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Homeswapper

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Sigaplum · 16/03/2018 23:20

Ive been on home swapper a few years and have been tirelessly messaged by a lady for 3 years on and off asking about a mutual exchange always her wanting to move to mine, but the homes were wrong or in the wrong place as i wasnt interested in her area, ... Finally she messages me last week telling me of a 3-way swap in an area close to my family and hounded me to go view and to tell the lady im a serious swapper (which i am) and view asap, so i did that and loved the home, and told the lady i wanted the swap! the lady (who hounded me) has come to view mine, she loved the home, then all of a sudden her daughter who is in late 20's and just arrived back at the mothers house i over heard her on the phone asking the mother which house is better! i am gob smacked as i now realise that the daughter is calling the shots and dont understand why i was even brought into this 3-way. and had to put my family through this if really what they wanted was a choice of mine and the other ladys home.. im angry and frustrated!

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PickAChew · 16/03/2018 23:23

Sounds like something to back away from, tbh. These things are only as good as the local culture.

PrettyLittIeThing · 16/03/2018 23:27

You do know that no one has to swap with your right? She's keeping her options open as I imagine you are.

RunMummyRun68 · 16/03/2018 23:32

This makes me so wary of using homeswapper!

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cagedcanary · 11/09/2018 05:47

Is it normal for people on home swapper not to want to provide any photos at all... i recently got contacted about a swap.. the person only had one very unclear photo of the front of their flats through a set of trees so i had to look it up on google, anyway when she contacted me i said i was interested and asked for more photos so i can see the layout of her property.. she refused but she said i can come and view..... im based in essex and she's based in surrey!! so i told her i would love to view but im not willing to travel so far to view a property that i haven't seen any pics of.. i once again asked her if she could provide some pics of her flat, i said she can either text them or email them to me.. she just kept saying she hasnt got any pics but im welcome to view.... in the end i became suspicious and declined.... so strange...why wouldn't you want to provide pics of your flat to the person you want to swap with ?

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