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Estate agency which posted 140 photos of luxury home online 'not desperate to sell it' | Estate agency which posted 140 photos of luxury home online 'not desperate to sell it' |
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An estate agency which has posted more than 140 photos of a £3 million house online has said it is not “desperate” to sell it. | An estate agency which has posted more than 140 photos of a £3 million house online has said it is not “desperate” to sell it. |
Lofties, a home set on an eight-acre estate in Lindrick Common, Nottinghamshire, is being sold by Rotherham-based “bespoke” estate agency Blenheim Park Estates. | Lofties, a home set on an eight-acre estate in Lindrick Common, Nottinghamshire, is being sold by Rotherham-based “bespoke” estate agency Blenheim Park Estates. |
Boasting features such as an indoor swimming pool, a bar, games and entertainment suite, a cinema, gym, four reception rooms, and landscaped gardens with sun terraces, the property unsurprisingly comes with a hefty £2,899,000 price tag. | Boasting features such as an indoor swimming pool, a bar, games and entertainment suite, a cinema, gym, four reception rooms, and landscaped gardens with sun terraces, the property unsurprisingly comes with a hefty £2,899,000 price tag. |
And so keen is the agency to showcase the home’s treats, it has uploaded 142 images of it with its advert. | And so keen is the agency to showcase the home’s treats, it has uploaded 142 images of it with its advert. |
This is reportedly more than any other previous listing on the country’s largest property search website Rightmove. | This is reportedly more than any other previous listing on the country’s largest property search website Rightmove. |
Paul Blackburn, director of Blenheim Park Estates, told the Independent that it tries to use as many images as possible for all of the homes it markets. | Paul Blackburn, director of Blenheim Park Estates, told the Independent that it tries to use as many images as possible for all of the homes it markets. |
“Blenheim Park Estates just handles the top end of the market and is a bespoke estate agency business,” he said. | “Blenheim Park Estates just handles the top end of the market and is a bespoke estate agency business,” he said. |
“The key thing is showing the potential purchasers the properties in their entirety rather than just giving them a shapshot. | “The key thing is showing the potential purchasers the properties in their entirety rather than just giving them a shapshot. |
“There’s a lot to take in. We try and sell the properties through pictures. | “There’s a lot to take in. We try and sell the properties through pictures. |
“It’s how we operate. We are not desperate, we are keen.” | “It’s how we operate. We are not desperate, we are keen.” |
He added: “It’s a superb property which has many, many features which we wanted to highlight through aerial and ground photos.” | He added: “It’s a superb property which has many, many features which we wanted to highlight through aerial and ground photos.” |
However, experts have warned that giving prospective buyers too many photos to look at, ahead of viewings, can defeat the purpose, according to the Daily Telegraph. | However, experts have warned that giving prospective buyers too many photos to look at, ahead of viewings, can defeat the purpose, according to the Daily Telegraph. |
Miles Shipside, commercial director at Rightmove, told the newspaper: “People’s attention spans are relatively short, if you give everything away about a property people might not go and see it. | Miles Shipside, commercial director at Rightmove, told the newspaper: “People’s attention spans are relatively short, if you give everything away about a property people might not go and see it. |
“You want people to be excited about what they see on the internet and then go and visit it.” | “You want people to be excited about what they see on the internet and then go and visit it.” |
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