Am I or is she?

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We are currently living in my grandparents house as we are renovating our own, this cake about after my grandad went into a care home where my Gran already is, it seemed like the logical thing to do as his house was empty and quite a way away from where the rest of the family live so we had no one to look after the house and, of course it makes our renovation 100 times easier not living round the mess.

Unfortunately my grandad passed away late November and even though he was ill it was still a huge sick to everyone I don't think I'll ever get over it and it still hasn't really hit me, it's nice to be in his house around all his belonging etc.

Fast forward to today and we had a knock on the door, when I answered it was a woman I've never seen before who proclaimed to know my grandparents she went on to say 'a lady I know is really interested in buying this house, she's written a letter if you would like to read it, she would like to buy it asap'
I was in total shock at the audacity of this woman and her friend! We picked up my grandads ashes yesterday! We haven't mentioned even once selling the house, my Gran is still alive ffs!
So AIBU in thinking she was really out of line or is it just a case of 'yes you've lost a family member but life goes on'
I just don't get it.

I don't think it was done very diplomatically, especially with the timing. Life does go on for everyone else, but it's understandable that your life is currently in turmoil.

Sorry about your grandad. Yes, she's being cheeky but she wants the house so has made her interest known. All you need to have done if you weren't happy is tell her "if we put the house up for sale it'll be through an estate agent, goodbye" and shut the door. Many might have been happy with the interest. Just one of those things. Forget it.

It's more the fact that my grans still living! I mean this random woman ( we don't know her at all) has totally written my Gran off. I don't know like I said it might be different for somebody else looking in but I just thought it was very insensitive.

Does she even know your grandad has died?

Some people do try to buy houses that way

Yeah she knows he's died, this woman who brought the letter for her friend was apparently at the funeral, she told me that.

*Does she even know your grandad has died?

Some people do try to buy houses that way*

This. When I was a teenager someone came knocking on our door asking about buying. Our house was one of about 20 identical on the estate. (Plus various others although to be fair ours was probably the biggest / nicest style.) So really nothing special.

I said no and didn’t tell my parents for years afterwards!

No she did know and in the letter it states 'sorry about the timing we just really want to buy this house' it's a bungalow and very sought after in the local area.

All you have to say is the house is staying in the family at the moment, but thank you for your interest. Cheeky mare.

How long before your house is ready to move back in?

We're hoping to move back to ours in the new year.
I'd imagine that's when my mum would consider selling this one if that's even possible with my Gran being in care I don't know, don't know how it all works if I'm honest.