Would you sell your house to a registered sex offender?

[TiffanyBonj]

We've got a big move coming up and thought we had the house all sorted out, we've just been informed by our agency that the possible buyer has disclosed that she is currently registered on the sex offender's list.

I was . She's married with two really young kids, and seemed like a decent person, we don't know what to do now.

Are we allowed to ask her for more information? I don't know anything about the sex offender's registry, are people on their for the rest of their lives? Do you think they can change? Her being on the registry is the only reason we would turn down their offer, their's no way I would ever want to put children at risk, but is that unreasonable?

'By the way so and so is registered'

And you've taken this to mean she's a sex offender? WTF?

Could it mean registered with the EA so checked out as a qualified buyer?

Is she a registered child minder rather than a registered child molester? A bit like the paediatrician/paedophile mix up. Something doesn't add up with this story, are you sure you didn't mishear?

This is bizarre. Ring the agent in the morning and ask what they meant. And make damn sure you don't say anything to anyone in real life about this, because you could be spreading a completely untrue misunderstanding.

Personally I wouldn't. My neighbours are lovely lovely people and, I don't know, if just feel awful about it. I'd feel the need to tell them, we live in a small community who would probably hound them. I don't think I could live with the worry.

In which case they go to live somewhere else.

Hang on all they said was she was registered? Unless the words 'on the sex offenders register' then you're jumping the gun (and me too)

It's unlikely that she poses a danger to small children. You can't vet every buyer anyway. Sell.

hahaha o my I came back to check on this. So in fact, the buyer was simply someone registered with the estate agent rather than a RIghtmove roll-up and that has been interpreted as she's a sex offender?!

Any update?