Too many views arranged for a property?

AnotherJoe

Christina29 said:

leypt1 said:

Sadly this was our recent experience too, to the point where even getting a viewing on a property would be a cause for celebration/relief.

If not the waiting list then the endless parade of useless estate agents who take loads of personal details, say they'll call you back and then never do.

It also results in a really frustrating situation where, having got a viewing, you're only allowed 5 minutes in a house, exit to a queue of about 4 other buyers, and then need to make a decision about whether to buy before you've had a chance to ask any follow-up questions 

Yeah I am very wary of not having a follow up phone call. I rang today but they still said “lots of viewings” but when I asked if anyone had put in a offer I got no reply. 

I just don’t want to seem overly keen or desperate to see it but I also don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to see it if i can. 

It’s frustrating to try and have to make such a huge decision with basically very little time because there are so many other buyers at the moment. 

Why not? The alternative is to appear to be vaguely interested,which wont get you anywhere,  they already have what,  10 or 20 viewers so you'll never get to see it. So what have you got to lose by being pushy?

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Yes, it's very possible indeed. I saw a house in a remote village in Scotland, thinking I must be the only person who would want such a property. There were 14 viewings in 2 days and someone had offered substantially above asking price before I had a chance. The market is unprecedented at the moment and if you can wait to buy, it's probably advisable. However, if you are eager to buy soon, you may well have a challenge on your hands. 

NameUnavailable

When I was an EA, pre internet, we would 'sign up' buyers and phone THEM when a new property came up that seemed to fit their requirements. The best buyers would get to see the place before we'd written up details or taken photos.

These days it seems EA's aren't bothered, they just list everyhing on Rightmove and wait for the calls. So yes, you need to phone - phone! - asap when you see something you're interested it and be prepared to drop other plans to get in and view asap.

Beartricks

They're just trying to sell the property. If they've got 33 viewings, I'd imagine that's enough to be sure of a sale so they're better off using their resources elsewhere.

Best thing is to check throughout the day and call as soon as something goes online, or get friendly with the EA so they ring you first.

Also, not wanting to seem overly keen or desperate won't do you any favours. If you want to see the house that badly, tell them. And tell them you're having trouble actually getting viewings because everything's so crazy so is there anything they can do?

meeemee

Where I am houses are selling within a day or two, maybe it’s so busy where you are too and it’s best just to call straight away rather than email, hope you manage to see another property soon but looks like this one will be snapped up before you get to see it. 

getmore4less

Christina29 said:

Good evening, I was wondering if anyone could help.
My husband and myself saw a property on rightmove on Friday (before the bank holiday) I requested a viewing via the rightmove website and heard nothing. Then on Wednesday morning I requested a viewing through Hannells own website and again heard nothing so decided to ring Wednesday evening to actually speak to someone. I was told that I would have to be placed on a list now as there were so many viewings for this property, even though they had been closed sat-mon for the bank holiday.

I understand the market is saturated with people trying to get 5% mortgages but do you think the estate agents are using tricks to make the property seem more in demand or would there actually be so many viewings there is now a waiting list? 

We really would love to see this property and we genuinely believe we would put an offer in but if we can’t even getting to the viewing stage it seems ridiculous. 

Not sure if anyone mentioned this  jus ta quick scan of the posts.

They will say to many for this property but it is more likely they are just swamped with all their properties and can't meet he viewing demand.
to many could just mean enough for now as we need to focus on other ones first.

AdrianC

Christina29 said:

My husband and myself saw a property on rightmove on Friday (before the bank holiday) I requested a viewing via the rightmove website and heard nothing. Then on Wednesday morning I requested a viewing through Hannells own website and again heard nothing so decided to ring Wednesday evening to actually speak to someone. I was told that I would have to be placed on a list now as there were so many viewings for this property, even though they had been closed sat-mon for the bank holiday.

When had the ad gone live on RM?
How many people on their list of interested buyers had they also sent the details to?

I doubt they were closed on Sat AM...

I understand the market is saturated with people trying to get 5% mortgages but do you think the estate agents are using tricks to make the property seem more in demand or would there actually be so many viewings there is now a waiting list?

You saw it on Friday. You spoke to somebody about it on Weds evening. The BH was Monday only.

What possible benefit is there for the vendor in putting potential buyers off if there isn't a queue already formed...?

We really would love to see this property and we genuinely believe we would put an offer in but if we can’t even getting to the viewing stage it seems ridiculous.

So get in there earlier...
Get on the list of people the EA send details to, instead of waiting to react to an ad.
If you do see something you like, phone them THERE AND THEN, don't wait five days.
When they hear from you, they shouldn't have to ask your name and address and proceedability. They should say, "Oh, hi, Mrs X - yes, we thought you might like that one."

PollyWollyDoodle

Just to add, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with sounding desperate, in fact I am using those words to estate agents! (Found a buyer for my house three weeks ago, still haven’t found anything to buy).  I want to be the person they ring up when something new comes in, and if that means making a complete pain of myself by ringing them every other day so be it. It doesn’t mean that I am going to be a pushover on price, there’s a difference between viewing and buying. 

GJB1954

The area we are looking for properties. EA’s do not open on a Sunday. So were closed on the Bank holiday Monday also. Depending on which EA trying to contact. We have found it easier to look up their own number, rather than using the right move number which transfers you to them. 

Christina29

So after seeing a lot of responses saying we need to be more pushy for information, I rang the EA this morning and have been told that they are doing blocks of ten bookings at at time (this was requested by the seller) 
so at least we have a little more information that before. Thank you for your advice to find out more about what was happening.