Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows had
one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it about
right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you should not
do to sell a house. They got that about right, except when they said
don't install laminate floors, as I find they add value.

If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.

wrote:
Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows
had one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it
about right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you
should not do to sell a house. They got that about right, except
when they said don't install laminate floors, as I find they add
value.

If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.

Erm! when a people buy a house they are buying the house and it sound
structure not other peoples junk, decorating and painting are a personal
touch and guaranteed the purchases will redecorate after house purchase.

Them nutters on tv are just boosting up sales for the DIY industry.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Erm! when a people buy a house they are buying the house and it sound
structure not other peoples junk, decorating and painting are a personal
touch and guaranteed the purchases will redecorate after house purchase.

Them nutters on tv are just boosting up sales for the DIY industry.

Actually, I think you'd be surprised how many people buy a house they can
"just move into an live in". A well presented home will sell more quickly
and easily than something that looks like it needs a lot of work. We've
always sold our houses at either the first or second viewing because, if I
say so myself, they are not only cared for but look cared for.

While I agree that buying "because it looks nice" isn't wise, I suspect far
more people do this than don't.

Brian

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
wrote:
Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows
had one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it
about right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you
should not do to sell a house. They got that about right, except
when they said don't install laminate floors, as I find they add
value.

If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.

Erm! when a people buy a house they are buying the house and it sound
structure not other peoples junk, decorating and painting are a personal
touch and guaranteed the purchases will redecorate after house purchase.

Them nutters on tv are just boosting up sales for the DIY industry.

I renovate and sell houses. What they say is 90% bang on. Do what they
say and you will get top price and sell quickly. They had a team of
experienced people giving their opinions on the certain points.



--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Erm! when a people buy a house they are buying the house and it sound
structure not other peoples junk, decorating and painting are a personal
touch and guaranteed the purchases will redecorate after house purchase.


I think you have a very over-optimistic opinion of the cognitive skills of a
large section of the population. Lots and lots of people cannot see further
than skin deep and are completely oblivious as to what you should be looking
for when buying a house/car/computer/other consumer durable.

You only have to watch one of those crappy shows where a presenter goes
round and selects properties to show prospective clients to hear the suckers
say such things as "oh I don't like these curtains" or "that paint isn't
what I like" etc. Lots of people sadly really are that dim.

Henry

Brian Reay wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Erm! when a people buy a house they are buying the house and it sound
structure not other peoples junk, decorating and painting are a
personal touch and guaranteed the purchases will redecorate after
house purchase.

Them nutters on tv are just boosting up sales for the DIY industry.

Actually, I think you'd be surprised how many people buy a house they
can "just move into an live in". A well presented home will sell more
quickly and easily than something that looks like it needs a lot of
work. We've always sold our houses at either the first or second
viewing because, if I say so myself, they are not only cared for but
look cared for.

While I agree that buying "because it looks nice" isn't wise, I
suspect far more people do this than don't.

Brian

I'm basing my evidence on what Mick&Pat said...they where saying go out and
buy a few mod cons as will improve your chances of selling, I'm selling the
house not its contents.

Granted a complete lick of paint and a scrub down will help sell the
property and if the kitchen needs a refit or the bathroom looks drab.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Henry wrote:
Erm! when a people buy a house they are buying the house and it sound
structure not other peoples junk, decorating and painting are a
personal touch and guaranteed the purchases will redecorate after
house purchase.


I think you have a very over-optimistic opinion of the cognitive
skills of a large section of the population. Lots and lots of people
cannot see further than skin deep and are completely oblivious as to
what you should be looking for when buying a house/car/computer/other
consumer durable.

You only have to watch one of those crappy shows where a presenter
goes round and selects properties to show prospective clients to hear
the suckers say such things as "oh I don't like these curtains" or
"that paint isn't what I like" etc. Lots of people sadly really are
that dim.

Henry

Thats what surveyors are for.

When I buy a property I don't give two hoots whether it has a nice carpet
down or a loo that tickles your backside and cleans it, I'm looking for..
'defects in the structure', 'why are you selling', ect.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Thats what surveyors are for.

I think you have a very over-optimistic opinion of the cognitive skills of
surveyors ;-) only kidding.

Though actually I got hold of a copy of a surveyors report for a house we
sold - he completely missed the major structural problems which had worried
the crap out of us when we were selling and made a big fuss about things
which of much less consequence. Never have really held much store in what
they say from then. I suppose you can at least sue them if they foul up -
does that actually happen much?

Henry

In article .com,
writes:
Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows had
one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it about
right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you should not
do to sell a house. They got that about right, except when they said
don't install laminate floors, as I find they add value.

Well, that probably depends what the alternative is.
A couple of friends in the trade tell me laminate floors
are definately down in popularity compared with a few
years ago, and also the lighter coloured real hardwood
floors are now less popular. The darker coloured wood
floors have not dropped off in popularity to the same
extent, but weren't subject to the same fashion boom the
lighter floors were a few years ago.

--
Andrew Gabriel

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
wrote:

Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows
had one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it
about right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you
should not do to sell a house. They got that about right,

one of those real informative posts

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Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows had
one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it about
right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you should not
do to sell a house. They got that about right, except when they said
don't install laminate floors, as I find they add value.

If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.

=================
I think it's quite a good idea to buy a house in a 'tatty' condition if
you've got the time and inclination to do the necessary improvements
yourself.

A house that hasn't been tarted up for sale usually means one less coat of
paint to strip and less hard labour removing acres of wallpaper which has
been 'neutralised' with gallons of emulsion paint.

Cic.

wrote:

I renovate and sell houses.

No, you don't. You work behind the counter at a plumbcentre. We've
already established this beyond any reasonable doubt.


--
Grunff

You only have to watch one of those crappy shows where a presenter goes
round and selects properties to show prospective clients to hear the suckers
say such things as "oh I don't like these curtains" or "that paint isn't
what I like" etc. Lots of people sadly really are that dim.

Henry



Agreed. They have sod all imagination......
--
Tony Sayer

wrote:
one of those real informative posts

So that's the third dIMM Sock Puppet.

Regards
Capitol

"Capitol" wrote in message
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wrote:
one of those real informative posts

So that's the third dIMM Sock Puppet.

Are you saying Dim Lin, the Oriental enchantress, is a sock puppet? Are you
saying Maxie puts his hand up the rear end of Oriental women? Disgusting!
Maxie will be very angry when he reads that.

On 3 Oct 2005 09:51:23 -0700, wrote:

Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows had
one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it about
right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you should not
do to sell a house. They got that about right, except when they said
don't install laminate floors, as I find they add value.

You must have a very strange clientele.



--

..andy

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wrote:
Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows
had one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it
about right.

The way I saw it most of the things they suggested increased the value
by what they cost. Giving the place a thorough clean, decluttering and
a coat of paint are exceptions.

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You only have to watch one of those crappy shows where a presenter goes
round and selects properties to show prospective clients to hear the suckers
say such things as "oh I don't like these curtains" or "that paint isn't
what I like" etc. Lots of people sadly really are that dim.
I think also the editors contribute to this impression. They ask people
to "go round and
give your impressions of the house" and edit it to look like they asked
"go round and say
why you would / would not buy this house".
But the dim people are there to our advantage, so let's keep them
around !
Simon.

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Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows had
one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it about
right. They also have a show which says the 20 things you should not
do to sell a house. They got that about right, except when they said
don't install laminate floors, as I find they add value.

If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.


What channel was it on? I might look for the repeats.

On 3 Oct 2005 21:43:24 GMT, (Huge) wrote:

- wooden floors. Cold, dusty, noisy and everything skids about all over
the place. Horrible.

Agreed. Never seen the appeal of not having carpet myself.

- wet rooms. Impractical, everything gets damp and you walk talcum all
over the place and you have to keep drying your feet.

Gah! I really hate wet rooms! They have to be one of the most
stupidest ideas ever.

Agreed, they work fine in places like Greece and Albania, where the
weather is warm and they can't afford shower trays but in the UK? Give
me a break!

sponix

In article ,
says...
In article .com,
wrote:
Over the weekend the two Scottish guys who do the property TV shows
had one show with the 20 best points to sell a house. They got it
about right.

The way I saw it most of the things they suggested increased the value
by what they cost.

But if that results in a faster sale then most people will be happy.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
You only have to watch one of those crappy shows where a presenter
goes round and selects properties to show prospective clients to hear
the suckers say such things as "oh I don't like these curtains" or
"that paint isn't what I like" etc. Lots of people sadly really are
that dim.

Henry

Thats what surveyors are for.

When I buy a property I don't give two hoots whether it has a nice carpet
down or a loo that tickles your backside and cleans it, I'm looking for..
'defects in the structure', 'why are you selling', ect.

But that's you, an inhabitant of uk.d-i-y, a minority group of
discerning individuals, etc., etc. Most of the remaining 99.9% of the
population really are that dim.

MBQ

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:11:44 GMT, (s--p--o--n--i--x)
wrote:

On 3 Oct 2005 21:43:24 GMT, (Huge) wrote:

- wooden floors. Cold, dusty, noisy and everything skids about all over
the place. Horrible.

Agreed. Never seen the appeal of not having carpet myself.

No more vacuum cleaners. I hate vacuum cleaner hum. Sweeping hard
floors is quicker too

Anna


~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England
|""""| ~ Lime plaster repairs
/ ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
|____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642

In article .com,
wrote:


If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.

That's if you can stand the mincings and girlie
tantrums of the pair of fairies.

--
AJL

Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:


If anyone is selling a house get the DVDs of these TV shows, it will
pay you back big time.

That's if you can stand the mincings and girlie
tantrums of the pair of fairies.

Oh! you mean Micheal Fitzpatrick & Patrick Fitzmicheal. :-)
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Owain wrote:

Anna Kettle wrote:
Agreed. Never seen the appeal of not having carpet myself.
No more vacuum cleaners. I hate vacuum cleaner hum. Sweeping hard
floors is quicker too

But carpet absorbs so much more dirt than a hard floor,

Yes. That's why I prefer hard flooring with a few area rugs.

Sheila

"Owain" wrote in message
...
Anna Kettle wrote:
Agreed. Never seen the appeal of not having carpet myself.
No more vacuum cleaners. I hate vacuum cleaner hum. Sweeping hard
floors is quicker too

But carpet absorbs so much more dirt than a hard floor, so it needs
cleaning less.

And it's much more satisfying on the rare occasion one (I) cleans it, to
see it change colour.

And they house bugs and stink.

"Owain" wrote in message
...
Doctor Drivel wrote:
But carpet absorbs so much more dirt than a hard floor, so it needs
cleaning less.
And they house bugs and stink.

I'm six ft tall so it doesn't really worry me.

Anyway, your carpets only stink

I don't have carpets, so they stink like yours. Carpets are disgusting.