{"id":10454,"date":"2024-08-20T20:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T19:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/?p=10454"},"modified":"2024-08-20T20:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T19:06:37","slug":"dont-make-it-personal-why-statement-features-can-turn-off-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/dont-make-it-personal-why-statement-features-can-turn-off-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Make It Personal: Why Statement Features Can Turn Off Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

When estate agents tell sellers not to over-personalise their property, what do they mean? Here\u2019s a real-life tale that explains all.<\/span><\/h3>\n

The story appeared in the Daily Mail a few months back and centres around a three-bed semi that had been painted Barbie pink inside and out by the property\u2019s fun-loving owner.<\/p>\n

The woman, Kathy, was such a gregarious figure in her Nottinghamshire village that she was nicknamed the Pink Lady, and her house was known as\u2014you guessed it\u2014the Pink House.<\/p>\n

But when Kathy sadly passed away and her family listed the home for sale, things didn\u2019t go according to plan.<\/p>\n

Kathy\u2019s family knew the candy colour wouldn\u2019t be every buyer\u2019s cup of tea but assumed property hunters would look past the pink hue.<\/p>\n

After all, it\u2019s easy to give a property a lick of paint if the colour isn\u2019t to your taste.<\/p>\n

But the property sat on the market for 14 months. Why?<\/p>\n

Our hunch is that the moment buyers took one look at the Pink House, they just couldn\u2019t see themselves living there \u2013 even though the home had loads of potential.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because most buyers don\u2019t choose a home based on logic; emotion is the primary driving force.<\/p>\n

Buyers want to walk into a property and envision themselves living there. Seeing all the personal possessions and individual touches of the previous owner can be a barrier to this.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering what happened to the \u2018unsellable\u2019 Pink House in the end, good news: it sold. But only after the exterior was painted white.<\/p>\n

So, what kind of changes should you make to a property before putting it on the market?<\/p>\n

Here are some suggestions.<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • Tone down \u2018statement\u2019 walls (bright red, mustard, candy pink and lime green can be turn-offs) and garish tiles.<\/li>\n
  • Put quirky paraphernalia into storage. Taxidermy animals, antique dolls and model aeroplanes may be your passion, but they could deter buyers.<\/li>\n
  • Remove all family photos, children\u2019s artwork, birthday cards and paperwork from display.<\/li>\n
  • Tidy up. Yesterday\u2019s socks and dirty dishes shouldn\u2019t be on show during viewings.<\/li>\n
  • Talk to your estate agent. Don\u2019t be offended if they suggest making changes, they\u2019re trying to help you achieve your goal of selling your property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Call us today for more super-selling tips or a free valuation.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When estate agents tell sellers not to over-personalise their property, what do they mean? Here\u2019s a real-life tale that explains all. The story appeared in the Daily Mail a few months back and centres around a three-bed semi that had been painted Barbie pink inside and out by the property\u2019s fun-loving owner. The woman, Kathy, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2,3],"tags":[8,25,29,28],"class_list":["post-10454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-for-sellers","category-making-the-most-of-your-home","category-personal-advice-from-our-team","tag-advice","tag-jerry","tag-seller","tag-selling"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10456,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10454\/revisions\/10456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}