Questions post completion

[WhyMeLord]

Hello,

After a bit of advice please.

We completed the sale of our house a couple of weeks ago and since then the buyer has got in touch with the agent to ask us questions. There’s nothing sinister about them, it’s just asking how a thing works, what colour is this paint etc I realise it’s a bit rude but I don’t want to respond, it’s not my house anymore and I want to be able to draw a line under things and move on. I’m in the midst of being made redundant and having completed the house sale was one massive weight off my shoulders, I feel like if I start entering into q&a sessions it will never end.

What would you do?

I should add, the house and all parties to the sale are in England

I would have no problem answering questions like this - but its up to you.

Reply politely to this round of questions but go silent after that

I got questions From my buyers but since they’d been absolute arseholes throughout the process I chose not to reply ..... if they’d been straight forward I’d have answered a round of questions to be polite but ignore any follow ups

I would answer, but I'm biased because we've just bought and the vendors straight up lied about things and/or gave us v little info about anything. It's been really shit having to blindly work out everything on top of the stress of it all. Or just leave the info in the house.

Focus on the stuff they can't look up - so for example appliances can be googled for manual/troubleshooting without your input. But harder for them to work out what paint colour is on the walls if you can't tell them.

Tell them to visit SpecSavers. Fair answer

Thanks everyone. I left unopened sample tins of the paints in the garage and a note to say that’s what I’d done (we had them in case anything got knocked or crayoned on during the time it was on the market). Everything else is googleable. I just want to reply and say ffs I’m not your mum and even if I was I try to encourage DC to find an answer themselves when they have the tools to do so

Unless there’s a back story of them being difficult previously, it seems ungenerous not to help them out. Kindness and friendliness make the world a better place.

Given what you’ve written in your op and additional information, just ignore

Friends of ours had buyers continually contacting them for information that was readily available (about the appliances, when the bins go out etc - full folder with all info left for them). Even calling them abroad (transatlantic move). a year and a bit after completion. My friend eventually blocked their number.

Just ignore.

We had a tricky buyer (not outrageously tricky just nervous I think, older single lady) and she asked dozens and dozens of questions throughout the purchase (some relevant some... not so) and then still asked questions after she moved in. The EA was so apologetic in asking!

I replied fully & honestly to the first round of questions, which I emailed to the agent, ending with 'Do pass on my best wishes to our buyer, this concludes my communication as I cannot give any more information RE the house.'

The agents passed that on and haven't heard a peep!