why do estate agents park on the drive?

Milliewilly

Horizon81 wrote: »

They shouldn't do it as a matter of course but if the buyer asks then I think it's a perfectly reasonable request, for purposes of checking space and manoeuvreability.

Of course if they ask but I wouldn't move my cars in advance just so the viewer could park on my drive.

One thing I don't agree with though is people leaving their cars on the drive for the photo's. We want to see the house not your cars!!

Blacksheep1979

MissMotivation wrote: »

So because I park on someone's driveway....with their permission, I'm a lousy EA.....mmmm that makes sense!

No, this statement and the fact that you can't see the benefits of not parking on the drive make you not the best at your job.

MissMotivation wrote: »

So it's ok for viewers to turn up late? The only reason generally why an EA is late is because previous appointments have been late or overun.

Maybe they're late because of other agents running late by not factoring in delays - whilst it's the agents job to plan ahead for this it's not the buyers job...

Fire_Fox

Milliewilly wrote: »

Of course if they ask but I wouldn't move my cars in advance just so the viewer could park on my drive.

One thing I don't agree with though is people leaving their cars on the drive for the photo's. We want to see the house not your cars!!

Isn't it the same on a first viewing? Don't prospective buyers make their minds up long before they have seen the entire property?

longhotbath

There was a classic today - the house next to me is up for sale, and we are in a controlled parking zone - single yellow outside houses, but parking bays opposite which are generally empty (no parking problems around here, but nice little earner for council. You need a permit to park between 2 and 4 pm mon - sat....

House next door all quiet, then at 1.50 - ea turns up, and then over next hour, 3 different cars arrive - one parks outside house, and other 2 in bays. EA on drive - and all 3 prospective buyers get tickets... a bit ridiculous really. (ps there are two side roads off ours with no parking restrictions at all!!

kunekune

Perhaps, if I was an estate agent, and the house had a really dodgy drive, I'd park in the drive so they didn't find out????

_bankrupted

This thread has made me smile.

I think a general conception is that Estate Agents are arrogant, over confident and put their commission on a sale above the interests of the client (I must add that these are not necessarily my views)

I see MissMotivation comment regarding the view of her clients priority with regard to hers, I then clock her signature :rotfl:

MissMotivation wrote: »

First come first served! Why should the EA have to park on the road??

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MissMotivation

_bankrupted wrote: »

This thread has made me smile.

I think a general conception is that Estate Agents are arrogant, over confident and put their commission on a sale above the interests of the client (I must add that these are not necessarily my views)

I see MissMotivation comment regarding the view of her clients priority with regard to hers, I then clock her signature :rotfl:

You would do well to read thewhole thread!

new_home_owner_3

Bottom line the actions of the estate agent has put the buyer off, i know if i turned up to view a house and the parking was not very good and there was space on the drive i would just pull on to it.

However it has highlighted the problem even more to the potential buyer that the parking is not very good, that would put me off straight away.

I mean what would happen if they did buy the house and people wanted to visit, i suppose its up to the estate agent but to be honest, if they want to get a sdale they should make the property as easy to acsess as possible.

Its like me i went to view a house it was nice but there was no side entrance and the wheely bins where always kept outside, now the first photos of the property highlighted this has they was on the photo, they soon changed the photograph and then the property sold, its prpbably not until afterwards the buyers will see a issue with this, but we seen it straight away.

Now if a estate agent wants to highlight the issues with the house before they have even shown a viewer round then so be it, but i dont think they will sell the house.

Milliewilly

But if the OP has a disabled son who needs a wheelchair then surely she has a disabled badge for her car and can park directly outside a property?

PasturesNew

I think a house looks better if there's no car in its driveway, so an EA should park up the road to show the house off to the best of its ability. This means that if the viewer turns up 2 minutes late they don't end up 10 minutes late looking for parking as they'd just go "oh !!!!!! it ... I'll park in the drive as I'm viewing".

If I couldn't park, but the EA had, I'd see that as arrogance. Especially if I was then a bit late to the appointment because I didn't know the local area as well as the EA so had a harder time trying to find where to park.

Being considerate should be part of the service provided to sellers: to not p155 off potential buyers.