What to wear when looking at houses ?

phoebe1989seb

sirmosh wrote: »

To be honest whatever you would wear to go into town on a Saturday afternoon would more than likely be fine. Chances are if you can afford a certain type of house then you're probably going to dress appropriately for that. For example if you can afford a £500,000 house then you probably live a lifestyle where you'd never leave the house in anything less than smart casual wear and that would be fine.

Generally speaking I'd say if you're in a position to buy a house then you're unlikely to be a particularly scruffy person any way.

Totally disagree.......

In the late 1990s DH worked in a high end interior design studio and once had a visit from a couple of elderly guys that from the way they were dressed appeared to be not much better than tramps. They eventually placed an order (£20k+) and turned up to pay the deposit with carrier bags literally stuffed full of cash - apparently they ran a market garden and were very old school, preferring to stash their cash under the floorboards :eek:

Tenyearstogo

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Whereas when you go shopping or down the pub , you sometimes choose socks WITH holes in ?

Not me but my husband would.

DRP

:rotfl:Hilarious thread!

gazzak_2

Tenyearstogo wrote: »

I always take my shoes off in other people's homes so I would wear socks without holes when house viewing.

Same here, best socks on, otherwise who cares?

moneyistooshorttomention

Thought never crossed my mind I must admit......

I'm wearing my own area's "uniform" - ie scruff mode - as we arent (well - we didnt use to be....:cool:) a "posh" type area. Dress is pretty casual here too - so I seem to be pretty much what they were expecting to see...:rotfl:. No darn point in trying to look all dressed-up anyway - they might think I have money "washing around" to spare and I certainly don't:(

Bridge-Burner

gimp suit will suffice

braun_2

I've viewed lots of houses for both renting and buying. Sometimes I wear smart shirt if i'm going straight after work, I wear casual (jeans/tshirt) if viewing on weekend.

I don't think I need to give a good impression. They will know if I can afford it if/when I put an offer in. Besides, the state of some of the houses I have viewed has been awful. Just This weekend I viewed a rental property where the occupant was sleeping on a mattress with no sheets and the whole room stunk to high heaven of sweat.

I've also viewed higher end houses where the vendor has been walking round in slippers/pajama bottoms while the EA showed us round :embarasse

I think they care more about how much they can get out of you and not what you are wearing/what your background is.

sheilaluc

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

Something that can be boiled clean afterwards, if necessary.

and me. Also what the seller wears can also leave an impression.

Georgiegirl256

Seriously?? Just wear whatever you feel comfortable in. The thought has never even entered my mind when viewing houses, I actually don't care what people think of me for what I'm wearing, they want to sell their house, so they'll be that worried about making a good impression on you, after all, they want someone to make them an offer.

:rotfl: about the sock comment! Or in my case, make sure you've got a matching pair on! I had one leopard print one on the other day, and one ladybird print, stood out like a sore thumb when I removed my shoes!

Dukesy

sirmosh wrote: »

Generally speaking I'd say if you're in a position to buy a house then you're unlikely to be a particularly scruffy person any way.

Do you really think that?

We're homeowners, but for OH and I, wearing smart clothes is actually something of an event!

That said, he's a carpenter and we're carrying out a house renovation with our own fair hands, and have been living in what has been a building site to varying degrees for the last 18 months. Thinking about it, I know some very wealthy people who dress in clothes which look like they've served several generations before them - the best one of these drives an ancient Audi which has had rust damage on the bodywork plugged with huge blobs of mastik. Perhaps that's how 'old money' keep their money
Never judge a book by its cover!

To the OP, just wear something comfortable and casual. As long as your clothes are clean and tidy, I don't think it really matters.