Best Excuse for Not Liking House...

spl0dge_2

I always say "I didn't like the look of the vendor, he looked a bit cloak and dagger, I wouldn't trust doing business with him".

I don't think agents ever pass it on, they make up some bull like "it's too small".
Then the vendor says, well, why didn't you get them to read the measurements before.

Mr_Skint_2

Just say in a worried voice to your partner and loud enough for everyone
else to hear and say, I think we should call Derek Acora... Then get out ASAP.

greenwich

Have you never gone on a date with someone who was good-looking, very nice, good company etc. and you could not find anything specifically 'wrong' with them, but you knew deep down that they were not 'the one'? How do you let them down when they ring up to ask for the next date?

A buyer who tells an estate agent that "I can't say there's anything wrong with the house, I just don't want to make an offer on it" is liable to be classed as a time-waster. We all know that agents don't bother giving more property details to people they think are time-wasters. So buyers make up some excuse and the agents pass it on to the vendors. Doesn't mean you have to take it literally.

"It's not you, it's me."

Dutchgirl_2

Having just bought a house myself, I think that there are many reasons not to put in an offer and I definitely didn't always want to tell the vendor or the estate agent (if they even passed on the feedback - they often didn't even ask) what I really thought of the place. It's true what some other people said, the house can be in a bad state, a bad area or just not what you like. I was also getting really sick of all these generic descriptions of houses (all in a highly sought-after area, etc. - they must have software that generates these descriptions). One house was supposed to have a "town garden", which basically was a tiny yard (much smaller than average in this city) with some plants in it. The EA said, very optimistically, that it would be a great place to read a book in the summer... (and it was north-facing). Why not call it a yard with pots and plants?

halloweenqueen_2

We had a couple round who specified the type of property they wanted - an exact match for ours - they were sitting with the estate agent when he said it - they then after saying everything was well decorated etc etc turned it down as it wasn't the type of property they were looking for. I wouldn't mind but their relative owns a similar one around the corner.

stas4949

when we bought a house (a few years ago now) our EA was really honest and would point out bad points aswell as good points before you even visited. one example was a house with 4 young children which EA said would need complete decoration as kids had wrecked it!!!!! :rotfl:

best excuse we heard when selling was "We don't like the curtains", obviously first thing they could think of! :wall:

Doozergirl

I REALLY wish people were honest when giving feedback. :wall: Ditto EA's passing it on. It's not as if you have to see the people again and considering that vendors often put hours of work into getting a house ready for a viewing, the least a viewer can do is give honest feedback to allow the vendor to make changes - if they are possible. Obviously, they can't change room sizes but they can consider recarpeting, installing a shower or the like.

It may be a little upsetting in the short term but if it allows people to sell their house?