We've exchanged and complete in 2 weeks - buyers want YET ANOTHER viewing

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We've exchanged contracts on the sale of our house - completion is in two weeks (we're in England).

Pre-exchange we accommodated multiple viewings - of course. We felt it was just part of the process and seemed fair enough.

We exchanged at the end of July. Since then, the buy has asked for (and we've accommodated) two more viewings, one really last minute while they knew we were on holiday and away (but we figured it out so they could come) and the second time one afternoon on a day they knew was a working day for us but was the only day/time that worked for them. We accommodated. They were here for four hours (the house is a pretty regular 4-bed detached house in a village - not some pile somewhere with a million rooms and corridors).

They're coming again today - for the third time. They've even asked me to push out a work call I have in case they need longer than 90 minutes here (I told them about that to try to get a sense of how long they'll be here for).

AIBU for feeling really quite put out??! The house is utter chaos - boxes everywhere, dust all over because we're actively packing. It doesn't look good at all and it's really stressing me out. I have been up until god knows what our the past two nights and up with the sparrows the following mornings trying to make things look a bit neater (not sure it's made a difference) but the more i do the angrier I get about it all. To top it off, the buyer sent us an email last night essentially saying "see you tomorrow" but jibed that "I guess you're more relaxed than we are". Well that's set me right off. I'm absolutely raging - they have no idea of all the shit going on in our lives at the moment (the house move is only one element and probably the least stressful one).

Please someone tell me I'm not being over-sensitive and they're truly CFs. Being tired and cranky isn't helping me no doubt, but we wouldn't dream of heading to our sellers' house now, when we'd been twice post-exchange already and when completion is in two weeks, so this is really pissing me off. I really need to not lose my shit at them when they rock up later this morning. Eeeeek.

I said no to the third 'she just wants to do some measuring' request, which was before exchange! They'd already viewed it twice before they made an offer. I was packing up (had already bought our next home) and the place was a mess. I stood firm.
If they've exchanged no need to allow them in again!

Just dont reply to their texts

I’d be blocking their number the moment I’d completed. You have tolerated more than would reasonably ever be expected!

Don't let them in again, they can wait till they're entitled to be there.

Yep, totally get that there's loads here that's on me for being a doormat. Absolutely get it. The reason for really wanting to try to accommodate where possible is (a) we waiting ages for a buyer, (b) there is still no guarantee that they'll proceed (even though we've exchanged and (c) I try bloody hard to believe in karma.

Also, I chose venting anonymously on an online platform (which - can't lie - has been immensely helpful) over taking out my frustration and irritation on someone in person. No regrets.

It's not ridiculous is it though? It would be nice to let them in. They might want to measure up for curtains or something. I did the same in the past.

Whatever happened to #bekind ?

Did you miss the bit where the OP said their previous visit lasted for FOUR hours? What do you think they were doing on that occasion?

And that they'd very kindly insisted she move a work commitment to accommodate them?

I'm not in the UK, but where I am 10% of the purchase price is paid over when contracts are exchanged. If the buyer pulls out, you still get to keep their 10%. Not sure if it's the same in England. If you have their 10%, no way would I be accomodating a third viewing in addition to the other multiple viewings before contracts.

Here it's the norm only to check the house again on the day of completion to make sure no damage has been done before you take possession and give them the rest of the money.

We have a crazy and demanding dog so he took him out to entertain him for the duration. Figured that made more sense as I can dip in and out of work while people are here but it's rather more difficult to take my work out on a dog walk!

Whatever happened to #bekind ?

Indeed. Her vendors should be kind and stop plaguing the life out of her.

@hotdiggetydog have you actually bothered to read OP posts that their last visit was over 4 hours? They've had plenty time to "measure up"

We’re selling a property that’s vacant at the moment and yesterday I had to meet a surveyor for the buyer at the house to let him in. I got there to find plasterers in the garage merrily plastering walls. I don’t know who was more bewildered, me or the nice Eastern European man doing the plastering when I asked him what he was doing. Yep it’s the new buyers who have put him in before they have completed! I told my husband and he just shrugged and said let them pay to improve the place, no loss to us!

When we bought we were not going to be moving in straight away and the solicitor told us that we should absolutely not mention it to the vendors. I thought she was perhaps being a bit over cautious, but reading mumsnet over the years has made me realise she was right.

Why are they even emailing you? You pay an estate agent to be the go between to stop stuff like this happening.

We always get a locksmith to change the locks the first day we get in the property

That's a hell of a long time between exchange and completion isn't it , what is it 5 or 6 weeks ?

They can measure up all they want when they have bought the place and move in can't they .

As others have said this should be dealt with by the EA who you are paying to sell your property not you .

How have they even got your contact details ?