Worried about buyer coming for second viewing

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Who would spend hundreds of thousands of Pounds on something after only seeing it once?

BobQ

SouthernGuy wrote: »

Evening all,

I just want to let off steam, I'm currently selling my house and am part way through the process.
I have a buyer, the conveyancing is progressing and their survey was carried out on my house on Monday (apparently they haven't had results yet but I don't think there is anything major to worry about as the house is in good condition and I've kept up with the maintenance and decorating etc).

I've agreed to a second viewing over this coming weekend and am now filled with worry. I'm sure they are coming just to measure up for furniture and curtains etc but I can't help but worry that they are having second thoughts and will pull out! There is nothing wrong with the house or any skeletons in the closet and I have been honest about anything they have asked. I love the house but am up-sizing to meet future needs.

They really don't lie when they say moving house is stressful!

Have any of you had a buyer get cold feet from a second viewing after having the survey done (providing nothing major is found) and instructing solicitor etc? we are hoping to exchange soon.

Obviously the house will be welcoming and clean when they view.

Ahhhh!

Ok I'll shut up now.

Thanks

You must be bored! Do you have nothing better to do than think of all the possible things that can go wrong? Calm down!

You may be able to make a decision on a house in a single viewing, work out where all your furniture would fit, remember the exact window sizes, carpet colour/shade etc, but you are the exception. Most people decide whether to buy or not and only think about the details when the offer is accepted.

I hope it goes well for you and all your worst fears are the product of an over active imagination.:)

MaxTheCat

DELETED USER wrote:

Who would spend hundreds of thousands of Pounds on something after only seeing it once?

Me, but then I don't understand why some people can't remember what they have seen.

calicocat

I did 4 viewings, the third to check over some things that cropped up on the survey, the fourth to see where furniture would fit etc.


I wouldn't buy on one viewing.

Gra76

We moved about a month ago and our buyers had 2 viewings. There's nothing to worry about. Get the kettle on and have a cuppa while they measure things up to see where they'll fit!

On the other hand, we bought our house on the strength of one viewing. I gave it a good going over when we went (it helps having been chief surveyor for a builders). We both knew it was the right house for us before we'd been in there for about 10 minutes. It was so big compared to where we were living at the time that going back to 'measure up' would have been utterly pointless as I could tell by eye that everything was going to fit with acres of room to spare.

darrensurrey

They might be bringing someone else who hasn't seen it and is excited. After viewing my house and making an offer, I brought my parents along for a second "viewing". It's not that I wasn't sure I wanted it, it's that I was so sure I wanted it!

yorkshire_terrier_owner

I had 4 viewings on the house I moved to earlier this year. I made decision at first viewing and offer accepted. Went back for second viewing with my sister a week later and vendor said she had been worrying herself silly I wouldn't like it on the second viewing and pull out. I liked it even more on second viewing so she needn't have worried. Personally I go with my gut feeling and always know on first viewing if it is the house for me or not.

3rd viewing was to check out some bits and pieces following survey and 4th was just before exchange because solicitor told me to, and also so vendor could show me how everything worked (boiler, gas fire etc).

Dukesy

DELETED USER wrote:

Who would spend hundreds of thousands of Pounds on something after only seeing it once?

To be fair actually, OH and I did we were buying as a full renovation project, though, so the more intricate details of the place didn't really matter to us. We wouldn't have found out anything more than we did on the first viewing anyway, as the real nasties were all lurking under the floors and the rendering.

However, when we sold our old house, it seemed like we had our buyer round every other week! After we'd accepted her offer, she brought her mum, who lives away, around to see it, brought her best friend around and then came a couple of times to measure up for new curtains and carpets etc. However, we were in personal contact with her and so it didn't sound so worryingly formal as her requesting a viewing through the EA.

phoebe1989seb

Dukesy wrote: »

To be fair actually, OH and I did we were buying as a full renovation project, though, so the more intricate details of the place didn't really matter to us. We wouldn't have found out anything more than we did on the first viewing anyway, as the real nasties were all lurking under the floors and the rendering.

However, when we sold our old house, it seemed like we had our buyer round every other week! After we'd accepted her offer, she brought her mum, who lives away, around to see it, brought her best friend around and then came a couple of times to measure up for new curtains and carpets etc. However, we were in personal contact with her and so it didn't sound so worryingly formal as her requesting a viewing through the EA.

We've done this too - worse in fact, as we once bought a house without seeing any of the downstairs except the garden (which was almost inaccessible, having shoulder-high brambles throughout). The place had been divided into four flats and the tenant living downstairs wouldn't allow the vendor access to show us over, but as we'd previously viewed a very similar house next door we were happy to assume all was ok......well, I say 'ok', but this too was a major renovation project (converting back to a single dwelling) and as the Victorian house had been let out for many years it was actually in a pretty bad way. Our surveyor did get access, but we just had the one viewing and didn't see the whole house till completion day

Tancred

SouthernGuy wrote: »

Evening all,

I just want to let off steam, I'm currently selling my house and am part way through the process.
I have a buyer, the conveyancing is progressing and their survey was carried out on my house on Monday (apparently they haven't had results yet but I don't think there is anything major to worry about as the house is in good condition and I've kept up with the maintenance and decorating etc).

I've agreed to a second viewing over this coming weekend and am now filled with worry. I'm sure they are coming just to measure up for furniture and curtains etc but I can't help but worry that they are having second thoughts and will pull out! There is nothing wrong with the house or any skeletons in the closet and I have been honest about anything they have asked. I love the house but am up-sizing to meet future needs.

They really don't lie when they say moving house is stressful!

Have any of you had a buyer get cold feet from a second viewing after having the survey done (providing nothing major is found) and instructing solicitor etc? we are hoping to exchange soon.

Obviously the house will be welcoming and clean when they view.

Ahhhh!

Ok I'll shut up now.

Thanks

The won't just come just to measure up. You can measure up furniture quite easily without needing to come for a second viewing - there is good software available online such as:

http://www.planyourroom.com/

http://www.floorplanner.com/

Of course they'll come to have a look at any potential flaws that they would perhaps not have seen initially. In other words, they'll come to scrutinise the property. Maybe they have some concerns and they want to be sure that this is the right sort of property for them.

It's all part of the game, so relax and welcome them back. If they pull out others will replace them.