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AIBU?

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Is this abit ridiculous or AIBU?

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Cordial11 · 09/10/2019 04:21

Ok... currently in a rented house who are arranging home opening at the moment as we are moving out...

First one was Friday 27th September... we have since had one on the dates:
1st Oct
2nd Oct
3rd Oct
4th Oct
5th Oct
7th Oct
8th Oct

Theres one tomorrow, Friday and now Saturday at 2.30!!!

11 home opens so far!

I emailed politely do ask if the 2.30 could be rearranged earlier as my partner works 6 days a week, saturday 4-11.30 so usually wants to chill out in the afternoon and maybe a little nap (I know a grown man napping but he works ridiculously hard)

The agents have basicly said they are too busy to do earlier and won’t rearrange. I feel I have been more then accommodating having to be out my house most evening and ensuring everything is super clean whilst trying to pack up, make dinners etc!

AIBU to have asked one rescheduled time seen as the amount I have accommodated or do I just need to put up? This is still our current home we are paying to live in.

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DeathStare · 09/10/2019 04:25

Just say no to them all. That number is ridiculous

eurochick · 09/10/2019 04:26

That's crazy. You are entitled to quiet enjoyment of your property until you move out. Say no.

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Cordial11 · 09/10/2019 04:27

I know, I thought I’d been so accommodating with all the previous and now they won’t move one time.... and I know there will be more to!

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TheSerenDipitY · 09/10/2019 04:40

you dont have to allow any... so instead of asking TELL them no more, if you feel like you can handle one or two more TELL them when you are willing, give them two times and dates that you will allow them in and only those days, also keep a chain on the door at all times and DONT tell them your work times as they will let themselves in without your knowledge... and remind them you dont have to allow any as it interferes with your quiet enjoyment of your home
also check your insurance, all those people going thru your home may mean you have no insurance at those times for anything going missing due to invited people

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Cordial11 · 09/10/2019 04:53

Yes, I definitely am to nice! I will get a back bone and cancel Saturday lol!

I was worried re people taking things as we have ipads, cameras , expensive sunglasses etc that could easily be slipped away!

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Cordial11 · 09/10/2019 04:57

Just got a notification it was been changed to 11 which is better!

Just not sure how many more will be it’s never ending

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cantfindname · 09/10/2019 05:01

Maybe point out that whilst you are still there and presumably paying rent you should be allowed to enjoy your normal quality of life!

I understand they need to have people viewing but this is ridiculous, surely they could have amalgamated some of those and had two or three in one afternoon thereby freeing up other days?

The cynic in me says this is a grabby agent who is frightened of losing commission if the property doesn't have a continuous rent paid. Possibly being pressured by the LL?

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Cordial11 · 09/10/2019 05:27

Yes it’s becoming abit difficult now... I am glad they have moved the saturday but hoping there isn’t going to be loads more as we want to be in getting our packing sorted.

Seems they can’t get any interest as people are coming but not applying, lots of competition in this area!

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filka · 09/10/2019 06:49

First you need to look at your lease. The one my agent gives my tenants says:
To permit the Premises to be viewed during the last two months of the Term at all reasonable times upon previous appointment during normal working hours made by any person who is or is acting on behalf of a prospective purchaser or tenant of the Premises who is authorised by the Landlord or the Landlord’s Agent to view the Premises.

It looks quite onerous but there are a lot of subjective terms here:

reasonable - in the eye of the beholder. But I think that one every day for a week is a long way beyond reasonable in anyone's book.
normal working hours - actually this one isn't good for you, it suggests that the agent could come around when you are not there.
previous appointment - it takes two people to make an appointment, you have to have agreed, not been told.

To be seen to be reasonable, I would perhaps offer 2 time windows of 1 hour per week at your convenience, to enable to agent to bring several viewers at once. Perhaps one could be at the weekend.

Ultimately you could refuse - what's the LL going to do, throw you out? You're going anyway. I had a tenant who did that on the basis that they were busy packing, I was pretty helpless in that situation.

Cherrysoup · 09/10/2019 07:01

She doesn’t have to look at her lease. It cannot be enforced. She can just refuse and nothing will happen. Tenants have the right to refuse entry to viewers and in her case, I would. The agent is taking the piss.

swingofthings · 09/10/2019 07:09

I'm a landlord and this is ridiculous. What's wrong with the house that they had so many and no-one interested? Have they put up the rent too high?

In any case, this is not your problem. It's good etiquette to agree to some visits, but this is definitely reaching the disrupting your life stage. I think it is time you let them know when YOU agree, giving them specific dates and times with at least one outside of 9-5 for those who work standard hours. If the prospective tenants can't make it, they don't want the house that badly.

coconuttelegraph · 09/10/2019 07:19

Where are you OP? Are you in the UK, the time you've posted at and the use of home opening makes me wonder if you aren't and the advice you're getting might not be relevant where you are.

Or maybe you're a night owl using a term I've never heard before

BeanBag7 · 09/10/2019 07:27

Ask them to do an open house for a whole afternoon on a saturday or sunday, at least that will mean you only have to tidy once and be less inconvenienced. Lock up nice sunglasses, iPads etc or put them in a box in your car.
We had this issue when our landlord was selling our flat. The agent didn't tell use when they were turning up until the day before. Twice they turned up unannounced - I was in the bath the first time!

LionelRitchieStoleMyNotebook · 09/10/2019 07:34

@BeanBag7 is right just do an open house. When I was selling my first flat I did one open house on a Saturday 11-2 we had a dozen viewings a number of bids and agreed a sale. Done. All this back and forth and having to keep your home in show home condition is a nightmare.

Passthecherrycoke · 09/10/2019 07:37

Lionel OP is the tenant, not the seller

This has made me so angry for you. I would phone the estate agent today and tell them no more viewings, personally

jay55 · 09/10/2019 07:40

Give them two timeslots a week that are convenient to you and tell them those are the only times you will accept viewings.

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Cordial11 · 09/10/2019 07:44

Sorry I am in OZ (english though!) and I think rights are pretty similar.

The times organised are open houses were multiple people are coming at once, not one couple at a time etc . Just so shocked at the amount I did expect!

Glad Saturday has been moved times as 2.30 was so inconvenient for us!

So so bad re some agents turning up unbooked unbelievable!!!?

I think the issue with not finding someone is this place has no aircon , summer is approaching and I wouldn’t have survived personally.... also we had a huge mold issue here they pulled up all the skirting boards which were effected and havn’t fixed them, people may put 2+2 together with my damp boxes and realise!

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