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CF? Would you park on the driveway of a house you were viewing to buy?

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movingonupps · 05/04/2022 16:31

This happened to us today and DH & I can't quite workout if we were the CF or not lol.

Went to viewing, no where to park, 1 car already on 3 car drive.

We parked on drive and got out of car

Vendor opens door, asks why we have parked on drive.

Explained we had a viewing

Again she said why have you parked on drive, her son will be home shortly

I said if it's a problem, we will just leave; so we did!

Her EA was gobsmacked when I explained why we didn't do the viewing.

Who is BU?

OP posts:
thegcatsmother · 05/04/2022 19:55

godmum Not really....I wonder how many of her viewers will think it's a shared drive, or just assume it's OK to park on it.

Hollywolly1 · 05/04/2022 19:55

If you like the house I would not let her put me off for all you know she may not even own it,she couldvjust be renting and putting off buyer's. Remember if you are successful with the sale that woman is not included in the sale

Hollywolly1 · 05/04/2022 19:59

It could also be a divorce and the house has to be sold and she doesn't want that

AlwaysLatte · 05/04/2022 20:02

If I was selling a house I would want the prospective viewers to feel welcome. If it's easy to park elsewhere the son should have been asked to do that and no drama. But if finding alternative parking was difficult, it wouldn't be smart to let them find that out before they've even set foot in the house.

LadyLazarus40 · 05/04/2022 20:03

Isn’t the point of a drive that it’s somewhere to park when you’re visiting that property?

People saying you shouldn’t have parked in their property I genuinely don’t understand. Do you not let delivery drivers / visitors / tradespeople park in your drive?

ForeverLooking · 05/04/2022 20:12

@Jux

Rude.

" hi, we've come for a viewing, but couldn't see where to park. Is it OK there, or would you like us to move it?" would have been polite.

If you'd turnedup if we were selling, I'd have gone through with the viewing and then told the EAin private that I would not sell to you - my neighbours deserve better, as does myhouse.

Grin This thread is the gift that keeps on giving.
paintfairy · 05/04/2022 20:13

I honestly find it bizarre that so many people think it's fine to park on someone else's drive without asking? Whether you are looking to buy the house or not? When we were looking we looked at more than one house that belonged to an elderly person, who didn't even have a car, but it wouldn't have even crossed my mind to park on the drive? We parked down the road and walked. Confused

AngelinaFibres · 05/04/2022 20:14

@LadyLazarus40

Isn’t the point of a drive that it’s somewhere to park when you’re visiting that property?

People saying you shouldn’t have parked in their property I genuinely don’t understand. Do you not let delivery drivers / visitors / tradespeople park in your drive?

When visitors come ,presumably they park on the drive. Potential buyers are visitors who are going to give you hundreds of thousands of pounds. Buyers need to see that parking is easy and how many cars can be parked there. Utter bonkers to be rude to potential buyers.
WhatTheWhoTheWhatThe · 05/04/2022 20:19

@Jux

Rude.

" hi, we've come for a viewing, but couldn't see where to park. Is it OK there, or would you like us to move it?" would have been polite.

If you'd turnedup if we were selling, I'd have gone through with the viewing and then told the EAin private that I would not sell to you - my neighbours deserve better, as does myhouse.

“My house deserves better” Brilliant 🤣🤣🤣
cakewench · 05/04/2022 20:20

YANBU. This is batshit territory. You're visiting the house. You're someone they might be entering a business transaction with. Why the hell would you not be allowed to park on their driveway?

Absolutely agree you're best not in a chain with this person Confused

Travis1 · 05/04/2022 20:25

@Jux

Rude.

" hi, we've come for a viewing, but couldn't see where to park. Is it OK there, or would you like us to move it?" would have been polite.

If you'd turnedup if we were selling, I'd have gone through with the viewing and then told the EAin private that I would not sell to you - my neighbours deserve better, as does myhouse.

🤣 and you’d be doing the buyer a great favour if so. Mental.
AlternativePerspective · 05/04/2022 20:28

This thread deserves to go into classics. Grin

godmum56 · 05/04/2022 20:29

@thegcatsmother

godmum Not really....I wonder how many of her viewers will think it's a shared drive, or just assume it's OK to park on it.
yes but as I understand it, you are making clear that they can't park on YOUR drive.....not that they can't park on the drive of the house they are viewing.
SucculentChalice · 05/04/2022 20:30

You had an appointment to view her house. Therefore, it seems logical to park on the drive of the house you had an appointment to visit.

She was rude and unwelcoming. I wouldn't have gone through the viewing after that either. I'd have felt really uncomfortable.

OutingHobby · 05/04/2022 20:31

@paintfairy

I honestly find it bizarre that so many people think it's fine to park on someone else's drive without asking? Whether you are looking to buy the house or not? When we were looking we looked at more than one house that belonged to an elderly person, who didn't even have a car, but it wouldn't have even crossed my mind to park on the drive? We parked down the road and walked. Confused
But they are there by invitation and a time the houseowner is expecting them and has agreed to. She shouldn't even be there in an ideal world.
AlternativePerspective · 05/04/2022 20:32

If you'd turnedup if we were selling, I'd have gone through with the viewing and then told the EAin private that I would not sell to you - my neighbours deserve better, as does myhouse. some of these posts have got to be pisstakes. It’s surely not possible that people really are that batshit. Is it?

Newuser82 · 05/04/2022 20:33

How odd! I'd definitely have parked on the drive also. When you have people visiting for any reason I would presume they would park on the drive.

LazyJayne · 05/04/2022 20:33

The “My house deserves better” lady is peak mumsnet 😃 and also, I think, the seller.

LazyJayne · 05/04/2022 20:34

This is a local driveway for local people 😆

OutingHobby · 05/04/2022 20:34

Say there was a big fancy house in the countryside with a long winding drive and a set of parking spaces at the end by the house, should the viewer park off the estate at the end of the drive and then walk down and ask permission to park?

PantsandBoots · 05/04/2022 20:35

Its not your house. Why would you park on the drive without asking?!

Cryofthecurlew · 05/04/2022 20:35

When we moved 450 miles up the road and when were viewing houses my husband insisted on driving rather than flying which would have been so much easier quicker and cheaper because he had to to be sure that his -ridiculous gas guzzling- extra long/wide car would fit on and or go round any bends in drives and also actually really fit in the garage of any house we were thinking of purchasing. It would never even cross our minds not to park on the drive or even to ask permission as we booked to view the property just like it wouldn't cross miming not too look in all the rooms.
Houses are expensive purchases, here you generally only view a house once then submit an bid, you don't see it again till you pick up the keys, backing out of sale if your bid has been accepted is relatively uncommon compared to England so its important that things that matter to you e.g. ability to park on your drive are fully looked into when you view.

ChristinaXYZ · 05/04/2022 20:36

@bonfireheart

I would have asked before parking. Or parked further and walked.
How before they'd got out of the car?
OutingHobby · 05/04/2022 20:37

I find it odd she hadn't just let the EA show you round and gone off for a bit to allow you to point out all the faults without her getting offended.

godmum56 · 05/04/2022 20:37

@PantsandBoots

Its not your house. Why would you park on the drive without asking?!
because you are INVITED to be there
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