Deciding whether or not we should have a new kitchen?

geek84 · 29 Mar 2016

Good Morning Folks

My wife and I are thinking of selling our property in the next 24 months or so. However, our kitchen is quite old and we can't decide whether or not to have a new kitchen fitted and hopefully recoupe the costs when it comes to selling, or place the property on the market at a reduced cost, without having a new fitted kitchen.

What factors would we need to take into consideration when deciding?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

bernardgreen · 29 Mar 2016

Leave it as it is now ( othjer than a good clean ) and reduce the price by the cost of the new kitchen you would have chosen.

Reason is that if you fit a new kitchen it may not be the style the new buyer wants. By leaving it as it is and "giving" the new buyer the money for a new kitchen they get the kitchen of their choice.

geek84 · 29 Mar 2016

Thanks bernardgreen

Chri5 · 8 Apr 2016

EA's suggest it's kitchens and bathrooms that stand out as key to selling a property.

If your area sells very quickly then leave as is, if your area struggles on the selling I'd be inclined to replace the kitchen to add sales potential.

freddiemercurystwin · 8 Apr 2016

Aye its not clear cut, fit a really good kitchen and you could easily hook in a buyer, if they liked it, fitting a run of the mill neutral kitchen can actively prevent buyers as they'll not like the kitchen and won't be able to justify replacing it.

it's not that hard · 8 Apr 2016

depending how old it is, you could consider the option of just changing the doors and worktops

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Deciding whether or not we should have a new kitchen?

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