No shows and cancellations

atarisrocks

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Had any more views OP?

yes had 5 more and some second viewings all turned up this time

Really, what do you think made the difference this time?

possibly lockdown has resulted in serious buyer booking a slot rather than the one who are not sure if the place if really for them

Splatfoot

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lillypoo said:

same happened here this week. one cancelled at 9 am for a 10.15 viewing. another rang up the night before and asked if it was worth him viewing as he can only afford 20 grand under asking price. 

Many people phone in sick to work with 20 minutes notice, 1.15 hrs notice to a total stranger is pretty good IMO, as is being open about a small price drop needed, much better than the seller getting their hopes up showing somebody round then getting radio silence when asking for "feedback" later.

Most people phone in sick to work with only 20 mins notice (or less) because otherwise there would be no one in the office to take the call.

You have lost me a bit on that one, do you mean something to do with WFH?

If I phone into work that I am sick, I cannot do that until after 9am as no one is in the office. That means that I can only call in sick after work has already started. 

Ok, so nobody available out of hours to inform that you won`t attend next day or whatever?

Firstly, on most occasions you would not know you were going to be ill the next day. It's something that comes on overnight and you don't know you are not going to be ok to go into work until the morning.

Secondly, company procedures (contract) dictate how you must inform of inability to attend. For me, this has to be a call directly to HR or your line manager - which means waiting until they arrive at the office.

Ok, so how much notice should viewers give sellers that they are not going to bother turning up?

Personally, if i am viewing a property, i have already done a lot of research to decide if that property is right for me. So not going to pull out of a viewing unless an emergency occurs. So far has never happened. Barring emergencies that you have no control over i would think at least 24 hours notice of cancellation would be the most respectful thing.

Ok, I would agree. My take is that people are using tools like PropertyLog etc. to weed out potentially time wasting sellers, and rather than get into the awkward conversation about price just don`t bother showing up, why else wouldn`t you go to see a house that you are interested in?

Your average buyer won't know about property log. I had never heard of it till this forum and I've been a rightmove/property addict for years. Most people would be able to check for previous selling prices etc and some sites tell you what they've been reduced from but I think that's the extent of most people's knowledge.

Scotbot

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It is quite likely that a few million other people have also twigged that the main issue is price, the banks certainly have, LOL.

If the main issue causing people to fail to turn up, is price, why do they bother making the appointment to view in the first place? Especially when plenty of photos, accurate floor plan and description and even a video tour are available to them?

It isn't price, its lack of common courtesy. LOL

Because their bank tells them they can`t borrow as much as they hoped, PropertyLog tells them that the seller is obviously kite flying, the media gives them pause about the economic outlook...they find a cheaper/better house etc. etc. To think it is never about price, especially in this environment is really clutching at straws IMO, although yes, of course there can be other reasons!

At no point have I said, or implied 'it is never about price'.
Any potential buyer will have a clear idea whether they are able to afford a particular property within a particular price range BEFORE making an appointment to view it.

You seem to be suggesting that those who fail to turn up, have, between making the appointment and actually viewing the property, suddenly discovered that it is either so out of their affordability, or so overpriced, that its not worth turning up. And that that discovery means they are unable to let the EA know.

It isn't me who is clutching at straws here.

No they probably find a similar property that is cheaper or turn on the news and get scared by the dire economic situation and decide to wait and see how things play out, why else would someone just not turn up to an appointment to view a house?

Lots of reasons location being a common one. Listings on RM rarely give the house number and the pin on google maps is often approximate, usually half way along the street. I have lost count of the number of times a house that appears to be south or west facing is not. A fact you find out when you get the house number. This weekend saw what looked like the perfect house but turned out it was across the road from a bus stop and near a busy road junction. 
Although if you only find this out on turning up for the viewing I would still look round, apart from being polite it gives you an indication of what you get for the price.