How many times do you let your purchaser view?

Babiesmummy_2

googler wrote: »

So has the builder legally taken possession of your house in px for their new-build yet? Or is this the exchange on 24 April?

I'd say that until they do have full ownership, what happens in your house is your concern.

Standard practice in Scotland is, if an offer is accepted, and the buyers want to return for measurements, Mum & Dad checking the house over, then they're told that once missives are concluded (the contractual committment to buy) they can visit after that, but not before. They can of course visit a number of times prior to making an offer - two or three is reasonable enough.

Exchange is 24th April.

getmore4less

You are selling to the builder why does anyone but your solicitor need any ID.

What is in the agreement with the builder on viewngs?

ankspon

We recently swapped homes,we let them come when they want and vice versa,

RacyRed

Babiesmummy wrote: »

We are part exchanging anyway so we are leaving whether the house is sold or not. I like to think I am a reasonable person and I think about 3 times is enough.

Thanks for all your feedback.

2nd viewing 20 mins, how long was the first? Has your buyer spent as much as an hour in your house?

This is a major purchase, I'm afraid I think you are being a bit unreasonable.

[Deleted User]

Twice is hardly excessive - what are you complaining about?!

This it most likely the biggest purchase of this person's life so let them view the property as much as is required to ensure they're happy and comfortable. If they want to turn up 20 times then sure, that might be excessive, but we're talking about two visits here!

For comparison purposes, we viewed our property 3 times before completion - once before we made the offer, again to investigate structural aspects further and finally for a 'measuring up' visit (the vendors were offering to sell some appliances to us and we wanted to inspect them).

I appreciate that this might be an inconvenience to you, but given the amount of money someone's going to spend on your property is it not worth giving them the time to make a decision?

Finally, who is the P/E with? Some homebuilders offer money/bonuses if you show people round as part of the p/e offer (I think Barratts do).

Babiesmummy_2

I don't recall complaining about letting them round, I just wanted to know if there was a reasonable number of times I should be letting them round.

getmore4less

Babiesmummy wrote: »

EA 1 rang for purchasers to view again on Saturday to take measurements for furniture etc. They turned up with her Dad (which is fair enough they wanted another opinion) were at our house for about 20mins and took absolutely no measurements. After I have ran around like a headless chicken tidying the house again whilst trying to keep 3 kids entertained.

Is there a reasonable number of times we should be letting them come round (via EA) to do their measuring ? as I don't want them around every week showing other family members and not even taking measurements. EA has told me the sale of our house has nothing to do with us, how far does she want us to take that comment ?

Don't bother with a tidy up, just tell them when it is convenient and for how long.

If it has nothing to do with you, tell the EA to talk to those that it is something to do with.

[Deleted User]

Babiesmummy wrote: »

I don't recall complaining about letting them round, I just wanted to know if there was a reasonable number of times I should be letting them round.

As many as they need to ensure they're comfortable with the purchase and have everything they need from you. They're about to make a massive purchase so cut them some slack!

Cannon_Fodder

How many times? As many times as they like, in case they decide not to buy and the developer cancels the part exchange, or tries to renegotiate the price difference.

Babiesmummy_2

No wonder some people don't bother posting on these threads.

I was after a bit of advice from people in the industry or have been through similar, this is the first time I have sold a property, the first time I have part exchanged and only the second time I have bought.

I may be a bit naive when selling a house that just shows my inexperience.