Stalker house buyers

I'd send a message via the estate agent that its triggering your dog and can they please dial it back.

When my offer was accepted for the house I currently own I was so excited about both the house and the area that it was in. I used to visit as much as I could. It was a way of getting g used to the area which I had fallen in love with but didn’t know very well. I couldn’t wait to move in and explored the cafes, shops and other facilities.

i didn’t look through the windows however or anything like that so i feel for you.

(I still love my house. It is a lovely home in a great area. I was so lucky to find it so my excitement was justified. It has almost tripled in value since I bought it)

I wouldn't let it bother me but it obviously bothers you, could you just close the curtains or blinds or ignore them?
I would just put up with it, the sale is nearly completed, why rock the boat.
They're obviously excited about their new home, it's kind of sweet (in a stalkery way 😉)
I sold my house & moved around the corner and sometimes walk my ddog past my old house to have a nosy at the new owners improvements, it's set back from the road tho but I come back on the other side of the road to get a better view (really hoping now that they haven't seen me 😄)

I have to confess when we bought our current home I drove past regularly to look at it - we had a very delayed exchange to completion and I was just excited and dying to move in!

Close the curtains?

Maybe they're from a culture which encourages evening walks? They're obviously excited about moving but that doesn't mean you have to engage with them. I always pull the curtains shut / pull down the blind when using rooms at the front of the house in the evenings, as our windows are close to the street and I don't want to be bothered by passers by looking in.

If they’re definitely buying, do nothing. It will all be over soon. Do not leave contact details though. All communication strictly through the agents.

Yes, this could be a cultural thing. Where are they from?

When I was visiting Denmark, my British host pointed out that a cultural difference is Danes often leave their curtains open as they are proud of their houses, and standing in the street to look in is seem as a compliment, not intrusive.

I mentioned this to my Danish friend in the UK and she said "yes, why are you British always hiding away behind curtains? It's weird."

If you do mention it to the Estate Agent, maybe suggest they explain it's not part of UK culture, rather than just telling them not to.

Although, on the other hand, they're not doing any harm. I'd probably just put up with it tbh.

At least they seem committed to the sale!

I found my buyer squatting in my front garden at 10 pm 'checking the noise levels'. I also found him on my drive once measuring up for his camper van. It was a divorce sale though so I said nothing!

Motion activated lawn sprinkler ?💦

Put a few mirrors inside your windows.

They sound very excited. Not much you can do especially given that there is a language barrier.

You could return the favour and walk past their home in a few months just as a laugh.

Just ask your estate agent to pass on a message - you’re happy they’re looking forward to their new home as you have loved living there but you’d like to enjoy the last few weeks there in peace - you wish them well.

Yeh a bit ott but they are just excited I guess.

Afraid you may have to just shut the blinds while you get the sale through.

Might be excited but I would have nipped it in the bud sooner with privacy film They can look inside all they want when they move.
You are still residing there and are entitled to enjoy your home.

It's excitement. Maybe the kids will be getting their own room, so equally excited!?

We are moving potentially. Not buying. I'm.sp bloody excited. I haven't gone near the house though. But I do keep constantly bringing up the images of the house online, a few times a day. Imagining where I will put what. Where my kids rooms will be. What we will do in the lovely garden.

Just try and ignore them op. I think, whilst annoying, it's harmless.

Echo the estate agent, get them to have a word and tell them it’s not usual to do this. It would drive me nuts!

We’ve had this, they weren’t a different culture though

The amount of times they just happened to be walking past as we were in the front garden 😂

It was annoying, but clear they were just excited about buying their first home.

Have you exchanged contracts yet? I get that they're excited but this is too much. Either a polite word from the estate agent or keep your blinds closed. You shouldn't have to, I know but that is creepy and excessive!

When I bought my last house I was so very desperate to move in ( middle of Covid and I'd sold previous house and was living in my motorhome on a campsite!) Every single morning I took a detour from campsite and drove past as slowly as was possible, each evening I did the same thing. Unsure what I was looking for, it just gave me such a wonderful feeling that the house would soon be mine. Saying that, I was driving and it was a busy road, no way would anyone have noticed. I'd give them a break, they're probably just really excited

I would get a roll of privacy film which isn’t too expensive and very easily removable. You can get ones that let them light in but no one can see in. Cover the window with that and they’ll get bored if they can’t see in.

Every night (and multiple times per night) is just absolutely bizarre! Not much surprises me after 20 years working in conveyancing but this has!

I'll admit to being over excited when buying my house (which is a side street off a main road) and every time I drove along the main road I turned in to drive by and look at my house but it was empty for a start and I wasn't looking in the windows!

I'd be tempted to pop out and politely say hi and ask them to refrain from coming close to the windows as it scares the dog. If they don't get the hint I'd invest in a thicker blind or privacy film I think, they'll stop looking in if there's nothing to see

i would have some fun with it. Put up a for sale sign and watch them shit themselves 😂😂

When they inevitably ask what’s going on, tell them to stop being so creepy!

It's odd that they make it obvious by looking in through the windows from afar and waving! Discreetly walking by or driving by, perfectly acceptable. We used to drive past our house before the sale was fully completed, but would never dare to make it obvious although our house was empty.

I would turn the blinds slightly inwards so they can't see in, ignore them, don't wave back, be busy, don't go out and have a chat with them, this is telling them you are fine with it all and gives them the impression ur really nice people who are genuinely being nice when in reality your annoyed.

They are from a background where this must be normal, and aren't used to the British culture

I suspect they're just really excited! Buying your first home in a new country is exciting. Particularly if it's nicer than their current rental. They might just be walking past to remind themselves they'll soon be living in their own place.

Mind you, it would annoy me 🤣

I wouldn’t hate this .. two more months of this !!!