Estate agent refusing to allow me to view a property?

amber1979

Well if the seller is anything like me, I'd probably withdraw my business if I found out about this. I've bought a sold a house before and didn't encounter such blatently dishonest behavior as this.

Icey77

amber1979 wrote: »

None of this makes any sense - estate agents are supposed to be essentially salesmen. Why reject a potential sale?

They are not playing by the rules. If I was the seller, I'd be livid.

I agree, they are providing a service. They also want to make some extra on the side by hopefully selling you a mortgage.

As you can prove that you already have this in place they have no choice but to move on to the next step which would be to show you the property.

Demanding to see a property but refusing to prove you are in a suitable position to buy the property is a no win situation. They don't want to waste their or their clients time on someone who possibly isn't in a position to buy.

I'm not trying to wind you up, simply saying you can get around their mortgage advisor block by proving you have it all in place already.

Good luck and I hope you like the property :beer:

yvonne13_2

OP perhaps you could knock the door and ask the owners if you can view the house.

If there is a for sale sign and it doesn't say view by appointment only then you can knock on no problem, but that was a few years ago I 'm not sure if that is still the case.

Perhaps someone will can confirm this.

Hoof_Hearted

I guess because the agent has not introduced you to the vendor, if you deal directly with the vendor, they won't need to pay the agent. Perhaps the house is lined up for a mate....

HBOS_LoanBorrower

Huh.. I had that experience too.

I called the Estate agents to see the property, but they booked an appointment with me in their Office.
So I went there and I met with their Mortgage Broker.
She was so bossy and pushy.
I told her repeatedly that I have already mortgage offer from my Bank via my own broker, but she was so pushing me to go through them. She was checking all my papers, statements ID... etc...

I clearly said to her that I was not interested with their Mortgage.

then she sent me to the sales guys to show the property.

Now in this business, I can Loudly and openly say that this business is the dirtiest business ever in the UK as far as I see.
No regulation.. agents are gods.... conveyancers are another gods... therefore unsuspected first time buyers always suffer.

steve1980

I think some people need to get a grip!

The agent is wrong to block viewings, they can not force you to see their mortgage advisor BUT they also want to protect their vendors from timewasters.

OP, if the house is the one (possibly) and the agent is refusing to let you see it then post a note through the door saying that. If there is a for sale board up then the vendor will have to pay the agent commission anyway, they will also have a clause in their contract that the name of the purchaser be known to prove that no introduction was made (just by the agent giving you details is enough of an introduction).

Sugared-frog

We had to see the mortgage advisor to be able to see the house we eventually bought - apparently a stipulation of the vendors that they didn't want time wasters. We really wanted to view that house (vacant so no point putting an offer through the door). We went in with our AIP and told them that to try and better our mortgage offer.

In the mean time they let us view the house and a week later they admitted defeat that they couldn't beat our current offer. And we got the house.

cajef

If an estate agent tried that on me I would walk away, there are plenty more properties on the market, but I would however put a note through the vendors door telling them that had lost a potential sale due to the agent.

Nins12345

Being an estate agent (please don't hate me lol) I totally get where your coming from they should not stop you from viewing I recommend my applicants to speak to my fa on the phone prior to viewings if they dont have a aip in place it has happened where people have gone round props and then you find out they need a mortgage and have no deposit! Which not only wastes out time the vendors but even their own!
I would never stop someone from viewing if they haven't spoke to our fa but I would recommend they have been financially qualified first hope that helps