Buyer has entered property pre exchange and started renovation

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We were supposed to exchnage last week, then yesterday, now the proposal is exchange and complete tomorrow, all delays on buyers side told its mortgage company releasing fund.

property was vacated last week, but I removed the last items yesterday. Went back this evening to do a meter reading. Garden dug up, carpets ripped out, all windows open, lights on.

I am so shocked I have no idea what to do now …technically is burglary … but if this sale falls through I have a much less saleable house …

and before you ask how has he got in, there was a lockbox with keys in that the estate agents have been using … so either they’ve shared the code with him or he’s watched them and then let himself in.

Following because I want to know what happens.

This is really shocking op 🤯

I wonder if they’ll call you today when they can’t get in. Most exchanges happen late afternoon

I hope it all goes smoothly today OP and the EA has been incredibly negligent.

Jeez, never heard the like…good luck today OP.

Fingers crossed all day today, personally I’d not kick off, (or sell their equipment as someone ludicrously suggested) but put it on record with the agent as you habe done in case it falls through. Cheeky but if it goes through no biggie.

Can't wait to find out what happens next!

I'm astonished by the level of cheek and wondering how they’re going to justify this behaviour! Why would they think it’s ok!? Hope it goes through today x

Wowsers.

what arseholes.

Did wonder that. I think actually he has a team of workers there so they’ll call him when they can’t get in!

Something very weird about them leaving all the windows open. I wonder whether they had been planning to come back later on?

Can you ask your neighbours what they've seen?

Following. What on earth are they going to say to justify this?

That's terrible! I hope the EA phone you first thing with an explanation.

Good luck today OP! Wonder what the buyer and EA will say!

Good luck today for completion OP.

Same.

I think you would have difficulty getting the police interested, but I think if you can withhold every penny due to the estate agent, do that.

Yet another reason to have estate agents licensed.

I think actually he has a team of workers there so they’ll call him when they can’t get in!

A team of workers? Bloody hell! I suppose if that's the case though, they must be extremely confident that exchange and completion are imminent. So maybe that's a good sign, even though it's an absolute diabolical liberty😬😬

I doubt workmen would leave their tools in a house with the windows wide open.

Honestly this is such terrible advice. She will end up in court, she can’t not pay like this. There is a contract. If she feels she is in some way damaged she can address this through small claims.

why are people so punitive and vindictive.

I would have took one of their items out of the garage . Like a small one that would inconvenience them .

I'd tell them that you had buyers for the carpets they've just ripped out and so I wanted payment for them... but I'm petty like that 😜

Good luck for today. Hope everything goes well and that your buyer is just being forward (with no ulterior motives).

This is cfery at it's finest. Must admit I'm watching for update too.

Oh wow that’s terrible OP and such an invasion of privacy. Please let us know what happens!