improving odds

I knew my instincts over this new estate agent were right.... despite the Thursday viewing not resulting in an offer, they have got two more viewings arranged, for Friday and Saturday.... thats 3 viewings in a week... it took the previous estate agents 6 weeks to reach that number..... One of the things we suspect might be putting people off is that the hall and stairs carpet is knackered.... we were waiting until the kids were a bit older to replace it (OK OK..... we spent the money on boats instead....) but if neither of these viewings show any progress towards a sale we may well replace the carpet anyway..... its a pain spending the money, but it is the first part of the house that people see when they come to look round, and first impressions count and all that....