Viewing with no intent to buy

confused31_2

Round by us we call them rubber neckers, we have turned viewings down from people who have not had a offers on their property, or they havent got a mortgage offer and are first time buyers

We had one the other week her house, the offer was cancelled, the estate agent told us she still wanted to view but we said no, a bit mean but why should we??

I dont know how many viewers we would have had if we told them we would accept anyone, but i told the estate agent from the begining no viewers who are not in a position to make a offer.

Oh and personally, i wouldnt dream of doing it to other people who where selling, but if you havent got nothing better to do, fill your boots.

What happens if you view something really like it and would like to make a offer, knowing full well you can not, that would do my head in aswell,

ChrisCobra

I'd be p!ssed off if this happened to me , view if your interested , but if not dont bother.....

Wasting other peoples time and money isnt funny.

Also people might think your a potential burglar , as ive heard some do this to scope out the security in a house!

Miss-spent_2

I love going to view show house even though I have no intention of buying, it gives me ideas for decorating. I don't know if that's mean or immoral.

I wouldn't book viewings for houses that were occupied. That's a bit strange in my opinion, do it too often and the agent might think you were casing the joints!

I have only moved house twice but Estate agents always seemed to vet us pretty well before sending us out on viewings.

Kez100

I think if you look at homes you will end up buying if you find the right place, however much you feel you won't, so you may feel you are wasting vendors time but I don't think you are.

Looking at building estate showhomes is a different sport. A lot of people do it fro a sunday afternoon occupation. It's a bit sad but no different than looking for cars.

confused31_2

I would not go round to a house if i was not in a position to buy it

Likewise i would not got into a shop like currys or comet and get the sales person to go through every bit of information about a product that i have no intention of buying and that i am not in a position to buy.

A car i would not go round showrooms, being took out on test drives in cars if i was not in a position to buy.

Round by me a person that does this would be called a nuisance or a nause, it makes me think of the cable guy with jim carey when you have some mad geek nausing yah all the time, i bet the estate agents are like "oh here comes that nause again".:rolleyes:

confused31_2

Miss-spent wrote: »

I love going to view show house even though I have no intention of buying, it gives me ideas for decorating. I don't know if that's mean or immoral.

I wouldn't book viewings for houses that were occupied. That's a bit strange in my opinion, do it too often and the agent might think you were casing the joints!

I have only moved house twice but Estate agents always seemed to vet us pretty well before sending us out on viewings.

You saying that i heard of one person viewing someones house down the same road so they could see what there kitchen was like, the houses where the same.

I dont think they knew it was them until they walked up a few doors and knocked on the door for the viewing:eek:

barnaby-bear

confused31 wrote: »

Round by us we call them rubber neckers, we have turned viewings down from people who have not had a offers on their property, or they havent got a mortgage offer and are first time buyers

We had one the other week her house, the offer was cancelled, the estate agent told us she still wanted to view but we said no, a bit mean but why should we??

I dont know how many viewers we would have had if we told them we would accept anyone, but i told the estate agent from the begining no viewers who are not in a position to make a offer.

Oh and personally, i wouldnt dream of doing it to other people who where selling, but if you havent got nothing better to do, fill your boots.

What happens if you view something really like it and would like to make a offer, knowing full well you can not, that would do my head in aswell,

My cousin did this - viewing houses about 9 months before they started viewing to get to know the market.... when they did put theirs on the market they put an offer in on one where the sale had fallen through that they'd seen nearly a year before, although they hadn't sold but they did within a couple of weeks because they were pretty realistic about price having decided they wanted that house.... so they were intending to be time wasters when they saw the house and also weren't proceedable to your conditions but as a result of the viewing they did buy a house although they didn't mean to at the time

barnaby-bear

QTPie wrote: »

Personally, no - I would only go and view if I had a fairly serious intention to buy.

Certainly quite a few sellers go to a LOT of trouble to present their houses... I don't think it is fair to do that to someone if you really have no intention to buy: I wouldn't want it done to me, so I wouldn't do it to others. But that is me...

QT

It's also quite awkward going into someone else's house and lives. I have good friends and I haven't seen their kids bedrooms. I personally feel a bit awkward going round a complete strangers house while they are trying to be welcoming, pleasant etc... and putting them out, you can tell washing/meal preparing put on hold, going round a house while their baby is sleeping and their apologising the curtains are closed, their toddlers pestering for a drink, looking round a 13 year olds room whist they look on really uncomfortable - not exactly Alton Towers... or the sad obvious coming up repossession, ok house but embarrassing proud but really hard up family - with bare kids bedrooms and pitiful lack of possessions... or the old person bewildered who has to move, or the house being sold by the bereaved still furnished with the sad reminents and tail of someones life.

Miss-spent_2

confused31
Well that beats going in to ask for a cup of sugar!
I recently had some work done and suddenly my neighbour appeared just as i was returning home. In the end I just said," I have had new French doors would you like to see them?"
"Oh yes please, she said." It was easier that way.
Back to the OP though, I have just thought, you can look at a lot of house interiors on the web now.

confused31_2

Im just not prepared for my missus to tidy the house up for people who are not in a position to buy,especially in todays market, maybe when everyone was buying in 2006 it might have been okay.

People put their houses on the market and the next thing you know they are out there viewing, when in reality in todays market you could be up for sale for over 2 years.

I wont change, and to be honest by the few people who think its okay to view without being able to buy, who have posted in this thread i am glad i made that decision of not accepting all viewers.