Discouraging viewings after offer accepted?

Davesnave

witchy1066 wrote: »

I can think of many who would love to be in your position,

QT lives in an area of relatively easy sales. :hello:

I wish they'd been that easy when I sold there!

MGCP

This was interesting reading for me. We've had an offer accepted on a place which we've seen (so far) for a grand total of 15 minutes. We'd love to see it again as it is so frustrating only being able to look at the estate agents photos online, but we felt bad about asking for another viewing until there had been some more progress with the sale (5 weeks in and we are still waiting for confirmation that the mortgage is agreed).

We spoke to the estate agent during the week though and mentioned that we'd like to see it again to remind ourselves what the place looks like, so hopefully we'll get to have another look soon. It was really exciting to have the offer accepted but since then it has felt like an interminable wait with no progress (and it is hard to get excited when the whole thing still feels as if it might fall through!)

moneyistooshorttomention

MGCP wrote: »

This was interesting reading for me. We've had an offer accepted on a place which we've seen (so far) for a grand total of 15 minutes. We'd love to see it again as it is so frustrating only being able to look at the estate agents photos online, but we felt bad about asking for another viewing until there had been some more progress with the sale (5 weeks in and we are still waiting for confirmation that the mortgage is agreed).

We spoke to the estate agent during the week though and mentioned that we'd like to see it again to remind ourselves what the place looks like, so hopefully we'll get to have another look soon. It was really exciting to have the offer accepted but since then it has felt like an interminable wait with no progress (and it is hard to get excited when the whole thing still feels as if it might fall through!)

I'm guessing that that 15 minutes only amounted to one viewing. In your particular circumstances, even if that got spread over 2 viewings (boy....quick viewings if so!!). If you've only had 1 viewing so far...then you've certainly got a Viewing 2 in the bag that you haven't "used up". Even if that 15 minutes was spread over 2 viewings, then it may be the case that your particular seller is wondering why the heck your mortgage offer is taking so long to come through (I would be....) and it would help reassure them that, as far as you're concerned, you're still on track to buy the place.

J_i_m

I think there needs to be a balance.

Sure, the buyer is spending (or borrowing) a large sum of money to buy a property and obviously some due diligence will need to be carried out.

Perhaps a couple of viewings before offer, then a final one to take a few measurements for curtains etc.

However, I find it quite puzzling how many people seem to conveniently forget that until completion takes place then the property is still very likely the home of the vendor and so the notion that the buyer should "have as many viewing as they like" could easily start taking the mickey.

As explored above they are some genuine reasons to view further. But it could also easily get to the point where it gets quite intrusive.

"Oh, my aunt Mabel who lives 200 miles away is visiting us and I want to show her my new house"

I mean, I'd be thinking "so the **** what?" and want to tell them where to stick it at that.

DRP

Taking the **** is obviously out of order ('Aunty Mabel wants to come over and see the colour of the kitchen tiles'), but when a buyer is spending a couple of hundred grand or so, then they should be given plenty of leeway.

From the vendor's point of view, why risk upsetting your buyer? - a house sale can take months and there is plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong - why increase the risk of this by getting overly precious about viewings?


Ours has now visited 4 times in about 7 weeks:

1st & 2nd viewings followed by their offer.
3rd viewing to bring mum around.
4th viewing to check some stuff that the surveyor mentioned.

I have no problems with this (at least it means we have to keep the place tidy!). I fully expect a 5th visit soon to view F&F and measure up.

Dan-Dan

a viewing to bring mum round?!?!

Windsorcastle

I think you are well within your rights to conveniently be 'unavailable' for any more viewings from your buyer, at least until you have exchanged contracts. As others have said, it is entirely your home until contracts are exchanged and I would think a buyer is being a bit wobbly if they keep wanting to come round for a look repeatedly. I also think it's a bit premature 'measuring up' for curtains and furniture at such an early stage of the process.

Windsorcastle

DRP wrote: »

Ours has now visited 4 times in about 7 weeks:

1st & 2nd viewings followed by their offer.
3rd viewing to bring mum around.
4th viewing to check some stuff that the surveyor mentioned.

I have no problems with this (at least it means we have to keep the place tidy!). I fully expect a 5th visit soon to view F&F and measure up.

I think you are extremely accommodating DRP!!! Bringing Mum round is a bloomin' cheek at this stage - is your buyer 14?? I would be getting very p-d off but if you're happy with it, then that's fine. It's down to personal tolerance really.

DRP

Windsorcastle wrote: »

I think you are extremely accommodating DRP!!! Bringing Mum round is a bloomin' cheek at this stage - is your buyer 14?? I would be getting very p-d off but if you're happy with it, then that's fine. It's down to personal tolerance really.

We are at the stage where surveys have been done and mortgages have been agreed, so i dont' see this as 'early' - i would hope they are fully committed*.

It is a big decision in their life , so as a FTB I can see why they want to bring their mum around.

A 15 minute visit is not disruptive to me in the slightest. Obviously this depends on the context. All that is required is half an hour tidying and running the hoover about - something we should be doing more often anyway!



*no doubt in a couple of weeks time i'll be raging about my FTB pulling out and/or some kind of gazundering attempt.... :eek:

hazyjo

I've always taken my mum round - it's an opinion from someone who probably knows you best and who will give an honest view. I haven't always taken notice but she has helped and voiced things I've missed (or don't care about). A couple of times, her opinion has swayed me - and I've never regetted it.

We also wanted to take my ex's parents round (as well as mine - my dad had cancer at that time [he's no longer with us]) as we were told during the buying process that my then husband's dad was terminally ill and wouldn't have seen the house otherwise. He died very shortly after we moved in, but would never have managed the stairs (four storeys) at a later date. Everyone was very accommodating. I think we only had three viewings in total.

I swear that house brought me SO MUCH bad luck though - wish I had been put off it. My ex's dad kept telling us to pull out but we stuck to our guns cos we thought we loved it. Ho hum.

Jx