Letting buyer in?

smileytiger

Hi guys

Don't think i'm a miserable git - but it is unreasonable for me not to want our buyer to keep 'popping in' all the time - mostly unannounced!

She's lovely and i don't want to put her off - but it's getting a bit annoying and we haven't even exchanged yet.

Sorry just needed to have a moan .x

spadoosh

Try and take the positives, shes clearly showing shes keen and excited about moving in!

I understand the situation, you cant not smile at someone who is giving you £00000's

Maybe you could say youve got loads of things to sort out with the move and so on and ask if she minds booking a viewing through estate agent so you can make sure youve cleared your diary for her and youve not left carp everywhere. Make a joke about having to keep it tidy all the time incase she comes round!

princeofpounds

Buyers are like vampires and bailiffs... invite them in once and they'll be back time and time again!

Only joking. No it's not unreasonable. Whilst I think sellers should be happy to let buyers in a number of times (they are after all committing a huge amount of money) there is no reason why this should not be pre-agreed.

But I wouldn't get mad about it, I would just say that it's not convenient because you are on the phone/cooking/holding a seance. And if she does it a second time, have another reason handy and suggest that instead of making wasted trips, she should ring your agent (or you) to pre-agree.

Then you get your agent to follow up saying that he had heard she didn't get to view, perhaps she would like to arrange a time through him, and perhaps that any further visits will need to be after exchange.

Basically, every step here you have done out of consideration for her convenience... but whilst getting her out of your hair.

Of course there is nothing wrong with simply saying that as much as you love her, she should pre-agree visits and that you don't want any more before exchange. But only you know if she will take offence at that.

byjimini

They need to make an appointment. We had the same thing 10 years ago when moving, they kept turning up on the doorstep and we kept turning them away.

smileytiger

Thanks guys - i know it seems petty - but i work 12 hour days & when it's my day off i like to unwind a bit - she doesn't even knock anymore - just lets herself in at the side gate!

Hopefully exchange will be soon - it's a cash sale & we'll soon be off to our new home in around 6 weeks or so. Maybe i just need to focus on that!

spadoosh

Take to cleaning in just your socks, she might at least learn to knock!

smileytiger

spadoosh wrote: »

Take to cleaning in just your socks, she might at least learn to knock!

haha - i think the sight of me in just my socks would have her running for the hills & i could wave bye bye to the sale:rotfl:

Catden_2

Oh no, I had one like that I think I showed all the family round one by one. One the day we moved they turned up at 10am to wait for us to move out, they were politley told to 'go away' until the agreed time. Her fathers 'stuff' was in out garage before we had driven away, wouldn't have minded so much if she wasn't moving in for a month or two. :-)))

payless

perhaps she hoping to bury her dog in your pond

Werdnal

payless wrote: »

perhaps she hoping to bury her dog in your pond

OMG I'd almost forgotten about that saga, nearly spat out coffee all over the screen :rotfl: