Buyers viewing again after offer

[CharlieBalf]

Hi all,

Just looking for spme real life experiences out there.
Our buyers made an offer on our house back in February of this year. Their chain collapsed twice but were keen to persue with the purchase of the house even at one point putting their own house up with two EAs to get a quick sale.

They've announced they'd like another viewing to measure up etc but I'm terrified they'll start to see all the little niggles they may have missed on the first viewing 4 months ago and pull out/ask for a reduction.

We'd reduced put house by 25k and then accepted 10k less than the asking price so feel they got a great deal in the first place.

Has anyone here pulled out from a purchase after making an offer having gone back to view the property and changed their mind?
(No judgement just looking for realistic scenarios, thank you )

Looking for experiences/examples of why people pulled out after a second viewing!

Until you exchange, they can pull out. They can pull out because they view it again and don’t like it. They can pull out because you don’t agree to a second viewing. They can pull out because their circumstances even though they still love the house. They can pull out because they won the lottery and they want a much bigger house. If they want to pull out, they will, you giving them a second viewing isn’t going to change it. The system is shit, it’s a rocky road. You just have to grit your teeth and hope you get through it.

We visited twice closer to exchange, to remind ourselves of the space, and also as we planned immediate renovations, we took a plasterer so we got get a quote and make plans. I would be have been highly suspicious if the seller refused a visit. They could pull out anytime, as could you.

You're definitely over-thinking this. Going back is about getting all kinds of details that you missed first time round - but for planning purposes, not for dropping out purposes. You'd look pretty nuts if you started measuring the windows and bathrooms on a first viewing, but that's exactly the sort of stuff you want to know as you start picturing your life in a property.

It's a slow market at the moment and if they say they want a reduction, you should consider that seriously rather than starting again trying to find a new buyer. Our house has been on the market over 2 months. We've dropped the price on EA recommendation but then the election was announced and rates weren't cut - we've had one viewing in the past 3 weeks and are going to take it off entirely and re-launch at a lower price in the autumn, by which point there will hopefully have been a rate cut and less uncertainty re the new government.

@Elektra1 I absolutely agree about keeping a buyer rather than remarketing. Just a bit of a blow as we wouldn't be able to afford our onward purchase then and so would have to pull put of our sale 😫

When we were buying last year we asked if we could have another viewing because we were genuinely excited and the vendors said no and they didn’t want us to view again… therefore we pulled out because it made us suspicious they were hiding things.
This time around it’s made us nervous about asking for another viewing, but we live out of the area and have asked to view the same day as we are looking round the local school, plus our kids haven’t seen the house yet, luckily these vendors said yes lol

@CharlieBalf I can understand your worry, but there will be plenty to get stressed about buying and selling anyway, you do not need to give yourself anymore about your buyers viewing the property again! The worst case scenario is they change their minds or ask for a further reduction - galling for you but them asking does not mean you have to agree.

Take the positive from the second viewing - measuring up etc is a good sign from buyers.

Do not be put off by the posters saying the buyers have not got a good deal, especially when you had dropped the price by £35k - the price agreed is a mutually acceptable price to both parties, nothing more.

Readily agree to the viewing, explain to the EA (of if you are there when they visit) say it is a family home and will be in a lived in state, it is not a show home! Let them wander around, if they do find any niggles they can ask about them, it doesn't mean they will reduce their offer or pull out.

It is not a situation you can control with how the buyers act, so just go with it and try not to worry.

@schloss thank you!

We actually agreeded to the 2nd viewing there and then, no reason to refuse at all.

I'm just overly nervous! I guess the first viewing you're seeing it blind but the 2nd you know what to expect etc and the excitement/heart feeling is replaced by practicality.

Butt as you and other posters.have said, it's also a good sign that they're starting to plan!

I pulled out after a second viewing, but that was only 2 weeks after the first viewing on a house needing lots of work. On the second visit we noticed lots more things that needed attention and the vendor also highlighted things which were concerning. It has also turned out they have no building regs for a large extension which we had started to question the quality of. I also had a second viewing after offering when I bought my first house, I went on to buy it with no issues. We let our buyer come in for a third viewing with her brother, it's a big purchase, you want the buyer to be sure. Try not to worry.