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Hi everyone,

I'm just wondering if I'm being unreasonable here. I went to a viewing today and to my surprise, the vendor was there, working from home during it. This really annoyed me immediately and I felt SO uncomfortable, especially given the Delta variant being on the rise! I think even there weren't a pandemic, it would have still been weird and uncomfortable because who wants the vendor sitting there looking at you when you're trying to look for damp and ask questions to the EA and whatever else? I considered just leaving and then decided to stay and look in case the place was nice, but my discomfort and anxiety meant I really just wanted to get out ASAP. 

The agent has asked me what I thought and I told her I have no interest because of the above. I felt awkward and uncomfortable and I felt I was put at risk. She said I could have asked the vendor to leave....really?? Was it really on me to ask someone to their face to leave their own home? I shouldn't have been put in that position, IMO.

Am I being unreasonable here or am I right?
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  • annieb64
    annieb64 Posts: 680 Forumite
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    At one time it was normal for the vendor to show people round. We were quite surprised  when we put our house on the market  that the agent expected  to do the viewings. 
  • RoisinDubh_2
    RoisinDubh_2 Posts: 134 Forumite
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    Well, I now understand why Covid cases are so high. In the middle of a pandemic and people think there's nothing wrong with people from 3 different households crammed into a one-bed flat with the windows closed....Christ almighty!

    And by the way, I'm not talking about 'rude' questions, I just want to be able to look around freely and ask stuff, not be conscious of someone sitting there staring at me. It makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. Of course if the vendor is doing the viewing, that's fine. They'd be wearing a mask and doing the tour, not sitting there on the couch looking at me.
  • amyr
    amyr Posts: 117 Forumite
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    Totally unreasonable. It's their home!

    In terms of the pandemic concerns - most vendors will leave the house a few minutes before viewers arrive, having been breathing and living in the house all day up until that point. It really makes no difference.

    Would have been interested in the reaction you got if you had left...
  • RoisinDubh_2
    RoisinDubh_2 Posts: 134 Forumite
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    amyr said:
    Totally unreasonable. It's their home!

    In terms of the pandemic concerns - most vendors will leave the house a few minutes before viewers arrive, having been breathing and living in the house all day up until that point. It really makes no difference.

    Would have been interested in the reaction you got if you had left...
    Yes, their home that they're selling! I have now viewed about 40 properties and not once was the vendor there....it's sort of obvious that when you're selling a one bed flat, you don't sit there taking up half the living room so they can't even look properly. Isn't it?
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