Not allowed to put a offer on a property?

[Deleted User]

Hi have you ever had a Estate Agent say your not allowed to offer on a property unless both the husband and wife has viewed the property?
My wife is going to view somewhere whilst I am out of the country and the agent said if my wife likes she is not allowed to offer on it until I view it as well?
Is that right?

tunnel

No that's BS, I've offered on plenty of properties that my wife hasn't viewed

gasmanmartin

is it April 1st yet?

justjohn

carp......make an offer via solicitor . they will consider it.
It would be preferable to have both parties view.
You can buy/offer on a house without even viewing or ever setting foot in the property.

googler

So ... what happens if your wife makes the offer, and you just don't like the property when you return?

[Deleted User]

googler wrote: »

So ... what happens if your wife makes the offer, and you just don't like the property when you return?

My wife's judgment is enough for me if it means not missing out on something, she's never been wrong so far. And I have seen all the photos and know the house and area well.

GolfFoxtrot

Also agree its rubbish, my boyfriend made an offer on a property whilst I was away with work (I'd spotted it online and he went to view it). It was passed on then rejected, I then called the agent and increased the offer via telephone as by this point we were both out of the country with our jobs.

The first time I got to see the property was a few days after our offer was accepted.

googler

Deleted_User wrote: »

My wife's judgment is enough for me if it means not missing out on something, she's never been wrong so far. And I have seen all the photos and know the house and area well.

Yes, but does the agent have any certainty of this?

[Deleted User]

googler wrote: »

Yes, but does the agent have any certainty of this?

So a Estate Agent is legally obliged to inform a vendor of a offer on their property, so these are actually not going to inform the vendor if my wife wanted to offer?
Just doesn't sound right to me?

ging84

it is up to them
if they feel it would not be prudent for them to allow someone to put an offer on a property they have not even seen, that might be considered a very sensible approach
but it would also make sense to apply some flexibility, and most importantly let the vendor decide rather then deciding for themselves

tunnel

If i was the vendor and found out the EA had not passed on an offer because only one partner had viewed then i'd be sacking the EA pretty damn sharp.