AIBU to tell Estate Agents to only allow viewers to view my house if they are in a position to proceed?

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In the current market, obviously any viewings is better than none but at nearly 38 weeks pregnant, I am getting pissed off with nosey bastards coming to view my house and either (a) not even put their property on the market or (b) house is on the market but not even an offer on it.

Why do people do this? Do they not realise how inconvenient it is to the seller? I would never view a house unless I was in a position to buy and I disagree with people who say "we just want to see what is on the market" - if you can't buy, what's the point?

AIBU to tell the agents to only let viewings with people who are in a position to put an offer in?

I hate selling houses.

You are all right, I need to keep letting viewers who may not be my "ideal" in to look as they could be the ones who buy it.

Just had one lovely couple in to view it, it was a second viewing, they made all the right noises and they are also cash buyers but it just won't be our luck. Fingers crossed. Got another in 15 mins. They need to sell but have a great apartment in one of the best locations so they could well sell theirs and want ours.

OHBollox your scenario is the one I really dread, the house that we are looking at to part ex needs work and any penny we spend on it is going to be money down the drain as it will only plummet in value anyway. They aren't offering enough at the moment for us to do it but I know they are desperate for our house and will up their offer.

Lynette good idea, I will see how well I feel over the last week and if I am not up to it, will let the Agents know.

I am not sure if a serious buyer is necessarily able to see through a live-in look. Maybe hardnosed property developers, but not your average person looking for their next family home. Whether or not I like a house is such an emotional issue and first impressions and general ambience do count for a lot.

Plus if a house is in a poor condition, I would not trust the owners to have maintained it properly which will lead to a lot of stored up issues and hidden costs if I move in.

You could lose a sale.

When we were viewing houses there was one (house A) who wouldn't let us view as we didn't yet have a buyer.

We saw another house (house B) which we loved, and as soon as we had an offer on our house put in an offer on the house B.

I really couldn't be bothered to go and view house A at this point.
Partly because I loved house B, but also because I felt (maybe wrongly) that the vendors of house A might be difficult during the whole sale process.

Agree with the others. Although the current market conditions put people off doing what I do, you would be ruling out buyers like me!

When I bought this house, I knew the area that we wanted to move to, waited for a suitable house to come up on the market, when one did, we loved it (our house was not on the market at that point in time), went home, put our house on the market that monday, sold it that friday, and put an offer in a week after viewing the house. (Although we ended up not buying that house in the end, due to the sellers eventually pulling out).

I am in the same situation now. I have a particular village I want to move to next, when a potential house comes on the market, and we're in a position to move, we will view it first, decide if we want to go for it, and if we do, then put our house on at a good price, and hope to buy it before it sells. But if you want to buy in a particular village or area, then there's no point putting your house on the market if there's nowhere to move to! Incidentally, my folks did the same thing when they bought their current house - as they wanted to live in a particular road!

The guy who bought our flat last year made an offer when I was 8 mo pregnant. It had been on the market for 7 months previously, with a steady trickle of viewings, but sod's law fate decreed that we should move with a 2 year old and a 3 week old baby.

Tempt fate. It can't resist...

I haven't read the whole thread ... but I think you would be crazy in the current market not to put out the welcome signs for every potential buyer to come through the door.

Guess what, we have had an offer from the lovely couple who did a second viewing on it before and it is only £10,000 under the asking price! They have no chain as well! The guy who came after them wanted it as well and offered us his apartment at a silly price for us to part ex with. So all in all, a productive day.

Told you

wooooo hoooooooo ! and i have a bag full of freshly washed baby clothes for you !

my parents came over today, and my mum saw all the washing hanging up and asked if i had something to tell her !

i think she bought the 'it's for a friend!'

hope all proceeds swiftly x

wb looks like we may be moving with a baby who is only a few weeks old. As long as they buy it, I don't give a shit!

Lulu THANKS! Pop around one day this week?

yes, will most likely be towards the end of the week as am waiting for a birth (42 weeks just bout, so it will be this week, by hook or by crook!) xx

Ohh, that will be me soon!

Let me know anyway, i am easy this week.