they had claimed they could do or released them altogether if it must be done.
I always wonder if everyone really loves the town, because I'm sure if you say you don't you get edited out.
I appreciate John. Like most commenters, I was used to the Sophie/Anthony team. John has grown on me and I like how he deals with the realtors.
@@twistoffate4791 John is teaching these realtor, tip and tricks for home selling. They are the old school realtors.
The neighborhood tour and Meet and Greet must be a tourism thing.
That realtor agent makes me really angry... what a creep!
He clearly doesn’t give a crap. I can’t believe he was defending the 3/4 bedroom and no floor plan 🤦🏻♀️
Yeah. I hate a liar
Just lazy
The very first thing is to get rid of that coin thing in the entry hall that is suffocatingly narrow! It juts out so far as to say, "Don't come in here!" Along with all the other clutter it should get out of there.
I thought the same! That machine should have been removed! It has absolutely no purpose besides taking up place and preventing people to properly see the hallway. Besides that, it's a danger hazard at the height it's at! Imagine having any part of your body hitting one of its corners or edges!? Ouch! I really don't know why they kept it there.
I agree
Yes, it was an eyesore and dangerous, too. I'd be walking smack dab into something like that.
This is a classic 'quick tidy up and slap on a coat of white paint ' job.
Yes so true. But what a difference a white paint made to the entry way and The bedrooms up stairs.
It made everything look so fresh and bigger.
I would have killed for that rocking horse when I was a kid. Calling that closet-sized room a bedroom is ridiculous and why is there a pinball machine stuck in the entryway? Sophie did a nice job.
That thing on the wall in the entry needed to be removed, IMO.
‘If you’re an Oompa Loompa then it is a 4th bedroom.’ 😜
If he thinks a potential Oompa Loompa purchaser is going to show up, he's going to be disappointed.
Well, he does kind of look like an old tired Willy Wonka :)))) He just lost his fancy hat somewhere. Maybe upset Oompa Loompas took it away :)
I know I had to hear that comment a second time cos I could not believe my ears mind he does look like gene wilder
If you’re a what? Is he going to say that to potential buyers? What kind of estate agent is that? They need a new agent.
Wow 😮 really shows how ridiculous this guy is
She is not the only one to no find Laurel and Hardy not ever funny! Enjoyed! TYVM!
That realtor was of bad faith! I think he did on purpose to mislead the potential buyer by saying that there were 4 bedrooms and not putting a floor plan in his brochure right off the bat! He probably didn't like the clients and retaliated by being dishonest, so as not to sell the property. The clients should've changed realtor because that one really didn't at all deserve the commission he got in the end when the house got sold!
I'd ignore anywhere without a floor plan, ,at least until it has one. Floor area is important to know.
He doesn’t even know how long the properties been on the market he has no interest in this at all
Sad that he earned any money at all. The inconvenience and expense this family suffered as a result of a realtor not doing his job is inexcusable. Yes, changes needed to be made by the sellers but I would think he should suggest those changes and the fact he didn’t know how long it had been on the market and the fact he had no floor plan to show is awful. Shame on him.
The RE Agent was useless. They should have got rid of him after a couple of months of no viewings. He should have advertised the property as 3 bedrooms plus a small study just ripe for conversion to a bathroom. A floorplan is a "must have" too. He should have also told the vendors to declutter, tidy up and get the property painted into more appropriate colours. It should have been taken one step further in the kitchen. I would have suggested painting the cupboard doors and putting on new door/drawer handles and maybe even a new stove.
Maybe he did; many sellers just don't accept an agent's advice.
@@virginiamoss7045 He should have backed up his expert advice with the list of sales that he accomplished in the last two years. Then, they would have "blind" faith in him. If he only sold two properties, it would be a sign to shop elsewhere.
Sellers don't see the clutter and eyesores, they see convenience possessions. If they have no creative imagination, their best bet is to declutter and discard the unused possessions. I had about three hundred DVDs, and got rid of 70%, after realizing I would never rewatch them in my lifetime.
Or 3 bed plus nursery - so technically 4 beds but they can get a clue one is tiny.
The realtor is Willy Wonka with no energy! 😂
I thought the same thing 😂 he even mentioned Oompa Loompas!?! 😂
Beautiful renovation especially the bedrooms. Great show, no yelling, no drama, no endless repeats of same "problems", but very optimistic, to the point and easy to watch, thank you for uploading it.
Watching these unsellable programmes is so fascinating! Post COVID, no house is unsellable now!
Houses here in London, are snapped up within weeks! Days, sometimes. 😲
Its the same in my part of the US ( midwest). I have seen unimproved homes that have not been redecorated or updated at all, sell in one week for over the ( not cheap) asking price.
How dare that estate agent say, in complete seriousness, that ‘If you’re an Oompah~loompah then it is a fourth bedroom’!
Why don't they show every room in the house? The bathroom? Other rooms? Backyard?
Because they don’t do anything to those rooms.
That's where they stuffed all the junk from the other rooms 😂
@@liah55 😂😂
The master bedroom! We saw the girls' rooms and the small study pretending to be a bedroom, but not the master. The intro also said there was a garden; I would have like to see that as well.
😮😮My husband and I put a bunch of clutter in storage. We sold our house quickly because it suddenly looked so open.
Did you miss the clutter after you moved? Or did you put it all back in cupboards again?
@@Sujowi no, the new house had a basement. But after 10 years, I went thru it after the basement got wet and threw most of it away. 😢 😢 😢I cannot believe we paid movers to haul that stuff.
Really the owners should take a good look at their home and think if I were to walk inn to a house I want to buy that had so much stuff ( they knew the house was full) would I want to buy it, the answer would be NO. It's not brain surgery if you are selling anything clean it and show it off. A tin of white paint does wonders.
Such narrow hallways. Why would you keep a head banging box on the wall?
When I’m buying a house I don’t care about wallpaper or the owners’ poor decorative taste and bits of tat. It’s the size and number of rooms, and whether any big money needs to be shelled out for such items as new windows, new kitchen or bathroom(s).
This exactly, a makeover is easy but any thing structural isn’t and you can’t make more space
Same. I find it astonishing that this house would be "unsellable". It needs an upstairs bathroom, that's it. Everything else is about redecorating, which is going to happen regardless whenever anyone moves into a newly bought house.
Totally agree. And I wouldn't even call myself an amazingly creative person. But still. I watch something like this, I immediately focus on the potential and how *I* would like to furnish and decorate the rooms 🤷🏻♀️.
It really blows my mind, that people decide about whether or not buy a half a million home because of the wallpaper color.
A lot of people don't want to move in and have to do a lot of work redecorating. And I think the presentation matters. It's cluttered and it's too personalized, and that creates a bad vibe when you first walk through it that's hard to overcome. More neutral decor and a more minimalist decor while getting rid of all of the weird stuff will make it more appealing and less offputting to buyers. There's a reason it's not selling, and in most cases that's usually because the price point is too high relative to what buyers feel they're getting, and/or the perception a lot of work will be required to make it appealing enough to want to live in. Aside from that, the fact that it has no bathroom upstairs is an issue, and will put a lot of people off. The realtor is also a mess and is trying to present the house as more than it is. For £540K, people expect more.
Flat Roof would be my worry not Pink bedroom
"Oh, It's been on the market about 4 or 5 months. 10 Months? Nooo... Maybe 6. Alright, I'll tell you EXACTLY how long.... See? 9 and a half months. Split between the both of us." 10 months and 10 showings? Plus his attitude? I'd have fired his behind LONG ago.
Absolute jerk. Get rid of him.
Just had a look on the estate agent’s website and that bloke STILL works there now! 😮
White kitchen floors? Even in a shoe-free home, hell nah. This was a total make UNDER
Maybe they had a budget?
@@susannapotter1859 they could've still chosen any other color
My current home has white tile in the entry, the half bath, dining room and kitchen. It is atrocious as well as being difficult to keep clean.
Should have used a laminate to complement the OG wood flooring or wood flooring if money not an issue
Was there a living room in this house? ? I would like to see a bit more house
They show the family playing a board game in the living room a couple of times. Last time is right at the very end.
Annoying they never show the bathrooms or how big the closets are and pantries etc.
We only saw the girls' bedrooms, not the master.
Good point but they focused more on the faults to make the program
Stairway carpet should have matched the wallpaper in the entry, & kitchen needs more overhead cabinets ... I agree with adding the extra bath upstairs. Can you imagine a set of bedrooms on a floor with no bathrooms??
Kaythegardener, I, too, thought the kitchen REALLY needed more upper cabinets.
They never mentioned the shelves they added in the kitchen and paining those kitchen cabinets and adding new pulls would have made an astounding difference. The area above the sink needed more shelving, not just decorative floating shelves (that they never mentioned).
I prefer the shows with just Sophie
& the carpenter/contractor.
I don't care for Sophie's sidekick at all, being critical & demeaning with the agents.
I get tired of having to fast forward through John Rennie's parts that add NOTHING to these videos. More rooms and more Sophie.
I'm getting pretty good at it. If I see his mug threatening another realtor I keep forwarding. I thought the show was perfect with Anthony, ( I think that's his name), the contractor and Sofie.
Here's where I'm at with the John part. I didn't "connect" with his purpose at all, but when he kept showing up, I decided to switch gears & try to think of the John part of the equation as a separate show about the history & culture of whatever "area" they're in. If I don't do that, then his presence continues to be an intrusion. ONLY my opinion, of course.
I think John's role is important and integral to the process. Selling a house is not just about decor.
KJ RT loool I was just about to write the same! Sorry John, but it doesn't add anything to the show!
@@kaynucklehead1633 That is the Canada season. This is the British season. Came out first.
No floorplan? Why not! In a vary narrow hallway, anything on the walls becomes an obstruction
I can't believe that after painting all these walls in the hallway they left the scuff on the stair rail :))))))
Why did we not get to see the other rooms? And I don't know why they left the pinball machine in the hallway. It feels like you walk right into it when you open the front door, first impression that makes the hallway feel narrow. The realtor seemed really low energy to me, you'd like to see some enthusiasm for the house.
They should have taken down the pinball machine and mirrored the entry hall. The kitchen looked as if the cabinets were floating. For $200.00 they could have added a hood over the stove and made it all look cohesive. Also, why not paint the cabinets? They were tired and old looking, it wouldn't have hurt. And the one thing that bothered me the most is that they didn't even polish the floors or the banister. The main part that they wanted to play up when you walked into the house.
The red and aqua pillows do not go together!
The problem is not the house it is the realtor.
Yay! I love when we find out if it sold. So happy for the family
Sophie loves her reds! Not a fan. i miss when Sophie & Anthony worked together, they made an amazing team! Anthony has fantastic ideas!
This is the British season, came out first. The next is the Canadian season where Anthony appears.
Kimberly Pierce, I felt a stronger connection to who Anthony was & the contribution he made to the show.
No they didn't. Anthony did shoddy work. Of course they did shoddy work on these episodes too.
@@cocokai9661 That shoddy work is a result of a severely small budget used for staging the house, not even a real remodel.
I thought her go to color is green
Why the red? It’s almost expected in this series. Most folks aren’t especially keen on that color. It’s not easy to work with, looks cheap, and is quite dated.
Sofie said in one episode that poppy red is her favorite color. I don't like the red in decor.
I don't like it either, and it looked terrible with that teal color. A bright, saturated red with pastel teal. OMG.
Finally one that is sold at the end of the show. Yea!!
I think Russel is not someone I would want as my selling agent. Not a clue. No wonder there hasn’t been an offer, never mind a sale.
Their realtor didn't seem as if cared whether the house sold or not. I know he was put on the spot, but he came across as defensive and untruthful. The white walls totally transformed the feel of the house. So much brighter. The pinball machine still needed to come down. Really made the foyer feel claustrophobic. Side note, the red and light green bedding was bizarre. Those colors do not go together.
given how popular the Property Brothers are, Sofie and Kirstie should so be presenting a show together
I've had a white kitchen floor in an urban area. Terrible idea!!
I have white walls and floors and I HATE them.
I'm confused...where is the master bedroom/where the couple sleep?
Oxford
KEW @@Adogslife54
Please stop with the framed wallpaper.....
It's so weird because in the US you legally can't call something a bedroom if it doesn't have a closet. There's no way that would fly.
True! And the days of having just an armoire to put clothes in (and ONE an armoire) are pretty much over. The lone armoire worked in the Victorian era, but it won't work now.
not true - most apartments in NY do not have a closet in the bedroom. You're referencing the window room - you can't call an interior room a "dining" or "living" or "bedroom" unless there is at least one window.
MG B That’s the classification for apartments. The classification for homes in the US are required to have a closet, window, and a door to be classified as a bedroom.
@@mgb5170 the OP did mention the US...NYC hasn't been part of the US for about 60 years.
@1upRosie We looked at a house in NY state in 2009 that labeled a study/pass through room as a 3rd bedroom and it did not have a closet. So idk that what you're saying is applicable in all 50 states. I think stuff like that re bedrooms goes on everywhere
My goodness I love that “electric blue” ( I’d call it Tiffany blue)
That's not electric blue at all! 😂😂😂 That's more like an aquamarine.
Electric blue is basically Cobalt blue. Electric blue (aka Cobalt blue) is my favorite colour.
Bite thy tongue..... fancy comparing that hideous colour to Tiffany Blue!!
I suggest it is Robin's Egg Blue.
Turquoise.
Whatever you call it, it was fine by me.
I liked the hallway entrance better before and thought it nicely complemented the wood floor and stair rail. I would have moved the pin ball machine that made a narrow space even narrower. I liked what they did to the two bedroom and kitchen, but think the time spent on the foyer would have been better spent on the “4th” bedroom/study area instead of leaving it purple. For all their talk if 3/4 bedrooms, I only saw them show 2/3 and don’t remember the living room at all. Strange.
Interesting that she started by saying that the blue in the entry is not the first color she would choose. My first thought was that it was the exact color she painted the front room in the last Unsellables I watched.
Need upper cabinets in kitchen for glassware, dishes & everyday items. Do they have a room with a dining table? No pink anywhere please. American home usually have a basement for our utilities, especially in city row houses. It must be difficult to squeeze everything inbthe kitchen, Yikes!
Why leave that huge box antique in hallway, I would have taken that down, hallway would look twice as long and wide
I need so. Many. More. Episodes of this
It’s never enough! 😍I love this program.
That estate agent is someone who gives estate agents a bad name.
Where is the other bedroom? And what about the bathroom? Is there only one? I think it was a bit disappointing not to see the master or the bathroom. And I would take there machine off the wall in that narrow entry.
The renovations were nice, except for the wall hangings and the pinball machine. After putting effort to patch and paint walls, it defeats the purpose to put nails in the wall. The Buyer has to patch up the holes with matching paint. If the identity of the fourth room was disputable, they could have set up a study room with a desk and computer for the daughter. The floorplan and cost analysis for a 2nd bathroom could be posted on the door.
What is a crisp white floor? What material did they put on the kitchen floor? Vinyl planks should be cheaper than laminate flooring, and make the kitchen WOW.
Shocking crap estate agents... It takes a TV show to make them do their job!
Should have removed the pin ball game in the hall.
I wonder how close the vendors got to their original asking price following the makeover?.
That real estate agent is full of BS! Decent photographs are an absolute necessity, even though this was in 2008. Everything since around 2000 is online full time. No excuses for that lousy hand-out and what about an internet presence? White flooring in the kitchen - not the best choice but then, a lot of people put down floor rugs or mats. If it's not an eat-in kitchen and there is a separate dining area to eat in (with no carpeting but easily cleanable flooring), I don't have a particular problem with it. It was no doubt done to make it feel lighter, brighter and more roomy. My major issue is that ALL of those facades are exactly identical, right down to the damn paint colors and doors! Where is the individuality?
The buyers will add their own individuality. When selling, individuality must be erased. The most basic rules of house selling.
If you work in Oxford moving to Kew doesn't make sense, it's still a 2hr each way journey 🤦♀️
He works in Oxford. She works in London somewhere. I’m assuming they split the commute time and perhaps the children are at her school?
I sold a home last summer in 1 day. There was a 5 way bidding war. I made a 101% profit on selling my home. I had a terrific realtor and I staged the house myself.
Yikes! What took you so long? And only 101%!!!!!!???? Doubled yikes!!!! I sold my house with no help in three seconds for 999 billion% profit. And I didn’t even stage it!!!!
Painting over wall paper must be more of an accepted practice in the UK.
That embossed paper is designed to be painted, it is pretty popular in the UK and with older Canadians in my experience
I had wallpaper in my kitchen that was so thin and hard to get off without destroying the drywall, I researched how to paint over it. It turned out great and you'd never know it's there under the paint.
I agree that in most cases painting over wallpaper is undesirable (although it sounds like abi gail figured out how to do it right and for a good reason). I also agree that the embossed wallpaper is meant to be painted. I believe it is actually an original feature of the home.
They're always lazy and shoddy on this show.
@@mapleleaf0 It's not ideal, but sometimes it's the method of last resort. I spent much time and effort trying to get this paper off - wetting, scraping, renting a steamer, picking it off one inch at a time, before deciding to use a primer/sealer and painting it.
😮😮When we bought our new house, we looked primarily at houses that had video on line and floor plans. It was just easier to
The little room would have been used as a nursery/toddler room, then a sitting room for the parents - before home offices and should have been promoted as such, it is quaint. Agents are afraid to insult the client with a list of "to do's" before marketing. Everyone wants to rush to market and then wonder why there is no interest in the "lived in" look. First impressions are so important. Should do the work before you let people see it and save months of anxiety and mortgage payments.
Should have fired the realtor and get someone else.
Where’s the bathroom?
You have to squeeeeze past the rocking horse.... open the door!!!!!!!!!
More stupid sellers who have no idea how to present their home for sale. Kitchen needs to be ripped out. Estate agent was very lazy too!
I know, those cupboards definitely have seen better days!
@@liah55 I agree, they needed to change those cupboards! Or at the very least paint them or tint them a different colour that would give a more modern feel to go with what they did with the rest of the kitchen.
That was only a staging, not a remodel, therefore very limited work and budget.
@@vaderladyl agreed but any money spent on that kitchen was wasted. Would have made more sense to drop the price to a more realistic level.
@@fannycraddock99 Definitely.
Sofie has called a navy blue garage door "electric blue", and, now she's calling aqua "electric blue". Neither color is electric blue.
There's an attraction at Disneyland that has true "electric blue"" on it -- its not lit.
The aqua hall paint was inappropriate, but NOT because it was "electric blue" OR "lurid blue", Sofie.
You know what? Russell, estate agent, is the Donald Trump of real estate.
You’re definitely not the only person in the world who doesn’t find Laurel and Hardy funny! 😖
Add me to the list
Lol, that Realtor, he's real life Fawlty Towers. Can also imagine him riding that rocking horse into work 😂
0:48 LOL why is he so close to her face
Went to the comments.. cause, man..I thought I was tired only one😂
Like, dude!,, get off her!!
Because he wants to stick his tongue down her throat? 🧐
@@roxanaconception i got the impression they were lovers...
@@donnatrump1403 Nah.... strictly in his imagination.... creepy isn't he???!!!
Kitchen is a modern addition.. why then does it have the remnants of an old fireplace?
Too costly to remove.
Why did they leave the pinball machine obstructing the hallway?
We didn’t get to see the bathroom or the parents bedroom. That was strange.
You only showed two rooms, the study but what happened to the main bedroom. So sad
That kitchen is just beautiful with the upgrade! Congratulations.
Why didn’t they change their selling strategy after 3 or 4 months on the market and no offers? What a GREAT neighborhood! And that’s worth a lot! wall. Too bad we don’t all have a couple experts to make the home look amazing!
Cal it quits with this realtor and all of the Realtor's involved with the unsaleable homes that you had shown and will show. They should know better.
Call it a 3-bedroom + a den. Ppl like the idea of having a home office space that can also be used as a guest bedroom. Problem solved. They need to stage it too, remove all decor, personal pictures, clutter, paint all walls same color (neutral). It’s a hassle to live in a home u selling. But that’s only way.
Why didn’t they paint the purple office space?
Probably because of budget restrictions.
Carol Rude, I don't know, but that was my immediate reaction as well. Choose a new color for the office & paint over that purple.
Most 3rd bedrooms of modest houses in the UK are this size and are always called 3rd bedroom or box room. To make such a big deal is stupid, when you are in the house you can ascertain the size and if in your head it’s not a bedroom well you can walk away. Most of these 3rd bedrooms are for a baby’s cot and changing area or for a young child. I had a 6’ son in there until he married!
Does everything have to be white? Why not an off white/gray/griege/beige to contrast the trim?
John Russel doesn’t have my confidence as a sellers agent. I would be very mad if I walked into that house on his description.
But what does the primary bedroom and the family room / living room look like?
Why do they always put the ugly wallpaper pictures. Why not put modern colorful prints in those frames. White floor in kitchen? Who lives there? Suzy homemaker? Bottom on chair rail in hall could have been a very light khaki, why white again? Why did they not take down the pin ball machine?
Looks very nice , but I am not a fan of red. Great job!
One of the hardfast rules of decorating is NEVER painting over wallpaper & she always does it. Ugh!
I'm. always puzzled why people do not consider renting - this family could have rented out their house, rented a house in Kew and then placed their own home on the market. True some buyers would want vacant possession but if the lease is only for 6 months - by the time contracts are exchanged there would not be too long to wait - further some buyers may be looking for an investment property and would be happy to have an existing tenant.
A lot of work and worry. Not worth it for 6 months.
@@Marysservant LOL. You are correct today. When I wrote my comment 12 months ago, the rental market, at least in Australia, was very different. Today the rental market is in steep decline thanks to ridiculous legislation introduced allegedly meant to alleviate the housing crisis but which, in reality, has had the opposite effect.
That realtor was sabotaging those poor sellers!
As always, Sophie does a great job, I just wish the wall paper had come down not just been painted over!
That "wallpaper" is meant to be painted over. It's extra-thick and embossed. Look up "anaglypta" to see why it is the way it is.
It gives it textural interest, I like it
@@poorthingyes, just enough interest to cut how boring it was otherwise yet not a detracting feature
I watch these episodes just to be horrified by Sophie‘s idea of decorating.
Don't forget this program is 13 years old and the Brits rarely have much taste when it comes to decor.
@@katbar6066 how many British homes have you been in? Some of the most beautiful homes in the world are in Britain.
@@getlauriekor I have been in many and was born in the UK- perhaps I should have said a lot of Brits rather than lump them all together. I have seen many beautiful and beautifully decorated houses but some are just horrendous. I'm never sure if they have no taste, couldn't care less, just buy whatever is cheapest irrespective of whether it all goes together or maybe Colour Blind. It is true though that you often see variety of carpet colours and patterns rather than stick to one, so many rooms of different but not matching colour schemes. Having said that maybe it is me that is bland & boring!
@@katbar6066 She used to have a show in Canada as well and she was bad there too so it’s definitely her.
That estate agent was dishonest.
Sophie didn’t remove that weird pinball game!
A housewith good potential but needs a loooot of refurbishment which any potential buyer needs to account for regardless of whether they tidy up or not. Price needs to accomodate for this!
I didnt see the Principal Bedroom. Where did it go?
I would surely find a new estate agent!
3 years job change and they didn't move in all that time. Why do they use ugly combos of colors for decor?
In the US IF a room has a closet, it is a bedroom. Our realtors tell us to clear the clutter, to neutralize AND depersonalize each room with light neutral colors and to redo our kitchens. Most working people do not have the time and energy to do all that works after they move in. This hard-working couple with three daughters obviously did not have any time or energy to make this home ready for the market.
Exactly. You can't market a room as a bedroom if it doesn't have a built-in closet, period. When it is appraised, that room will not be considered a bedroom. To call that little study without a closet a bedroom was ridiculous. Providing plans as to how it could be turned into a bathroom was a great idea.