Will a Change in Color Be Enough to Get This House Sold? | Unsellables UK Full Episode
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- Hoping to make a quick sale to start her new life in the country, Chris Burt has dropped the price of her four-bedroom, 1970s-style house on bustling Canvey Island. But after four months on the market, she’s still waiting. The home’s location and modern kitchen have lots of appeal…But its animal menagerie and theme park interiors, including a scary scarlet sitting room, vast collection of plush toys, and a graffiti-laden teen lair, are keeping buyers away.
Enter real estate experts John Rennie and Sofie Allsopp. They vow to makeover the home’s interior and drum up potential interest…And while John explores the neighborhood and follows up with the agent, Sofie and her team get busy with decluttering and neutralizing the décor. The results are impressive…But will the house finally sell?
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Thank you for such wonderful comments! We sold on the day this program was aired & moved to a lovely thatched cottage in a small Devon village, the same Devon that half of the UK is now so desperate to move to, where house prices are rocketing. There are still hints of red but being in such stunning countryside green is my new red. Keep safe everyone.
Congratulations, Kris
Good move Kris. You probably have sheep now
I missed the bathrooms!
Good to know. Tks happy new home❤
I'm so glad!!!! I hope it is a dream come true
I'll never understand how someone would foolishly try to sell their house with visible damage to the walls. Most of it is an easy fix.
Really. Are they that dense?
Ikr. Most of the ' issues ' I've seen on this show seem to be cosmetic, solved by decluttering and paint.
Pleasantly surprised to see the kitchen and master bedroom. I don't recall seeing those rooms or the bathroom on this show. (Even if they were already in good condition, I'd still like to see them.)
I bought my house with visible damage to the walls. But my Dad was a contractor and I knew what the problem was, how much it cost to fix and have someone to do it at a reasonable price. Seller had a lot of cosmetic problems with the house but none of it was expensive or difficult to fix. I got my house for $285k in an area that houses typically went for $425k because it has already been on the market for 6 months. It took a few days to fix problems that needed to be sorted out immediately and cost $80 total. Then updated each room in the house exactly how I wanted them, one by one over three years. I now have the cheapest property tax rates in my neighbourhood but one of the nicest houses.
People are daft not to fix cosmetic issues with their home but other people are incredibly stupid not buying houses with minor cosmetic issues. It makes it much expensive for them buying houses.
I think some people become blase to the faults in the house an apathetic about it and they don't realise the new trend is real estates more expensive these days and people don't want to have to renovate before they move in they want to buy it done move in and leave they don't want to settle have to paint all the walls and do all the carpet and put a new kitchen bathroom before they even start to moving people are very old fashioned and think more people should see the potential or don't see the rain massive put up with it nothing people can see past it but the blind to their own mess so I think some people
This my mother's house u people don't know the real struggle
Finish painting the door. Got me thinking what else is half done.
I was coming to ask if this was a standard problem with their remodels. It would jump out at me.
@@marionpeebles3836 That bothered me, too. It’s not like they couldn’t see it!
Perhaps they should have had their own walk through with the video on their phone. It would have picked up what they weren’t seeing when they thought they were finished. Cameras don’t lie, and what seemed like insignificant details to their naked eyes, will stand out.
There is no curb appeal. Perhaps a window box with flowers or a large pot with flowers. Trim the out of control
bush. Paint the door.
Agreed. And paint the siding to blend in with the brick.
The facade is so flat. The '70s were a sad decade for residential architecture. Like all the builders just decided that design was too much work.
Anything!
What's with the messy paint jobs on the doors y'all!
It's hard to believe they didn't do something with those doors
Right?!!! They were horrible! My eyes couldn’t unsee the lack of finishing on this fix. Worst one I’ve seen so far!
Yes if I was looking at a house that stuff would stand out to me
Bingo- they look awful.
Right! Sloppy job.
I Think they should have taken out all the carpets....
Maybe the carpets hid worse underneath. Ancient ratty vinyl, horrible patch job, whatever.
Depends... what's underneath? Can they afford to replace flooring in each of those rooms?
No cash
I wonder if it would have busted the budget. No doubt the buyers will replace it and can choose whatever they wish.
Yes!! They were hideous!
I have developed a framed wallpaper phobia since watching this show.
Christ..why.. you can have so many tasteful prints to use.. wallpaper!!! Lazy
@@janhodgson1740 exactly, it manages to be both depressing and mildly horrifying at the same time
Unless a color-blind zookeeper is looking for a house... that sure made me laugh :))))
That house is hideous enough, but they couldn't even pack up the ton of toys and clutter hanging around or get the walls painted? The boy's room looks like a crack den and that carpet - oh, my. How lazy are people, anyway? Nice yard, though.
They did all those tasks, except the carpets.
Did you see the doors were partly painted? Half white and partly wood... Sloppy painting.
This is my old house no one knows the real situation of why but my mother worked hard to provide a roof over our heads
@@kevinburt854 it may be, if things were so tough there was nothing stopping you by getting a paper round and provide the money for a few cans of emulsion,
@sandrawestley4193 I had a job thanks, brother and sister went to university. Paid by my mother.. my mum had 2 jobs,
She did what she could at the time.
Declutter for life. Don’t take all your junk to your new home. Living with less means less to manage in your home. It’s freeing.
I don't understand Adults with stuffed animals everywhere. It is very strange to me.
Me too! 🤔
Their grandkids.
All I could think was how they are never moved so are dusty and smoky. Ewwww
People that have no taste. So tacky.
They're emotionally immature and childline with me it's it shows the inner child I suppose you are never liked or understood stuffed toys for adults my cousin's girlfriend in the eighties lovely woman pretty girl you know she was in a young at the time she had a lot of stuffed animals beautiful close as well but I always thought it was a bit immature
I think they do a good job of cleaning up these houses for the price, but I am always bugged by them leaving carpets or not shampooing them at least. I also have issues with telling people to get rid of their pets... More than 50% of UK homeowners have pets, just warn potential buyers or give the seller 24 hours to board the pet and clean. Even removing the pet isn't going to help allergic people because they're leaving the carpets and furniture in the houses so the dander is already there.
a good shampooing of those carpets would look great, @ the living room the door edges are not fully painted, when you open the door its very noticable. @ fireplace, put candles on both cubby holes, not just 1. OVER all a remarkable improvement.
In the old days people that were handy bought bad houses because they had vision and could fix it.
I agree. People have no imagination nor patience these days.
letmetellya, it would so much easier on young people if they have time and skills to do fixers. Lots less debt to carry into their lives, and more home for their money.
@@amandawilcox9638 Yes and they have no idea how true your words are, therefore letting themselves be mesmerized by the smoke and mirrors of staging.
Or they've had people in their lives that bought a fixer upper and then NEVER fixed it. It's been 30 years and they still haven't fixed it. Seeing that massively influenced my decision to buy a move in ready home and then slowly upgrade it. Also this doesn't take into account that people that don't take care of their house still somehow think they should get market value for their home when they sell. I could almost bet they got at least one offer and it was way under asking and they were offended by it. You can't get top dollar for a fixer upper.
People still do but at a really cheap price, well below market value. Most of the time they then resell at a higher price once they've fixed it up.
Why don't you finish the paint on the edge of the doors? Half painted is a bit tacky. Otherwise, it looks much nicer!
The place has zero curb appeal
The back of the house looked like the front, and the front looked like the back.
such an ugly house from the exterior
Looks like something you'd find in a ghetto
Old 'seaside' lack of design. At least the back yard was big and attractive.
The back of the house itself was way better than the front!
Classic 70s house. Hideous design
@@kateg9437Hideous is an understatement lol
I think they should have named the show "I can't sell my house because I have unrealistic expectations and/or a dirty house". It has been my experience that people that don't maintain their homes still think they should get top dollar for a home that needs work. The people featured on this show could very well sell their home to an investor or someone looking for a fixer upper but they aren't going to be able to sell their home for the price they want. Obviously you shouldn't just be mezmorized by a clean home and fresh paint, you need to really look at the integrity of the home, but making the house for sell "vanilla" is the best bet for getting a buyer. Plus, anyone else get the feeling that the people at the "open houses" at the end of the show are just friends and family pretending to be looking to buy the house? I still love watching this show even if it is fake reality with a bunch of common sense advise 🤣
I hope the realty company has changed their 1990's color scheme since this show was originally aired. Their shop looks like one of those fly-by-night check cashing/title loan places.
With that huge, crazy sign and the hodge-podge front of the house, it looked more like a business of some kind than a house.
I would be a little cautious of a reality company called "Quirk Deacon" 😁🙃
The enclosures for the Rabbit and the Parrot was too small
The Rabbit also needs company
I doubt that the pets spend all that much time in their cages. Basically, it is their bedroom - they’re in them when they cannot be supervised.
@@doloresreynolds8145 even if that is the case they should be able to have space to do everything that they need to do when they are not being supervised, there are minimum requirements for enclosures for reasons, of course its normally better to provide more than the minimum, makes cleaning much easier and more fun for the Animals
That guy seems real unnecessary. Sorry, John.
What is with the unpainted inside of the doors? All of them as they were open to do the reveal, not for me for sure...
That isn't just any parrot. It is an African Grey. African Greys have an average intelligence level of a five year old child. Having said that, a dining room is not my ideal place to house one. It seems like pets in an eating area especially one that small come across as unsanitary.
They are beautiful birds!
Do they ? This is so cruel to keep them in a cage !!!
@@captainman2clever351 The trouble is that if you cannot watch them then, like a child, they will get into trouble. They will tear apart furniture, wires, and other things. They enjoy fish tanks and interacting with tropical fish.
We did actually view a house once which had a piglet it in it! 🤣🤣
Back when potbelly pigs were a thing?
Amanda Wilcox Yes, exactly! It was in the kitchen, sleeping under some blankets until we disturbed it.
@@makingitthrough190 That’s hysterical! 🤣🤣🤣
I looked at one where the owner was a PhD student and had the large kitchen stacked up with cages full of snakes and reptiles for his studies. He had to keep it warm so there were heaters and with the smell of the animals, whew!
My husband got bit by a homeowner's dog when the real estate agent opened a bedroom door to show us that room. The owner was not there and did not warn anyone she left the dog in the bedroom.
Having seen all the Canadian episodes with just Sofie, I can't helping feeling John Rennie is superfluous to this show. It seems like both he and the show are inflating the significance of his contribution. Also, are hardwood floors uncommon in the UK? So far all the houses they've shown have had carpet.
I like Anthony Sayers, her carpenter and handyman on the Canadian Shows.
I agree, I don't care for him I don't think he it's worth while and I'm sad that our do-it-yourself guys aren't in this anymore
@@michelletothill8551 Me, too
Their base floor is cement
@@michelletothill8551 - I agree about the carpet, however, the climate is usually pretty damp and particularly near the sea. Carpets give the appearance of being cozy, but they hold in debris, pet smells and mildew. Throw rugs are a much better way to go for sure. However, all these episodes are between 10 and 12 years old and decor preferences change.
"Color blind zookeeper!". Epic :)
I honestly don't understand people's hesitation in removing the more "in your face" things that appeal to them, but not to many others. It's okay if they're staying there, but they want to sell. Don't they see that the house has to appeal to others and not themselves. It's not like she can sell, then take the red walls with her.
So they just covered up that old, ugly dirty, dusty carpet?
I think that was one of the worst houses so far. Well done on the inside. Cannot understand all the "ugly on the outside homes "built in the UK.
I agree. The back looked like the front of the house and the front looked like the back. If they did nothing else, I think they should have painted the siding a color to blend in with the brick, fixed the wall in the son's room, and decluttered. You can paint aluminum siding and it will last forever. If that was vinyl siding, I'm not sure if it can be painted, but it would be worth replacing, if not.
The BBC had to come back to redo the house you only see the camera view... How I know this... Its my old house. My mother worked hard to provide for us kids. Yes house a shit hole Buts it's s roof over our heads. U don't know the situation back then plus this was 10/15 years ago
@@kevinburt854 Your mum sounds awesome :) I was commenting on the build of the house itself. My mum lives in the UK- she had an ugly house too haha. With Englands beautiful architecture I could never understand why they built ugly houses in the 60s 70s 80s??.
It was hideous before, but still ugly after! The patterned carpets are awful. Some people have absolutely no taste!
Indeed, sooooo bad!
Those are oriental/Persian patterns which are classics and can look great in the proper setting and in better condition. Besides, the house still looks ugly because they are reusing the same old furniture but rearranged in a more pleasant and practical way and the added few items to make it presentable or staging.
There is a big difference between a beautiful Persian rug and an old tacky wall to wall carpet!
@@calgal7828 Dude I know what a real Persian is. I have two! What I mean is that the carpet HAS a Persian pattern and THAT pattern is a classic. It is obvious this one is a carpet imitating THAT pattern, not the real thing.
I do not like seeing rugs on carpet.
Keeps your carpet from getting worn down. Easier to buy a new rug than new carpet.
@@kathleenhenson5833 Except that wear and tear still occurs around the perimeter of the rug.
@@kathleenhenson5833 yeah, but it looks hideous
That would make me wonder what they're hiding under there.
If I were buying a place, I'd want the rug lifted to look at the carpet beneath it. I'd be very suspicious of it hiding tears or stains
Me, an American, trying to figure out why there is a billboard in their yard.
Me too until I realized it was actually a realtor's "For Sale" sign. lol
It looks like the 80s vomited on it
The patterns and colors on the carpet would be a deal breaker because I'd have to go to the expense of changing it all. That crap is ugly.
Ironically, the ads popping up in this video contain red furniture. I need more sleep or something, because this is cracking me up.
Hehehe 😉
That shade of red was very popular when this show was made.. Shes a lovely lady and I hope she got her dream
I don’t remember red ever being this popular
Cross Canvy Island off my must must see list. House looks like a recreation of The Titanic, AFTER that fateful cruise.
Now live in a thatched cottage in beautiful Devon !
They must have a bargain basement budget on the UK show. Other than the teenage son's room the changes were very minimal.
That’s exactly the idea. Sell it without having to spend lots of money.
I think the homeowners fund the changes so unless they're willing to spend you don't get much
Well this is my mum's old house this was over 10/15 years ago....
All your negative comments before you know the situation of the people.
My mother a single parent with 4 kids trying to keep a roof over our heads. Trying to provide for my brother and sister to go University and working 2/3 jobs to support everything.... She had a son like me who was a little shit. As you see by my room, motor bikes, tags on the wall etc.
My mother tried the best she could, she just wanted to sell and start fresh. Yes lots of work to do. But how can a single person working 2/3 jobs looking after 4 kids ment to tackle all that work???? Think about that why your so negative.
Plus just to let you know the BBC had to come back and redo the house because they made it worse.... How you wonder. Well in camera veiw they only painted 3 walls. They didn't remove furniture they painted around it. They didn't sell the property. It did nothing to help. But remember this was a long time ago. My mother tried her best to give us a home. No matter how it looked. We are not all fortunate to have everything like you people seem to have to disrespect my home
I was thinking the same thing while reading some of the negative comments. Miserable people.
EDIT: It’s cool you can admit you were a little shit. Hope you’re making it up to your mum now. 😀
You are so right!!!
Wait...they kept the “pub” light in the Master????!!! I like the Canadian show better! Much better results!!
Can’t bear Anthony 😀
Beat
This idea of getting rid of pets while selling is ridiculous. I can see they shouldn’t overpower the house and be in every room, and hair shouldn’t be visible on carpets and furniture. Most of all. It shouldn’t smell like animals. However, I sold one house at a tidy profit with 3 cats and 3 dogs living in it. The dogs were always outside in the back yard when people came to view, and the cats were low key, the litter box away from the living area, and kept clean. I sold another house with one dog and two cats, same deal. Millions of people sell their homes with pets in them every year.
As a buyer I turned down several multi animal houses for fear of unseeable damage to area of the floor or walls (hidden behind furniture). Smells aside, clutter on top of animals is a definite turn off for some of us
I am afraid of strange dogs. I think it's best to take the dogs for a walk while ppl look at your house.
@@catsmeow8504 I always had mine outside when people came. I love dogs but respect that some people have a fear of them. Even if they don’t, friendly dogs can distract someone who you want paying attention to the house.
@@Tryin2Bnice45 yes, clutter and too much furniture can hide a lot of problems.
This was a squawking parrot
Did Sophie forget she painted a red "accent" wall in a bedroom in an episode in UK?
I just love this show, even though older episodes. It is so practical. They help people without much cost.
Yeah I think the approach of this show is a lot more realistic than so many similar shows. They kind of just allow people who've got used to their surroundings to see them anew and make simple changes.
That house needs to be torn down. It looks terrible before and not much better afterwards. I saw cracked walls that paint cant cover, fireplace is an eyesore, yard still looked like an uninhabited jungle. Living room carpet yucky! You could not give me that place even if it were free😞🇺🇸
Buy primer and paint all in one to cover dark walls w light paint. Do NOT leave old weird carpet, or leave door edges unpainted.
I want a 2021 Aussie version
As a macaw and quaker owner, I'm rolling my eyes.... THATS a noisy bird? Lmao. Shes lucky that African grey isn't cage aggressive. My harlequin macaw would of lacerated her hand when she put it on the cage.
That's exactly why people need to get their pets out of the house when prospective buyers are looking at it.
So the house was on the market for 16 weeks. And 6 weeks after the change in décor it is still not sold... Maybe time to think about an agent change? And get rid of the hideous billboard...
Needed new carpet. Otherwise nicer w/ less red. Did it sell?
Yes Rachel we sold soon after. Now live in a beautiful cottage in Devon, less red, no rabbit or parrot but 2 dogs who we take for stunning walks every day.
Framed wallpaper...To me it seems ridiculous. Surely an inexpensive art print is not so difficult to find.
I agree but this sort of redecorating was very much in fashion in the year 2008.🙂There is a lot of smoke and mirrors to this type of house marketing. They don't spend a lot of money and achieve maximum impact.
24:27. The sparkle in the buyer’s is a delight!
We never saw the kitchen remake.
They liked the Kitchen- the only thing they did was take the animals out.
Annie B I would love to see the bathroom
@@rickdejean4649 Me too. They never show bathrooms on this show.
@@rickdejean4649 The bathroom was newly fitted as was the kitchen.
No one in their right mind would try to sell a house in this state.
Errrm yes they would its my old house. Mum was struggling to provide for us 4 kids 2 of them going to uni. She was working 2/3 jobs so we had somewhere to live. She had no time to spend on the house. My mum was at the point of packing up and going
That's sure a gentle ocean. The teensy waves lapping against the beach are more like what you'd find on a lake. It'd be an ocean I wouldn't be afraid to swim in.
Freezing though!
Lovely back garden. Why are fronts so plain and neglected...? Lazy agents, again. All must be given classes before qualifying...
That dingy, dirty red carpet is disgusting.
This program keeps repeating the same thing for 27 minutes. Bottom line - paint the walls neutral colors and declutter.
The carpet should've been removed. These sort of renovations are very slap dash. You can see the missing paint from the edge of bdrm door. 😕The sellers seem to be clueless as to how to make the house appeal to prospective buyers. It's a no brainier that you need to remove clutter & clean up!!!! 🙄🙏
I much prefer the Canadian version of this show. They must have a very limited budget to work with here, literally all they did is move the animals outside and paint the walls. Personally. I would never buy this house with that garish red patterned carpet in there. Also, IMO John brings nothing to the show and is just a third wheel.
They should've added some decor to the outside for curb appeal, cleaned that carpet instead of just hiding it and painted the doors properly. Also remove the wall sconces to paint behind them. This was done with zero effort. No reason to not have pets but place them in a location that doesn't make them feel dirty. I have 3 birds and keep them in my room as I spend most of my time here, vacuuming and cleaning up daily is required or it can look gross fast. If that bird wasn't in the cage bored it wouldn't have been trying for attention. JMO
23:54 The buyer's eyes are locked on the carpet! The agent should be watching age buyers eyes to see what is attracting his attention. He should be taking notes on the buyers. The house has no burb appeal and nothing done to address it.
So, 6 weeks later it still wasn't sold?
Which suggests it was price not decor.
Hmmm I think it’s still decor!
4 weeks, a very long time ago!
They should include what year this was shot. Depending on the market at the time it could have taken months to sell. I think we got too used to seeing homes go into escrow within days of listing and close in 30 days. It isn't always like that.
I think it's the lack of curb appeal. They needed to deal with that siding.
That wooden bed yuck in the main bedroom still looked awful after being done up !
Pale green is as big of a turn off as red!!!
They should give this house away. Only a flipper would buy it. Sofie will fix it... lol PS: Why is that John guy there???
Why didn’t they paint the other side of the doors?
Just some paint on the walls. And a new rug.
The toys, animals, furniture, are not coming with the house.
Parrot made tiny sound( as would you if trapped in a cage ) she says its the noisiest Parrot shes ever heard! Oh my God give me a break! I love this show but why say silly things like that?
Curb appeal is really lame; that horrid tiny garage slapped on the front, the yard plantings ungroomed and non existent. Why did you not replace the horrible living room printed carpet? It's awful! Are these people totally unwilling to spend a few thousand to spruce up the place? They would more than make up for the cost when selling b/c they'd get a higher price. When we had house showings the three cats were crated and stored inside a car in the garage, and the litter boxes placed outside. Windows were opened for ventilation and all the lights were turned on. Half our stuff was put in storage for the duration.
I’m surprised Sophie didn’t like the red. She always uses it as an accent. I guess we all have our limits lol
I'm confused - I just watched another episode (Canary Wharf Riverside) where a neutral coloured room was painted bright raspberry red - and not just the feature wall. !! Yet in this episode Sophie states that bright colours should only be for accents...... hmmmm.....
Why do people say a room is airy when the curtains aren't moving or a fan isn't on?
Whata Dump
The door is killing me!
Buyers lack of imagination never ceases to amaze me.
"Big Book of British Smiles" -The Simpsons
Steve, "Inexplicable." 😳
He *DID NOT* just RESPOND with that! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
No, sir. We're all adults, so let's be honest. Shall we?
That isn't quite the truth, now, is it?
The answer is actually a flashing neon light with the word, "Obvious" clearly spelt out. 😉😂🤣🥰 Hysterical!
Quirk Deakin...
What in the Jackie Moon, Bobby Light is that!?
‘Unless a colourblind zoo keeper wants to buy it’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I was selling a home my agent discouraged me from staging it. I did it anyway and it sold right after I did so.
it looks like a brothel
Why didn't they completely paint the internal doors?
I’ve watched several of your videos and am surprised you didn’t address curb appeal in any of them. In America we are told the first 60 seconds make or break. Could it be we house hunt with more emotional appeal while you all are just looking for four walls. Very curious.
I’m curious what the boyfriend thought when he first saw that place!
Well, he was still there, so...
People keep moaning about the carpets being replaced- they did what they could with the existing carpets to keep the budget down - it would be so expensive to replace them all.
I notice that there isn't much care for the front yards there. That would be hard for me.
Footage on the dining room?
The home owner has no taste. Who has stuffed animals sitting on a mantle in the living room? Such a tacky home. 🤮
The UK homes, not anything I would want.
Can't stand the the little guy going after the agents. If the house shows no appeal how is a agent supposed to produce a buyer ???
Framed wallpaper again!!! I just don’t get it. It looks cheap and doesn’t compliment any style of decor.
I think the real estate company needs to change their name and sign!
WFUL THAT THE DOORS WERE LEFT UNFINISHED.
I wouldn't dare to show my home if it look,like that, horrible 😕
This should have been gutted and redone. The furniture needed to go also.
Don’t realtors want to make money?? Work at it, agents!!
At today's exchange rate they are asking $310,000 for an unattractive place that's inconvenient because it's on an island. That's almost one-third of a million dollars for a middle-class home. No wonder it doesn't sell.
"Unless a colorblind zoo keeper is looking for a home, I don't think we're hitting our target market" 😳🤣😂🤣😂
I know Sophie has painted two walls in a den red.
Incompetent Agent! 7 showings and ZERO feedback from viewers. He massively under marketed the house and didn't tell the owners that their decorating makes the house unmarketable.
Strip floors would have been better