Vendor pulled third viewing because offer accepted

AnotherJoe

jonifan wrote: »

Hi there,

I've viewed a house twice with a third viewing scheduled tomorrow.

However the estate agent has just called and cancelled the viewing as the vendor has apparently accepted an offer.

Does this ring true to you? The house has been on the market for months –!who would accept an offer and cancel a third viewing without at least seeing if they get another offer?

Someone whose found a decisive buyer with a good offer and possibly no chain, and decided to stick to their word with that seller vs a potentially indecisive buyer who may not even make them an offer ? Yes that rings true.


Seems very strange...?

That you are unable to put yourself in the position ofa seller whose got a good offer and gone with it and can get on with their life? Yes, I agree.

Caroline

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ethank

In my experience, people who need multiple viewings are generally not interested.
All of my accepted offers have generally come from the first viewing.

Marvel1

jonifan wrote: »

I'd have thought the seller would have at least held out to see what offer I might make.

After 2 viewings and no offer, if I was the seller I wouldn't waste my time.

Calpol4life

jonifan wrote: »

. Just all seems a bit weird, I was worried they were trying to hardball me into offering blindly.

What after two previous viewings? Hardly blindly eh?

pattypan4

I had a viewing booked, accepted an offer from a previous viewer and any booked viewing was then cancelled. I offered after one viewing, three viewings is dithering and offputting to a seller

Chandler85

The number of viewings required to make an offer depends entirely on the house.


FTBs might want two viewers if they are younger before any offer (one with each set of parents), I think that is entirely normal.


If you are buying an empty property, you might need 3 viewings before an offer if you want to take a couple of trades there to get quotes for work before making an offer, again reasonable for the circumstances.


If it is literally the same people everytime in a lived in house, then 3 viewing seems a little excessive. Maybe 2 viewings then an offer then another viewing after the survey/ serache sjsut to refresh your memory.

billy2shots

jonifan wrote: »

Would have been a bit difficult for me to offer after one viewing as I had no offer in place on my property.

Bingo, we have a winner.

Look online at local houses up for sale, compare sold prices in the road or very local area for similar spec houses. Do a few drive passes on different days of the week and at different times. Park up and walk around the area.

Then if you are still interested, wait for an offer on yours before making a viewing appointment.

Without an offer on yours, you are a viewer not a buyer.

stripeyfox

Snooze you lose as they say.

It's tricky but someone beat you to it so to speak.

When I brought my last house, we made an offer straight away as we felt it was right for us and it would go quickly. I've spent longer choosing what to eat in a restaurant than buying that house!

But we wanted it and it was in demand, so we offered asking price there and then

suki1964

I offered on this house after one viewing on the condition they stopped marketing it. I had to sell two houses and hadn't even put them on the market

That was November the 7th and we moved in Feb 28th

If you want the property you tend to know the minute you step over the doorstep the first time

Previous house I saw at 10am, took hubby back with me @1pm, offer accepted at 4pm

We did have a 3rd viewing on that one, closer to completion date, when I went in to measure windows and the like to see what I could use from my flat

AdrianC

jonifan wrote: »

OK - thank you for this feedback. I literally just had an offer on mine after two months this afternoon, hence the slowness on my part in offering. I just wanted to view again to check a few things.

This house has been on the market for around 3 months.

So not that much longer than yours.

If the boot was on the other foot, would you have risked losing a "and no more marketing" offer by continuing with a third viewing from somebody who seemed interested-but-dithery?

I'd have thought the seller would have at least held out to see what offer I might make.

And if you'd got in first, had your offer accepted, then been told an hour or two later that somebody else had viewed after your offer, and placed a higher offer, how suspicious would you have been...?