Selling house 'under the radar' - possible?

moneyistooshorttomention

Having "elderly folk" obviously checking out would-be buyers will probably not have an affect on them.

One of my neighbours was blindingly obviously checking me out when I was viewing. I got her summed up in about 10 seconds flat and thought "Blimmin' cheek" - and was proved to be correct subsequently:( (ie she can meddle for England - or Wales in this case give her half a chance). But some of us, at least, are stubborn enough to think "If it's nothing to do with them = then it's nothing to do with them" and do exactly as we personally decide anyway.

AnotherJoe

NicNicP wrote: »

We bought our house after walking past and seeing the for sale sign. At the time I had no intention of moving!

Wow! I stand corrected.

Owain_Moneysaver

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

(ie she can meddle for England - or Wales in this case give her half a chance).

Nosey neighbours are generally very good for security (and taking in parcels - from Amazon; get LoveHoney to deliver to work)

Davesnave

NicNicP wrote: »

We bought our house after walking past and seeing the for sale sign. At the time I had no intention of moving!

It wasn't possible to do that where I used to live.

Encouraged by the City Council, the agents had an agreement not to use sale boards. It was almost universally adhered-to.

hazyjo

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Hmm, maybe you are the neighbour the OP refers to

It did cross my mind

He comes to me about his next door neighbour who recently had a board up - I had to say it had come on, then had an offer in a week, then went up with another agent. Taken a long time for the board to show a sold this week, despite looking very much like they had an offer a long time ago.

Yes, in my best Michael Caine voice, I am a nosy neighbour...

gettingtheresometime

NicNicP wrote: »

We bought our house after walking past and seeing the for sale sign. At the time I had no intention of moving!

As did we. Was planning on moving a year later & was only going to see what we could get for our money. Was such a bargain we bought it!

Phirefly

buckman wrote: »

​And as you can guess some elderly folk would try to find out or get to any potential buyers

I'd never have guessed this. Seems an unfathomable concern. "Get to" your potential buyers? What does that even mean? Apprehend them on the hallway and entice them in to view their own properties first in a Machiavellian act of geriatric buyer-poaching? <baffled>

Davesnave

Phirefly wrote: »

I'd never have guessed this. Seems an unfathomable concern. "Get to" your potential buyers? What does that even mean? Apprehend them on the hallway and entice them in to view their own properties first in a Machiavellian act of geriatric buyer-poaching? <baffled>

Thank you for putting superbly appropriate words to my thoughts.

As a hardened, almost elderly, curtain twitcher, I was struggling with the concepts here......:rotfl:

moneyistooshorttomention

Phirefly wrote: »

I'd never have guessed this. Seems an unfathomable concern. "Get to" your potential buyers? What does that even mean? Apprehend them on the hallway and entice them in to view their own properties first in a Machiavellian act of geriatric buyer-poaching? <baffled>

I think what OP means is the same as I would be meaning here - ie trying to put off anyone that doesnt look "their sort".

By which my own neighbour obviously meant - same agegroup as themselves (nope), "local" (nope), prepared to be told what to do by themselves (nope), respectable (well at least I ticked that box:rotfl:).

It's understandable that no-one (apart from others like them) wants to find out that they've acquired a neighbour that is going to be noisy/dirty/dishonest/take drugs/neglect the place/put in leylandii trees/etc/etc.

But some do take it to extremes and are also hoping for things that don't come under the "reasonable" headings - eg that same age-group, "local", etc stuff.

Personally - I thought it was daft of my own said elderly neighbour to be so concerned with wanting someone the same age group as herself. Reason being that a younger person would, more likely, be keeping a protective weather eye out on them - and I would have done so personally if she had been more reasonable......

cloo

I think you'll just have to deal with the nosiness for a bit. By all means don't have a sign if that'll stave them off for a bit, but to be honest, what's more trouble? Answering some nosy questions (or keeping on saying 'Sorry, got to dash, got meeting/phone call/catching a train/making dinner') or trying to smuggle in viewers under cover of darkness in order to avoid the neighbours?!