Time-wasters and idiots.

twisty

You do realise that all of the EA's marketing material produced on your behalf is with the purpose of getting people through the door?

Perhaps if you really want to be selective about who views your property, you should just insist on explicitly honest marketing materials? E.g. 'Please do not view if you want a double second bedroom as this is only a single', 'Don't bother looking if you want a 100ft garden as this smaller than that'.

If you are honestly annoyed that people haven't read the materials properly then you wouldn't have any issue with adding these sort of sentences in, as it would solve your problem straight away. I suspect it is more the case that, naturally, you don't like finding out that people don't like your property.

And stating that "it states clearly what work needs doing" sounds pretty daft to me. How do you know what work somebody might need to do to get the property up to the standard they want to live in? Not everybody would want the same things done as you.

Buying a house is a massive investment and to expect people to make up their minds based on hyperbole spouted by EAs on Rightmove is just nuts.

I'm selling too and would happily let 15 people in to see my flat, even if they all said no. And ypu have had an offer too! Be happy my friend.

Bufger

The strange thing about common sense is that its not so common

goldbyron

I agree wholeheartedly - there are some tremendous time wasters out there. I did have quite a few people who did say 'its not for us' which although was very honest though disheartening. I had a few classics (bear in mind my flat is a 2 bed room first floor conversion)- 'we need direct access for the cats/dogs to the garden', 'the floorboards squeak', and 'wanted purpose built'. Don't even get me started on the 10's of people who said it was too small - look at the measurements!!! LOL - it could be funny if it wasn't so frustrating.

vet8

Thanks for your comments. I agree people need to see the place before buying, but I had hoped that now there is so much info in the house spec that those who come to view really think it is the house for them. I would have no objection at all to the EA being brutally honest about the house's failings if that saved timewasters from bothering to come.

I just find it such a pain cleaning , sweeping, mopping, dusting, hovering, tidying up, getting my OH to take the dogs into the field in the pouring rain, wiping mud from the walls where the dogs have shaken etc. I spend about 1 1/2 hours doing that and then some idiot comes in and only spends 5 minutes glancing at the place before saying its not in the right area. AAGGHH!

PasseySam

We have viewed about 20 properties in our search for a new house, and on paper almost all of them had what we were looking for (garage/driveway, big garden, 3 bedrooms etc.). However sometimes things get missed off the details (as someone else here said, the purpose of the particulars is to get people through the door) and so going to have a look is the only way to see. Also photos can be misleading and it is sometimes hard to translate measurements on paper into actual practical sizes of rooms, especially in rooms with bay windows, chimney breasts etc. Sometimes you have to go have a look at all the possible houses even though you may find things you don't like - surely that's the point in looking?

In the end we went to see a house that we liked the look of but on paper thought the garden would be too small, however when we went in we fell in love with it and found the garden was actually a really good size -we have had an offer accepted!

I understand your frustrations and as first time sellers ourselves we have had our fair share of viewings where people even said they were going to come back for second viewings and make an offer then decided it just wasn't what they were looking for. The most annoying was hearing the people didn't want an open plan living area/kitchen even though it is clear from the details that is is open plan!

It is very frustrating but all part of the process I think - at least you have had an offer and so it's not all bad. When you've sold it'll all seem a distant memory! Good luck

Fire_Fox

vet8 wrote: »

Why don't people read?:mad:

Why don't people use the Vent board when they want to vent?

poppysarah

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Why don't people use the Vent board when they want to vent?

Where's that?

lincroft1710

Praise, Vent & Warnings

In the Home & Play section of the Forum

kriss_boy

The market is full of horrifically over priced properties at the moment which doesnt help.

There a 1 bed flat in one of the worst areas of my town currently listed at more than I think my semi detached house is worth!!

If sellers were more realistic about what their house was worth the market would pick up. Instead everyone wants top dollar for their place and a complete bargain for their new home.

roger196

Selecting a house is all about compromise. Do the pluses outway the minuses? As an EA's description cannot be relied on ( they all carry disclaimers about accuracy), the only way is to view in person. Other factors are not even mentioned. What do the neighbours gardens look like, is the house well maintained, does the area feel safe, how old is the boiler,are there cracks in external walls. Are there valuable ( to me) features in the property which have been overlooked.