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A House That's Had Over 100 Viewings and No Offers | Unsellables UK Full Episode

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Since they’re splitting up, John and Jill are desperate to sell their four-bedroom, 1970s terrace home in Weybridge…But after 18 months, over one hundred viewings, and a sharp drop in the asking price, they haven’t had a single offer. The garden home is nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in one of Southeast England’s wealthiest areas…But with its stale interior and clutter, the home’s potential is completely lost on buyers.
Enter real estate experts John Rennie and Sofie Allsopp. They promise to breathe new life into the stagnant listing. And while John’s investigation of the estate agent leads him back to the homeowners, Sofie and the team get busy creating a comely and cohesive design that’s guaranteed to showcase the home’s strengths. Will this tired property finally stand out from the crowd?
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Can a slick makeover and big sales campaign help desperate homeowners sell their 'unsellable' homes? Packed with practical advice and tips to add real value to your house, this bold series shows viewers how to transform unwanted properties into unstoppable homes.
Unsellables UK - The Rogers - Season 1 - Episode 18
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@PunchiePaints 2 года назад

OMG - John is a prime example of why I love being single

@janetpattison8474 5 месяцев назад

He’s just a tad inhibited by cameras, and who wouldn’t be?

@user-bd4qy5lq2h Месяц назад

Yeah he's annoying irritating to

@sallypettit7156 28 дней назад

😂😂😂😂

@happydays1336 3 года назад

I think what a lot of sellers don't understand is that once you put your house on the market it's not really yours anymore. It has to appeal to others, not to the homeowners. When we sold our house it was spotless and uncluttered. I could be ready for a showing within 30 minutes of a call from a Realtor (I had to turn on all of the lights, pull up the shades, put the dog's water and food bowl in the garage, etc., etc.) The house sold in 48 hours for the full asking price. I'd staged the dining room and kitchen tables with nice place settings and made sure the only things on the bathroom counters were a few decorations. Ditto the kitchen counters and island. The house looked calm and bright and airy.

@Lauren-vd4qe 6 месяцев назад

you need to start your own staging business!!

@smalltowngirl4766 3 года назад

How can you have a house on the market for 18 mths. but you haven't packed away anything in that time frame? Do homeowners really think their clutter and dirt add to the inside tour of their house? Sad.

@kellynoel77 3 года назад

Not to mention, even if they do manage to sell, can you imagine having to vacate in 30 days with all that mess?

@marinala1598 3 года назад

Guys, c'mon! I'm sure all the mess is for the show. They could have been asked to avoid cleaning for some time to make it more dramatic.

@katerineella274 3 года назад

@@marinala1598 you're kidding! That would be vicious.

@marinala1598 3 года назад

@@katerineella274 A good show brings good rating 😉

@katerineella274 3 года назад

@@marinala1598 sometimes, this world is too much for me...

@celestepfister589 3 года назад

my only complaint about this interesting series is that they don't follow up to give the viewer information about the sale--when it happened, price, etc.

@kenn1936 3 года назад

Yes - agree, I thought it was going to say at the end- 5 weeks later the sellers accepted an offer and the house in now sold!!!

@briansmith2849 3 года назад

What are comparable homes selling for ? Even with a 65k drop in price,is it still priced stupidly? Who knows because they leave those important facts out.

@RJweblink 3 года назад

Totally agree, on the other hand, I understand where the show stands since the focal point is to make a house into a sellable state and that's about it.

@pinschrunner 3 года назад

@@RJweblink yeah after a reasonable amount of time you have to wrap up production and create an episode

@junbh2 3 года назад

@@RJweblink They're all at a sellable state for the right price. Most of them would sell in less than a week in my city. Without knowing what price they're asking for it it's meaningless to comment on whether it's sellable.

@ginadelsasso288 3 года назад

It is pretty basic. Before you put your house on the market, pack up 75% of your stuff and paint.

@Circlewisewoman01 3 года назад

Word.

@mermaidmoon2254 3 года назад

What's the purpose of that? You're not buying their stuff and if you want different colours, you can paint the walls yourself once you move in; you're buying the space, the light, the number of bedrooms & bathrooms, the garden, the windows and doors, the roof, the electric system and the piping, the area, the view... If the house has no problems to fix and has everything you need and want, the rest shouldn't matter.

@CowboyBike06 3 года назад

@@mermaidmoon2254 - Yet, it does. We follow the path of least resistance. Think of it this way, your house is competing with 20 other houses. You want a buyer to feel a special attachment to your home. Through our primary senses we do this. Eyesight - cleanliness and basic style is easier on the eyes. Smell - cleanliness and perhaps fresh baked bread or cookies to remind you of a cozy warm home. A house that makes one feel a certain way will stand out as In or Out on a list of many homes. So, it shouldn’t matter if the house is a disaster yet functions well, but it does.

@mermaidmoon2254 3 года назад

@@CowboyBike06 I'm sorry, but NO. I've moved twice, and in both my last two places the things I cared about were the one I listed in the comment before. Everything else is fixable and doesn't bother me one bit. What makes the house you're gonna choose, is the things that are not fixable/easily changeable.

@junbh2 3 года назад

@@CowboyBike06 You have to know your market I guess. Where I live a house definitely isn't competing against 20 others, rather it's more like 20 buyers competing for one house. An 'unsellable' house is one where the sellers refuse to accept the market price, period. Unless it's a literal meth den it's sellable. And even a meth den is sellable at the right price.

@ituesday24 3 года назад

I feel bad for the daughter. It must have been so uncomfortable to live with the tension in the home. Mum sleeping in the storage closet, dad blaming the mum for clutter and thinking he's an expert at showing the home. It's tough on kids to be stuck in a home with unhappy parents.

@joane.3533 3 года назад

and why did the mom sleep in the storage closet? Doesn't he respect women???? sad

@gailrodgers3079 3 года назад

@@joane.3533 She slept in the storage closet with his clothes! Where are her's? We never saw the other bedroom, but I bet it is horrible. I can't imagine living 18 months in a house with a guy I was divorcing. I've been divorced, but that just is something that doesn't work.

@katerineella274 3 года назад

@@joane.3533 maybe the only way she could get away from him. I can see him saying "I'm not going anywhere!"

@CowboyBike06 3 года назад

@@gailrodgers3079 Me thinks that Jill has put up with a lot for many years.

@debrawright9195 3 года назад

It's the spare bedroom not the storage closet, although it might look like one.

@kristywhited8857 3 года назад

I am the rare buyer who can see past the clutter and imagine the potential. I can focus on size of room, placement of windows and imagine my own furniture placement. I can focus on condition of doors and trim and ask myself will I need to paint or patch anything? However, it would be difficult for me to see past the dirt. A home in a neglected state sets off all the alarms in my head. If they neglect dusting and vacuuming, they are most likely neglecting maintenance and repairs. My only thought while watching this, is that I'm sure the agent already had these same conversations with the sellers.....when listing, after 20 showings, after 50 showings, etc. They know why this house wasn't selling. But it makes for a good TV show. LOL! Anyone else notice that the owner's (master) bdrm was not featured in this show? Odd!

@jonny7491 3 года назад

Yes me too, four bedroom house only two shown and how did they view the kitchen.

@Littlemisswantitall 3 года назад

This couple fell out of love with each other and then the home which was evident from the lack of cleaning

@SoulfulVeg 3 года назад

For a £60k under market price, I can clean the house. That's my ideal kind of property. And I don't think John is happy about the divorce.

@jworth7203 3 года назад

@@SoulfulVeg Heck, for that much under market, I can PAY a professional cleaning company. Our first house was a disaster when we bought it. It took my four hours just to clean the tub. But we got it for well under market and sold it for a good profit.

@sophierobinson2738 3 года назад

Mr Better-than-anyone-else probably wouldn't let them in it.

@kimberlyperrotis8962 3 года назад

I remember looking at one sale-by-owner house, the owner followed us around, pushing and pushing us to oversell it. The house was a huge mess and stank, when we politely thanked her and left, she said “I knew you couldn’t afford it!”. We could, easily, but the condition was terrible. What a nasty experience. If you sell a property yourself, leave potential buyers to look in peace.

@oneofthosecreativetypes24 3 года назад

"I knew you couldn't afford it". LOL....She sounds delusional. Self-pacifying as well.

@Littlemisswantitall 3 года назад

I viewed one house which didn't have a bath only the shower but the owner wanted to show us his two pride collections his gun closet and his metal Victorian bath that he kept behind the sofa which he was so willing to give us he said he loved taking a bath in the kitchen needless to say we didn't put an offer in

@jaijai5250 3 года назад

@Kimberly most estate agents in the U.K. are lazy and push that onto the owner. I would always accompany viewers. I don’t want strangers walking around my house unaccompanied

@triciajumonville7741 2 года назад

@@jaijai5250 And that's an excellent way to push buyers away. Nothing more uncomfortable that makes you want to leave a house as quickly as possible than the seller following you around.

@faithm9284 2 года назад

Even having an owner in the house is a deal breaker! 🙄 If you have a question for the realtor you can't ask, and if it's the owner, you don't dare ask, or comment! Just 'What a lovely home.' 🤪 So many houses, so little time! Moving on! ☺️

@ILostCountAgain 3 года назад

The state of the house is a visible picture of the state of their dysfunction.

@saveourfigs 3 года назад

And depression.

@candy11401 3 года назад

They really need to look after those poor Fish better, the tank was horribly small and very unclean, a much bigger tank and a filter is needed Why keep Animals if you don't want to look after them?!

@virginiamoss7045 3 года назад

I know they are just fish, but it's upsetting. What is the point of having them?

@jaijai5250 3 года назад

@candy... exactly! Don’t keep animals if you’re not prepared to care for them properly smh

@Lilo-A 3 года назад

I really think these people have given up. If they don’t take care of themselves they aren’t going to take care of pets.

@peaceandhonesty3516 3 года назад

Unfortunately too common with so many pets. Poor fish! They like to swim in a straight line. No chance here.

@dianafertig2188 3 года назад

Really!!! You are buying the house. Not the family's life.

@nonstopmom7437 3 года назад

I'm confused as to why they didn't show John's room being renovated & why he had to be there during viewings. I think John secretly doesn't want to sell, move, there seems to be more too it. The house is so small that it only really fits a small family. Young families might not like moving in somewhere, where the residents are divorced or unhappy.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

It's a small house and really only for a single person or a downsizing couple.

@angelabacker1177 Год назад

@@eattherich9215 not a small house for England.

@deborafoor5038 8 месяцев назад

I agree with the statements about the husband. I’m washing this two years after filming, and I had the same question, “why don’t we see his bedroom, the master bedroom?” I think he’s probably a control freak, the bedroom was a mess, and he didn’t want anyone else seeing it.

@Lauren-vd4qe 6 месяцев назад

thats ridiculous. a house doesnt CARRY the emotions of the departing occupants and permeate it onto the incoming ones!!

@user-qo3jh9mn1t 2 года назад

I would not want an owner to be around when I'm viewing a home. I did that twice while looking for my present home and I will never do it again. It's uncomfortable to say the least. They either want to show off things that mean nothing to a potential buyer as if they are the holy grail, or they sit in around looking bored which tells me they have no interest in their home. It never works in the seller's favor because I'm put off by both attitudes. Plus, it puts a strain on an already onerous process.

@nicolataylor6011 3 года назад

Sold my home twice over with full asking price in less than 24 hours.. spent 3 days staging the house.. moving personal things etc.. I even swept the gravel on the drive! Worth it though

@jh2419 3 года назад

If John is a salesman judging by that performance he should change jobs.

@daisycassidy2448 3 года назад

Not only were the owners clueless about decorating their house, but why did Sophie allow that one bedroom to be painted pink? Too much of a commitment.

@jenniferbraun7269 2 года назад

Right? She's always going on about making everything have broad appeal.

@Lauren-vd4qe 6 месяцев назад

to appease the transfer shock of the teenager about to lose her parents, her house, her whole way of living, thats why!

@trader_joan 3 года назад

Ugh…the negative energy in the house is only part of the reason. After 18 months they made ZERO attempt to make it attractive to buyers. Maybe unconsciously they don’t want to separate 🤔

@SoulfulVeg 3 года назад

Thought the same

@lise4369 3 года назад

I thought that at the end because it said 5 weeks later but they didn't say it sold. They probably liked their house again and decided to stay lol

@bambinaforever1402 6 месяцев назад

Nobody cares about decorations or clutter if a price is right. 440k for terrace house - owners are delirious. For 320k it would fly

@AFAskygoddess 4 месяца назад

I couldn't leave John fast enough. 😂

@classicaldeb 3 года назад

I'm with the 100 who passed it by! How can anyone in the 21st century not know that staging ones' home entices the buyers?

@BettyBoop1938 3 года назад

@Malady Laughslast When we were selling our condo, we rented a storage facility and stored all our "extras" there. It wasn't that expensive and it made moving so much easier since the "extras" were all in one smaller space. That's what they could have done.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

I'm not interested in people's stuff, but rather the size of the rooms and the condition of the property. Provided there are no structural issues, nothing else matters. Redecoration is inevitable and sometimes a new kitchen and bathroom.

@bambinaforever1402 6 месяцев назад

NO IT DOES NOT. right price does

@d.d.mac.3773 4 месяца назад

@@bambinaforever1402 Yes, for the right price and size of house, I can overlook a lot of clutter and ugly paint colours.

@paulosullivan3472 3 года назад

John seems stressed and its clearly coming through in his body language and speech. Its not good for buyers to see all that tension in a seller, makes them wonder what has been causing so much stress (bad neighbours etc).

@deborafoor5038 8 месяцев назад

I think he was totally stressed out. And I think it was because his wife is divorcing him, his daughter is leaving, and he doesn’t want to leave his house.

@TexasLadyS 3 года назад

1.Take it off the market so the days listed counter will reset. 2. Start dividing possessions and clear them out to storage units. 3. Make the teenager clean up her room and start packing up her stuff for storage. 4. Repaint all the walls to white. 5. Hire a cleaning service to do a deep cleaning. 6. Put it back on the market at the original price and wait for offers.

@SousChef77 6 месяцев назад

That is just too much common sense girl....haven't you figured out that has gone out of style? (But not for you and me.) God has truly blessed Texas.

@loriehaisen9555 3 года назад

The pink walls? that is such a commitment!! All I see is "I need to paint this room asap!"

@QueenBee-gx4rp 3 года назад

@@cparks2716 Even that green was quite awful!

@JPKnapp-ro6xm 3 года назад

Pink is bad enough, but pink and red? Ugh.

@Irunwithscissors63 3 года назад

Ugh. That pink. It’s a horrendous shade of pink. And the daughter?! She’s a rock chick! Not a barbie doll. It’s traumatising enough when your parents split up without taking your child’s identity away too.

@SoulfulVeg 3 года назад

Yes, that was a mistake

@astrodweeb2638 3 года назад

@@JPKnapp-ro6xm Thank you!!! What a burden to have to repaint this godawful paint scheme. Kinda lost my respect for this show with this.

@karmacounselor 3 года назад

You must have a good immune system picking up cough pastilles, sniffing the dog’s toy. Amazing!

@lauriedutcher5676 3 года назад

I would be desperate to leave John as well!!

@sarahstrong7174 3 года назад

I honestly do not think we should judge people we do not know. We do not know what these people are really like or what has happened to them.

@meganr9280 3 года назад

He seemed pretty fine to me. Nothing out of the ordinary.

@francinel8154 3 года назад

I thought they look like a nice couple.

@deborahgate965 3 года назад

@@sarahstrong7174 very good point Sarah. A lot of people won't b comfortable on camera either, usually repeating scenes several times for the better shot. But if u have decided to go on a show or RU-vid u r putting yourself out there for people to judge and have opinions.

@sarahstrong7174 3 года назад

@@deborahgate965Fair point. Do bear in mind though that we only have partial knowledge of the situation so any assumptions may be incorrect.

@riohenry6382 3 года назад

We brought our home from a colourblind man. I swear, bubble gum pink and canary yellow throughout. Of course the place wasn’t selling ! Yay for us 🎉

@Steph-yz4tn 3 года назад

Good for you! You were able to look beyond fixable paint. Very smart.

@lorrainemarshall9476 3 года назад

A pal moved in to a house near me, many years ago. She said it was like an ice cream shop, mint, raspberry, banana, chocolate and a blue colour.

@SoulfulVeg 3 года назад

That's my ideal kind of house.

@byrninrubber 3 года назад

Call me an old cynic, but I'd bet that the wife is the one who has instigated the divorce and her husband is sabotaging the sale to keep her from leaving.

@lizzybbizzy6447 3 года назад

Agree I think their marriage needs a makeover like their house and they probably wouldn’t be divorcing ( just saying as i obviously don’t know what gose on behind closed doors)

@v8infinity8 3 года назад

Thought that too- in the first 30 minutes haha

@robyn5696 3 года назад

I'd agree with you - I think this is why she's sleeping in the closet and he got the bedroom

@carennorthcutt7724 3 года назад

Good insight!

@twistoffate4791 3 года назад

And the daughter is young & tired of the family drama & escapes into all kinds of interesting music in desperation.

@kimberlyperrotis8962 3 года назад

The owner is wrong, houses sell houses, not a sales pitch. That place needs to be cleaned, decluttered and updated, then it will sell. I suggest one of the adults move out, freeing up some space.

@Lynne2106 2 года назад

John is a control freak. I’m so happy she dumped him.

@nic969 3 года назад

I would't see the jammed door or or the filth or clutter as the biggest issue with this room. It's long and narrow Layout, looks like a hallway.

@ck866 3 года назад

They have 4 bedrooms but the wife sleeps in the storage room?! Why?

@jff1813 3 года назад

If 100 people don't like or want your house it might be time to stop blaming everyone else and consider that there's a reason. They can't even stir their stumps to wipe up the thick dust on everything or throw away sucked candies? Those poor fish, crammed into that dirty, filthy little bowl.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

When you are depressed, little things become an enormous effort. However, buyers lack imagination or want others to do the work for them. Those people don't interest me and can keep looking.

@Momsaidwow 3 года назад

I couldn’t walk through that house with that owner yabbering

@yarrowbumblefoot8877 3 года назад

This guy doesn't take responsibility for his own mess. Maybe he thinks "the wife" should clean up after him. She'll be better off without him.

@maritzalara6222 3 года назад

That's for sure .

@Myview246 3 года назад

Good on her for getting out, shes probably loving every second of her freedom.

@rosemarydolliver 3 года назад

This is their realtor’s fault for not telling them to get a storage unit and remove about 50% of its contents. And, clean, clean, clean! I’ve sold 9 of my own homes throughout my 70 years and none were on the market more than 3 weeks. Most sold the first week.

@tonibauer2405 3 года назад

Do you think he would listen to an agent? He thinks he knows everything.

@angelabacker1177 3 года назад

The family's pain was palpable. I don't think the house was so bad, just needed a good clean and decluttering, (alright the daughter's room was beyond). The crack about the goldfish was mean, those poor people were so miserable, it;s not a laughing matter.

@bwilli301 3 года назад

The state of your house/space shows the state of what’s happening internally.

@mominminnesota6648 3 года назад

@@bwilli301 true, but the TV people don't need to be so snotty about it. You can make a point while being nice!

@nanmorrisiamshockedalso8391 3 года назад

she was overwhelmed from her teeny years. Into adulting now I hope. Posters usually disappear at 14!

@kathybusk9823 3 года назад

@@bwilli301 Not necessarily. Some people live like that, and just don’t see the clutter or the dust/dirt.

@ktkt9982 3 года назад

I think depression could be affecting all the occupants.

@vickinoeske1154 3 года назад

If the husband is as smart as he thinks he is he would know why their home hasn't sold.

@realmms 3 года назад

Home owners showing houses is not a thing where a live, real estate agents show houses. Home owners are too invested and turn off buyers

@vanessarolph3532 3 года назад

Keeping your home decluttered is so essential how can people expect buyers to be impressed? Cleaning costs very little.

@V.Hansen. 3 года назад

What I don’t get is the reluctance to pack up their stuff. You are moving anyway!

@lordlandbeast 3 года назад

Cleaning is the most expensive actually A broom costs $1, someone using the broom is $20

@barbarat5729 3 года назад

Cleaning takes TIME and ENERGY. Not everyone's brain is wired the same and it's very difficult for some people. I know. I have A.D.D. I had to learn what comes to most people naturally. I had to LEARN about how much the clutter stressed me, why I was hanging on to things I didn't cherish, and that there was something "wrong" with me because it didn't come naturally.

@breezeh1127 3 года назад

Cleaning isn't the issue...not wanting to get rid of their hoard of crap is the issue. The house could be clean, but still be full of their ugly crap...which is the problem.

@happydays1336 3 года назад

The house we bought was pretty dirty even though it looked okay on the surface. It took 6 hours just to scrub the front hallway, woodwork and door. I wouldn't even use the bathroom before cleaning it. I don't know how anyone can live the way the sellers of our house did. There were holes in the walls, half finished paint, tired looking cabinets, among other things. We've painted the cabinets (professionally), put on new hardware, painted the interior a soft blue and part of the outside white (we will do more as we get the money). There were bushes that looked like they hadn't been trimmed in 5+ years. We put new hinges and doorknobs on the doors. It looks like a new home inside. It's been a challenge, but very satisfying to turn a tired looking, dirty 12 year old house into a beautiful one.

@martinitime3537 3 года назад

The pink painted walls were a mistake!

@jean6061 3 года назад

I wish she'd get rid of those horrid green pillows - too distracting.

@kellynoel77 3 года назад

Man, this homeowner is obnoxious.

@pfinniganallen 3 года назад

God, Certainly no mystery why she’s divorcing him!

@sophiabright8371 3 года назад

MY GODZ, I WOULD BE IN PRISON FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER! MY HUSBAND ANNOYS THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME, BUT YEAH, THIS FELLOW MAKES MY GUY SEEM DIPLOMATIC!!!

@denisecoleman446 3 года назад

First class know-it-all jerk.

@meganr9280 3 года назад

And vice versa. That house is dirty and almost on the scale of a hoarder’s house with all the clutter

@dbentleyto95 3 года назад

No teamwork to sell. Why would they not clean? John acts like an a$$ and ex looks so beaten down and downtrodden it is palatable. Hope they made new lives for themselves.

@llc1976 3 года назад

Exactly.

@minervacuervo4662 3 года назад

Don’t the goldfish need their water changed? It looks greenish

@Myview246 3 года назад

It was definitely Jill who ended that marriage! Good on ya girl, enjoy your freedom!

@janetcrane59 3 года назад

They couldn't get rid if the coupons stuck on the fridge for the showing? I'd be embarrassed to have to be told to clean my home. Especially when they knew the show was coming.

@pinkrose5796 3 года назад

What happens if the buyers don't have a daughter? Should have been a neutral color, and the spare room maybe a small office space?

@emmef7970 3 года назад

My thought exactly. Pink overload. More than likely a waste of time and paint!

@astrodweeb2638 3 года назад

Love your take on this. Having a "girly" room doesn't seem very neutral to me. Bad choice.

@deborahgate965 3 года назад

I agree

@katerineella274 3 года назад

I understand why she wants to get away from that man. I think she is also depressed. Understandable.

@kenn1936 3 года назад

This couple get on better than most couples that want to go their own separate ways!!! I totally agree with the statement that was mentioned with the estate agent, when a person that owns the house is showing you around and you decide after the first room that you do not like the house, you DO FEEL that you have to tour the house before you can escape. Whereas, if you are with the agent, you can be honest and stop wasting your time and his, by saying - this house is not for me. So it is torture to be shown a house by the owner and things pointed out in detail - when you have decided in your mind, you are not buying this house!!

@joeo7257 3 года назад

5 weeks later and still no sale! They have not addressed the problem. They are not listening to the perspective buyers! The only thing anybody saw was the pink bedroom, and didn't like it. How does it compare in price to other recently sold houses in the area? The tiny bedroom should be staged as an office. The dining room table was way too large for the room.

@Irunwithscissors63 3 года назад

So what about the master bedroom? Where John obviously sleeps? Would love to see that. I bet it’s a palace.

@joanncaporaletti4950 3 года назад

In USA it’s all about the kitchen and bathrooms, which weren’t even shown in this makeover. Set up equipment to checkout the realtor? Get a spy van the next time and show the kitchen. Very interesting seeing different life styles. Enjoyed the show. Thanks.

@tat_glo22 3 года назад

I think it interesting that the transformation of the house resulted in the last line of the show, which tells the viewers the house is still not SOLD.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

That would have been a difficult house to sell even with the decluttering and slap of paint. It's really a series of small, featureless rooms with a kitchen and doubtless a bathroom requiring updating to some extent.

@kristinesharp6286 6 месяцев назад

But ginormous for England and with a good location. @@eattherich9215

@lilybutler9740 2 года назад

A dirty, neglected household makes me suspicious that the home owners have not taken care of the uphold of the property. John should get his act together and clean this house 😉

@amethyst1826 3 года назад

With the wife's room, I'd have put the head of the bed at the other end and the shelf along the wall.

@carolcole570 3 года назад

That whole place is a HOUSE ??? Extremely CRAMPED !

@OutOfYourVulcanMind 3 года назад

So at 15:15, he indicates they are often HOME while the house is being shown? That's weird..... doesn't everyone usually leave so as not to creep out the buyers????

@cheskydivision 3 года назад

Should let the girl pack up her own room. My room was just like that as a kid. I'd be pissed if anyone touched my stuff.

@katerineella274 3 года назад

Yes it was disrespectful to the daughter. Hurtful too I imagine.

@Momsaidwow 3 года назад

Hurtful to the parents that she didn’t do it herself. She knew what the show was about

@NYCHeartandSoul 3 года назад

@@Momsaidwow I don’t see anywhere in the show where anyone gave her the suggestion to do so. She seemed pretty conciliatory and very aware that her parents were unhappy together. I would guess she would’ve happily packed up her belongings in order to facilitate the sale.

@kristinesharp6286 6 месяцев назад

I’m sure at some point in the year she was told to clean her room. @@NYCHeartandSoul

@lorrilewis2178 3 года назад

You don't "sell" a house. The house has to sell itself.

@glenicecrease5115 3 года назад

Well done! I love these extra cheap transformations! Such a difference when clutter goes and a few tweaks and the house is lovely.

@joane.3533 3 года назад

@15:29 ahhh now I see why they are getting divorced...a know it all husband.

@pinkrose5796 3 года назад

My exact thoughts!!! So glad I'm single!!! Me too:)

@JackieBaisa 3 года назад

Cute town and cute neighborhood. Reminds me of some New York brownstones. Cleaning and sprucing things up before a showing is an absolute MUST. You can't expect people to just envision a home for themselves in there. Walls should be painted, and some of the furniture actually removed into a storage unit, to open the place up. I'm not even a designer and I could do this... I do like what they did here, except for the pink walls in the girl's room. It should have been a neutral color because the new family might not have a girl. I did really enjoy the makeover though.

@gerrydixon619 3 года назад

I would go for neutral walls throughout with maybe a feature wall. The pink room was just too sickly for my taste. Overall a good job, as I am a cleaning freak!

@virginiamoss7045 3 года назад

I'm not a fan of accent walls; it's an unnecessary disruption, doubly so with wallcoverings.

@Lotusblume.8 3 года назад

Pink would be great if they were staying but the next owners won’t want it.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

@@Lotusblume.8: they might if they have a little princess.

@JamieM470 3 года назад

I have been looking for a house, and I have an imagination. I can see past clutter, but grime & garbage is concerning. It's a magnet for insects & vermin. Also in the daughter's bedroom, my main concern would be what is behind all that wall clutter? Cracks in the walls? Mold? If I'm buying, I want to see the walls.

@virginiamoss7045 3 года назад

Exactly! I want to see an empty house. Seeing existing occupants and how they live does give me an idea of how the house has been cared for - or not. If the latter, I may look closer, offer way less or just not buy it.

@joeo7257 3 года назад

To me, the clutter screams bargain base low offer.

@carolynmarriott9514 3 года назад

I don't care too hoots about clutter. I would be measuring up to see how my furniture would fit in.

@nanmorrisiamshockedalso8391 3 года назад

Repairing all the holes must have been a big job

@brendadavis2548 3 года назад

The things I don't like about this program is that you almost never know whether the house sold. I'm not much interested in the real estate side of things either.

@vaderladyl 3 года назад

They used to say but I don't know why they decided not to tell any longer. It was usually when the house sold immediately that they mentioned it.

@oneofthosecreativetypes24 3 года назад

I don't mean to be mean, but why are you watching it then? It's all about real estate!

@CowboyBike06 3 года назад

When he opened up the boiler cupboard, all I saw was unpainted walls inside. Attention to detail. A lot of these details are inconsequential to homeowners. However, potential homeowners he’s actually pointing out other issues or details. For example, his towel bar. He stated that when they first came out they were expensive (he’s pointing out that it’s old). Then he went on to say the price has come down quite a bit (which says that it’s not special - the buyer can put one in any house that they buy). I agree with the program hosts.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

A patch of unpainted wall in a boiler cupboard is hardly an issue. People decorate around fixed furniture. Time is money and you don't want to spend it waiting three days for paint to dry on a wall that will be covered over anyway.

@Jane5720 3 года назад

Feels like the whole family just went into a depression and just have up

@ginp6077 3 года назад

I agree, Jill wanted out so bad she stopped keeping house and John doesn't seem like the type to pitch in and help. Besides, if the marriage is broken they definitely don't function as a team.

@MsBamafanatic 3 года назад

Just curious as to why neither the master bedroom nor the fourth bedroom was shown? Nor either bathroom. And it's funny that Jill moved into the tiny spare room than staying in the master or the fourth bedroom. Unless the fourth bedroom was even smaller.

@CowboyBike06 3 года назад

John hasn’t done any better than the agent. The house is still on the market.

@twistoffate4791 3 года назад

This was filmed about 13 years ago. I really hope the splitting couple finally found happiness, and I hope their daughter is on her way to achieving her own dreams and goals.

@maureenfitzgerald1895 8 месяцев назад

Couldn’t agree with you more. Everyone walking on eggshells. Mom living in a broom closet!

@nolaparker9574 7 месяцев назад

I hate to break it to them, but the fish looked dead when it was finished.

@lesliecas2695 3 года назад

The husband is seething. The wife seems a bit intimidated by him.

@Jane5720 3 года назад

Yeah, something about the guy there, seems bitter and very annoying, I'm glad she's getting out

@retahannell4207 3 года назад

He's a control Greek..knows more than everyone else

@granmabern5283 3 года назад

She’s camping in a closet with HIS STUFF laying around in it...scary!

@mythicalmermaid5757 3 года назад

He reminds me of my ex. Total ****

@ceciliapreziose3783 3 года назад

THE SOFA IS IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW, SHE ALWAYS SAYS DONT BLOCK THE LIGHT

@lburgess63 3 года назад

No one mentions the elephant in the room: it's way overpriced.

@KateLove21 3 года назад

If this was filmed around 2008 that place is worth double now.

@breej3055 3 года назад

Paint over the wallpaper? Why paint a room pink? What if someone has all boys and need that room as a bedroom.

@TomeRodrigo 3 года назад

Exactly my words..that pink room was ridiculous.

@victoriaegan6476 3 года назад

That bathroom alone with the blue dolphins would get me out of this house quickly. I would have done over this room instead of the "guest room".

@GraceCanadaful 3 года назад

Sure - but that would require spending some money...

@micheledickey4066 3 года назад

I’d love to have seen the master bedroom!

@aislynnmari 3 года назад

Sophie does not need a cohost

@Smallpotato1965 3 года назад

"I've never SEEN a room with so much clutter!" Oh, honey, you should have a look at MY place... :(

@lorrainemarshall9476 3 года назад

That was my thought, exactly. But I am only leaving in a box.

@lisab9541 3 года назад

I bet she meant a house for sale.

@virginiamoss7045 3 года назад

I found the meeting with the two agents bizarre; they are competing against each other, not working together to sell that house. The one seemingly didn't participate at all or they just didn't use his input. How hard would you work for a commission if you had direct competition from one, two or three others trying to do so? I guess I'm used to the US where seller's agents have an exclusive in most cases. Any buyers' agent can bring a buyer and get half the commission here while the listing agent gets the other half.

@sarahholland2600 3 года назад

There's no excuse for the rug! Spot clean with 2001 carpet foam & hoover regularly. And their daughters room is obv never touched. Rosettes & old toys etc should be packed away & posters purged to just a select few. She's old enough to know it needs to be tidy for viewings.

@janicescott7338 3 года назад

Wonderful job but who could be happy in such cramped quarters. Kitchen was so small and what was that where they were hiding in the kitchen spying? Didn’t the prospective buyers want to look at the kitchen? I better finish this video but was nothing done to the kitchen?

@cleot151 3 года назад

Even the goldfish are desperate to leave!

@QueenBee-gx4rp 3 года назад

Hee hee 😂 Very clever!

@TruthQuest4700 3 года назад

Make a home show-ready by packing or getting rid of most of the items in the house especially personal items such as family photos while leaving enough set up to define a room's purpose or use potential, then whenever the house sells, most of the packing is already done freeing up more time to search for another place, temporary or permanent, making it easier to meet the property evacuation deadline after closing thus easing the stress.

@katieantique7525 3 года назад

I have a great imagination, but for the price the rooms are tiny. The house is not detached. My louse actually looked much worse when I bought it. But the rooms are large and airy, and the neighbors are 1/2 acre away on all sided.

@Debbie76 3 года назад

Are you in the UK?

@whimzybywardene 3 года назад

Why would anyone list their home without staging it for viewing. I spent a lot of time making my home look enticing.

@spurmarks 3 года назад

That "landscaping" in front would steer me away from the property. Curb appeal or lack thereof would be an easy fix for this house.

@eattherich9215 2 года назад

The cheap and nasty looking front door didn't help. I had one just like it and when I finished my renovation, it was replaced by something much better. My living room overlooks the street and I see passersby noticing my stylish door.

@BigBirdy100 3 года назад

Painting the room pink is a major no no. Not all buyers have a girl child or even an adult that will like the pink. Keep it neutral. I'm totally shocked at the choice of pink. And too...kept the dark sofas.

@Flusenmonster 3 года назад

The poor goldfishes! And poor, unhappy family. No wonder the house is so downbeat.

@beverlytaylor1745 9 месяцев назад

As always, Sophie, you have done a beautiful job. The only things I would change is 1) I think the living room rug is too small, and 2) there's difficulty of making a bed shoved against the wall. 🌸🌷🌸

@girlygal098 3 года назад

OMG! The husband is insufferable. I'm surprised she let him live so long.

@Irunwithscissors63 3 года назад

If you’d have ‘got rid’ of my music posters as a teenager I’d have hinted you down. What’s wrong with just packing them?

@V.Hansen. 3 года назад

I swear they are so inconsistent with their color choices. If It’s white they paint it blue. If it’s blue they paint it yellow. If it’s yellow they paint it white. Why in tarnation did they do pink?!

@elizabethkindred6806 3 года назад

Is it a cultural difference with the sellers being in the home during showings? In the US we always try to get out when there is a viewing and we don't like looking at a property and may leave if the sellers are there watching. What's the usual in the UK?

@Debbie76 3 года назад

It depends. If the buyer wants to view at a time that the agents aren't able to go with them, then the seller will show them around instead. If the agent is showing around then the buyer isn't usually home.

@wandarichardson4213 3 года назад

Mood lighting: Lights on. Lights off. Amazing! 😂😂😂

@clarkclarke 3 года назад

Exactly ...they should have put the stuff in storage(?) don't know of that excites where there are .... Would they have bought their house in the state is was in ????...I bet not... I don't know about this lady host ...😖

@kimberlyperrotis8962 3 года назад

Two things the British always do wrong with their interiors: pushing all the furniture agains the walls, instead of creating conversation groups, and hanging pictures too high.

@sarac.3259 2 года назад

Lovely generalisation there. Try _not_ having your sofas against the walls in a south London Victorian terraced house... we all want to skip round the edge of the room.

@cynthiaarons9373 2 года назад

Kimberly Perrotis: From my observations, their house are also filthy. I would not want to live in that house unless it gets cleaned and sanitized.

@alifloydtv 2 года назад

@@cynthiaarons9373 from my observations, your attitude is filthy. Generalising about 67 million people, who have a multitude of cultural backgrounds? I would not want you in my house unless your personality gets cleaned and sanitised 😉

@annescott2748 3 года назад

I think the fish died. And why can't they show all the bedrooms and the bathroom?

@lihab 3 года назад

I came here to say that i hope the fish were ok...

@JamieM470 3 года назад

I noticed that too. In the "after" shots, the fish were lying in the bottom of the bowl, barely moving. I wonder if that clueless owner used a harsh chemical to clean the inside of the bowl.

@virginiamoss7045 3 года назад

I think they want to concentrate only on the rooms their budget can cover; plus, there may be privacy issues with the homeowners.

@bossykangaroo 3 года назад

@@JamieM470 Looked like they didn’t plug the air pump in, so the fish didn’t have enough oxygen and were therefore not able to swim around the bowl. Poor fish! 😢

@TourPace 3 года назад

@@virginiamoss7045 Lol, privacy issues. John needs to put his 'magazine' collection into storage. Alas, the REAL reason this house isn't selling!

@maureen14 3 года назад

WTH did the paint that room pink??

@clemdane 3 года назад

If I had decided to move to purportedly the poshest town in the UK, I also wouldn't want to live in a 1970s terrace, no matter how it was decorated.

@lucytvlucytv9416 3 года назад

When I saw the house clutter, I thought, Someone please change the fish bowl water. It was green! When they showed the tidy house, All the fish were dead in the bottom of the bowl.

@marinala1598 3 года назад

Just FYI, when fish die, they float to the surface belly up. The fish in the video are in their 'sleeping mode'. I'm not saying that little fishtank doesn't need maintenance though.

@angelajohnson4245 3 года назад

I'm curious as to why she was wiping the upper inside of the bowl, but hadn't transferred the fish out to give it a proper cleaning and then return them after?

@maryloumawson6006 3 года назад

18 MONTHS, and they never packed up all that garbage and trash! They never sorted their cds! Never folded up the clothing rack! What in the world were these people thinking? Can't they put themselves in the buyer's shoes and realize no body wants to see all that? I sold my house the first day it was on the market. But my agent told me I had to declutter and pare down the furnishings when she valued the property and established a sale price. I got $10,000 over asking because I listened to her. You have to empty closets, cabinets, remove large furniture, and objects and really open up the space. Even small rooms need to look spacious. Donate, donate, donate! Have a tag sale, or put it in storage. Honestly, most of these shows are the same. Most of the homes just need to be CLEANED!

@jleedw 3 года назад

The pink! Huge mistake!

@victoriahughes5041 3 года назад

I would have liked to have seen the main bedroom and if they had to do anything in there.

@treacherousviper 3 года назад

so people can’t look past what belongs to the current owner and is leaving with them.... the kids room could be toned down gor showng the house,but the rest of the house hardly “to the rafters” or however she said it.... and oh ya....if paint color is the other “big” problem....painting is hardly a big deal

@pinecrone8991 3 года назад

Such tiny bedrooms. The pink didnt wow me. Dont like the house but Sofie does her best to make a silk purse out of a sows ear...lol

@gailrodgers3079 3 года назад

I love pink walls, but they stripped down any essence of her, so she has to live in a room that isn't 'her' until or when the house sales or she is big enough to move out on her own.