Funny experiences while looking around houses?

propertyman

We were sent a key to do a probate valuation and the solicitor had transposed the house number. I arrived at the wrong house, let myself in, the key worked, and measured took pictures and sent the report and valuation off.

The executor called to say wrong house! I should have charged two fees

ladymagpie

We went to see one house which was smaller that what we were hoping for but we really liked it as the single male owner had done everything up, even replaced the electrics within the last 3 years, and it had only just gone on sale within the previous week to us seeing it. Very well kept and presented and said he was selling because his elderly mother couldn't cope well at home and he wanted to be closer to her.

As he was showing us around you could tell he genuinely loved his house. Had proper emotion in his voice and face.

Anyway the next day as usual we waited for the estate agent to ring to ask us what we thought. They actually phoned to inform us that the owner had presumedly changed their mind and removed the house from sale! I truly think that he convinced himself to keep his own house!

grifferz

Vendor's children running wild, insisting on showing us their own bedrooms, their clothes, their school work, their hamster, threatening to chop my head off, and then at the end loudly asking, "ARE YOU GOING TO BUY OUR HOUSE THEN??"

Which I was able to see the funny side of, but agent had a bit of a sense of humour failure over.

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knightstyle

Back in the 70s, looking for our first house to buy a normal terrace house had the whole upstairs made into one giant bedroou with huge round bed, black satin bedding and larger that life erotic photos of the owners ex all round the room!
I went back for a second viewing on my own, don't tell my wife!

Tiglath

We looked at one house where they'd plasterboarded up the entrance to the stairs and cut a loft hatch in the diningroom ceiling with a basic ladder to the upstairs (straight into a bedroom so you had to pass through that to get to the rest of the bedrooms and bathroom). There were 7 or 8 kids plus the Mum, and campbeds just dotted around everywhere including the landing. All the walls had 70s golden pine panels from floor to ceiling; it was like the biggest treehouse ever. I should've guessed when the EA said he couldn't come to the viewing with us.

Gingernutty

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Davesnave

Gingernutty wrote: »

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3357656

Oh dear, I seem to be in there too!

I often wonder who bought that farmhouse and why they wanted it, especially when it wasn't cheap and the market was so dire. Indeed, things are still dire in that location right now.

Charliezoo

We went to view a pretty, rural Victorian cottage a few years back. It used to be a single house but had been split into 2. Within minutes of entering the house very loud speed garage started blaring through the wall from next door - no need to ask how thick that adjoining wall was then! The house was so pretty from the outside with climbing roses and a lovely garden. As I stepped back to admire the frontage one of next door's upstairs windows swung open and a long haired youth leaned out and spat into the front garden.

We didn't bother with a second viewing.

Tabby2

Viewed a house in Australia and there was a whole pig (dead) on the utility room floor. The EA explained that the owners were having a BBQ that weekend and stepped over it without fluttering an eyelash. We were too gobsmacked to say anything.