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Viewing a house that is currently occupied.

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  • kwmlondon
    kwmlondon Posts: 1,734 Forumite
    Personally, I hate viewing a place while the owners are there and have gone out of my way to make sure that I'm never in when my place was being viewed. I pay the EA a pretty penny to deal with people on my behalf. I'm always much more inclined to look closely, talk to my partner, ask questions when I'm viewing with an EA than when the owners are present. Socialising is the last thing I want to do with people I could end up negotiating with - I've had to bargain hard and it's much easier if you don't know the people involved.
  • Mobeer
    Mobeer Posts: 1,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Academoney Grad Photogenic
    Today I arranged a viewing and was told that the sellers are currently still living there but in the process of moving out apparently - the property is advertised as no-chain. I'm a bit dubious about this as according to Property Bee it has been listed since May. Would it really take this long for the sellers to move out if they really are 'no chain' ?

    Why would they move out before Completion? I sold no-chain and did not leave the property until the day before Completion, and this caused no problems at all.
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