EA asking for details of my onward purchase to keep the buyer happy?

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I don't know why this estate agent seems to wind me up.
He's just phoned to update me and asked if I'd found a property.
We had an email convo a month ago, me informing them I'd had an offer accepted.
And then we had a proper phone conversation. I was annoyed then because he seemed to think I should sell mine without tying the purchase in.
I found my property a week after their offer.

I don't really want my buyer to know the details of my purchase. Is that normal?

I wouldn't like this. None of their business really. By all means share information about where you are at with regards to dates for exchange/moving, but I'd not be all that keen to share addresses.

It's even more strange when I remember that they would never give me the previous owners new address to forward mail. (Same EA that I bought the house through)

I wouldn't think it was any of their business either. But just make up something plausible to keep them happy. Obviously you're not going to say can't wait to get out of this awful house and area.

I can see why you are annoyed repeating information. But I don't think it's a problem everyone being open and honest about where they are. When people get cagey the chain can get nervy. But it sounds like he didn't read his email which is annoying! I'm a little confused are you referring to the agent who works for you or another agent in the chain? If another agent get your agent to deal with this.

It's my estate agent, selling my house.
There's no dodgy reason I'm moving out, I'm moving 200 miles away.
And my new house is half the price and I don't really want the buyer to think there's any financial leeway.

I think it's normal for estate agents to know the details of the next estate agent down the chain and communicate with them. The less Chinese whispers going up and down the better. It's in all their interests to get things moving.

Not normal to do what our vendors' solicitor did and email the whole chain thereby giving everyone each other's email addresses. Luckily the people in the chain were all lovely, it was just the estate agent who was dodgy. (Not just because of that, he was lying all the way along. I'm pleased to say he appears to have gone out of business now.)

Catkind- see if he'd worded it, "I'd like to be able to talk to the estate agent , keep everything running smoothly" that would be ok.
But he said, to keep the buyers happy.

I think this is usual? All the estate agents in our chain were talking to each other, it because a bit of a nightmare. But in principle I think it makes sense.

Estate agents can be annoying but all he wants to know is that you are going ahead with your purchase, there are no hitches etc.

Think of all the times you read on here "the buyer/vendor has been very quiet and evasive and I'm worried it's all grinding to a halt".

They just want reassurance it's actually a happening thing.

I can't see why this is unusual or annoying. Chains are a nightmare - the more everybody is kept in the loop the better in most circumstances.
Despite the fact everyone likes to see EAs as the devil incarnate, they worked damned hard when we last moved to make sure everything went through despite issues that arose.
I don't think an enquiry a month after the last time they contacted you is unreasonable. Other people in the chain will be wanting to get on with things.

Backforgood- we've had a few conversations, not just one in the month (it's only been a month)
It's quite a big part of the process he's forgotten, me buying a house! Forgot the email chain, forgot the heated conversation about me wanting to tie up the sale and purchase. He thought it roils be perfectly normal for me to go into storage or rented.

Not giving me a lot of confidence

Maybe remind him you are paying his fees and he needs to act in your best interests rather than those of the buyer. Surely he is in contact with the EA selling the house you are buying?

Our agents were in touch and able to update each other. However, if you're bothered, just offer to communicate with the buyers directly. We've done that in the past and it was extremely easy to keep others up to date. With agents passing info on, I didn't always trust them (but maybe it's just me).

Completely normal for the agents selling your property to be talking to the agents of your onward purchase and the agents selling for your buyers (if there's a chain below).

It's called progression and that's how the sale moves onwards. The only time your agents would talk with the agents on your purchase would be if you weren't tying it in...

*wouldn't talk to

I would say yes we’ve found something we’re interested in. It wasn’t possible in years gone by to see the property and it’s price online. I never knew what or where exactly anyone in our chain was buying. I didn’t feel any need to.

You do want to keep the buyers happy though don't you? If the buyers pull out you don't have a chain. They just want to know what stage your purchase is at, you can tell them yourself if you know, but putting the EAs in touch reduces Chinese whispers.