Buyer wants to measure up

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Gwhiz wrote: »

Why not just talk to them and explain your situation.

Maybe a one-off could be allowed, hour slot maybe?

That's what I would do personally. I'd get my EA to do the talking to them and explaining that they had had x number of visits already/I'm sorry my client is a very busy person because etc etc and they "are perfectly willing" but honestly literally cannot find the time. If the EA cant be relied on to transmit the message word perfect, then one phone call pointing out politely how many visits they have had to date and then out with the white lie that you are "perfectly willing to accommodate them" but then into the truthful bit of you literally cannot find the time to spare because of and then go on and list your circumstances.

Maybe they don't realise they are being thoughtless and that many people will have various time-consuming things on their plate and they will certainly not know about the particular time demands you have on your plate. If they are reasonable people then, once this is explained to them, they will be disappointed but understand...

If they aren't reasonable people and they get pushy about it (even after the explanation) then make the EA (NOT yourself) available for a one hour visit in which they have to do absolutely everything measuring-wise and that's it. If you are literally too busy to be out specially at the time, then get the EA to tell a white lie and say that they (ie the EA) cant make a slot available for it until "some days hence".

I guess some people literally don't realise just how busy some other peoples lives are.

venetianlagoon

I wouldn't put them off, too risky to alienate them.

I would ring them personally and explain your issues then make a definite time and ask them to bring anyone with them that they need as after that you are going to stay with relatives so will not be available.

pinkteapot

Have to disagree with the last post - I would go through the EA rather than call them personally. Let them channel any queries through the EA, and arrange appointments through them. Our buyers asked the EA if they could have our phone number. I politely declined. If they have questions about the house post-completion, the EA can get in touch with us. I don't know the buyers and I don't want to risk continual calls with questions post-completion. We're paying the EA a big enough fee to sell the house - they can keep acting as go-between as far as I'm concerned.

Beachview_2

mufi wrote: »

My buyer came 8 times, often accompanied by architects, children, builders. The only thing missing was the family dog.

Sounds a bit like my buyer. I think they've been about 5 or 6 times. Sometimes they even stayed for a couple of hours.

The family dog... that's what has to be missing when they come to my house

Beachview_2

BobQ wrote: »

But why not allow one visit, encourage them to take all the measurements they might want, photograph every room, carpet etc and then you can find excuses why other visits are inconvenient.

We all know that estate agents measurements do not tell the full story and if you measure up yourself you will know that the room is not square, where the recess starts, the height of the window cill etc. I'm sure this is all they want.

They've already had plenty of visits, and taken photos and they measured the kitchen and dining room as they were making plans for a new kitchen.

pinkteapot

Have you exchanged contracts yet?

DRP

pinkteapot wrote: »

Have you exchanged contracts yet?

^this was the 1st question i asked way back up the thread.

If you've exchanged then being reasonable doesn't come into it - the OP can do what they want.

Beachview_2

cattie wrote: »

I can't believe that you would wish to be so obstructive to the people buying your house. As others have mentioned, it is perfectly normal for people to want to come to measure up after making an offer that has been accepted.

The only reason for 'being so obstructive' is that I am absolutely stressed with not having enough time to revise for an exam that's in just over a week, having had to restart looking for properties because of a mess up by the bank, meaning the budget has been reduced, so reducing the amount of properties I can look at. I have to try to find somewhere to rent instead for a while and I'm afraid of running out of time.

Anyway I've decided I'll have to apply to sit the exam in May instead because its madness trying to fit it in now.

cattie wrote: »

You can't expect people spending perhaps hundreds of thousands of £'s on your house to have spend perhaps 10-15 mins looking around initially to never want to step inside the house again until completion.

I wasn't expecting them to spend 10 mins looking at the house and never being in it again til completion. They've been out lots of times for an hour at a time or more.

cattie wrote: »

Perhaps it wasn't the right time for you to sell your house if you had no real commitment to seeing a successful sale through until the end with a friendly smile & a welcome.

Please don't tell me I have no real commitment to seeing it through. Caring for someone takes a massive amount of time and that situation will never change. Except for the worse. You don't know how much I want to move.

Lavendyr

It's never advisable to take on too many stressful life events at once - passing exams and moving/selling houses being one such example! I do feel for you, but at the same time as others have said, your buyers are spending a lot of money on your house and it is sensible (and nice!) to try and accommodate them as far as you can.

ACG

I would have a major problem with this. The measurements are on the paperwork from the agents arnt they?

Can you not do the measurements for them?

To be honest, im with you on this. If im buying a house, i view it and like it put an offer in and then just leave it until i pick up the keys. If someone wanted to come whilst im in the middle of living my life/packing etc i would not be impressed and would potentially refuse. If they want to pull out and throw their toys out then so be it.