Selling parental home which is empty. Offer accepted and progressing.
Estate agent has a set of keys to allow easy access but we have asked to be informed if anyone is due to visit.
Arrived at house today and porch and front door were ajar - thought there had been a break in so went into house and shouted to ask if anyone was there.
Set of ladders in hall and could hear a radio in living room. Went in and parents radio was blasting out music. Drawers to free standing sideboard were all ajar.
Went into kitchen still shouting 'is anyone there?'. Back door locked but a man was stood in the detached garage.
I opened the back door and asked what on earth was going on.
He said he was a homebuyer surveyor and said I had frightened him (!).
I challenged him and asked why I hadn't been informed of his visit, asked why he had opened sideboard drawers and why the radio was on?
He mumbled something about checking the radio signal and for damp.
I could understand if it was a fitted cupboard but it clearly isn't and is not flush to the wall.
Very unhappy with estate agent and also very dubious about what he was doing. I was so worked up, I just walked out but wanted to check if this is normal practice?