“One off” estate agent viewing Is this too good to be true?

[Stresssy]

my house is currently on the market with an online estate agent. It hasn’t sold in 6 weeks. Decided to request two valuations from local ES’s and they were done yesterday! I then received a phone call yesterday from another local estate agent requesting a “one off viewing” they claim to have a buyer who’s purchase has fallen through and my house is exactly what they are looking for. They have their mortgage and everything in place! The contract will be for that one viewing and we can negotiate sellers fees as there will be no viewings or advertising. I feel like this may be a cruel EA tactic to get me on their books? Has anyone ever heard of this? And why hasn’t this buyer who’s purchase has fallen through, requested to view my property through RM? Has anyone had this happen to them? I would love to know. I will of course keep you all informed. 🤞🏼

But the OP said the contract would be limited to a single viewing?

They wouldn't be instructed in the traditional sense, but a limited contract for one solitary viewing.

The only way they would have 'won' is by obtaining an offer that would be acceptable to the OP.

It was just their way of trying to get the full instruction and get OP to engage with them. There was no one off viewing.

I had a similar thing happen into 90's and the buyer the agent introduced bought my house. So don't right it off.

Yes happened us, exact Same thing !! We Paid the agent £1000 fee for the one viewing 😂 but worked out much cheaper than had been full fees. So yes absolutely can be genuine so don’t discount it, the buyer of our house as far as we are aware also paid the agent a finders fee of a fee hundred pounds, easyyy money for the agents!

Why go to all that bother if they were. They can just book a viewing like a normal person 🙄