Buyer looking through windows.

[ObtuseMoose]

Our house is set to close in early January. This morning, our buyer turned up with four other people to look through the windows. That's not on, is it? This is still our home and having people looking in is just creepy.
Urgh, selling a house is a frickin nightmare.

That would absolutely irk me to the point that if I wasn’t desperate to sell then I would pull out.

All they need to do is arrange to come around and see the house via EA. - why do 4 people need to come? They can see photos on RM or Zoopla if they want to see what it is like.

We are in the process of buying/selling and we wanted to see the property for a second time (after offer accepted) with our builder friend and we spoke with the estate agent and arranged an appointment - even though the property has been empty (it is probate) for over 2 years now.

it’s rude….

This was me I even screenshot the rooms because I wanted to do exactly the same thing and yes it worked. I did go past it quite often on my way to work and would dream of pulling onto the driveway. That’s normal behaviour.

Not really the point of the thread but I think it's absolutely mad we think viewing a house three times is a lot. Just three times! For something that is going to cost you hundreds of thousands of pounds!

I look at a pair of fifty quid trainers more than three times

Standing on the street to look at the house from the outside = yes

Pressing one’s face against the glass to look through the windows = no

This. I'd never buy a house without a bit of loitering in the street at different times of day but that doesn't mean the normal rules of behaviour don't apply.

I thought you meant they walked past on the street and looked, not up to the house and face against the window!
When I bought my first house it was on a street I walked down all the time (on the way to the tube & shops) and I used to look at it as we walked past. One day I looked up and the seller was naked in the upstairs window! I stopped looking up after that - maybe something to try 😂

What? They're grown adults not 5 year olds

And what did you do? Go and confront them? Or jump on Mumsnet?

So rude! And unnecessary. They can show friends and family the photos - I bet they took their own during the viewings, as well as the official listing. Some people even take video of a property they plan to purchase.

A friend of mine had sale agreed on the house of her late mother...so nobody living there.
Friend and her husband turned up one day in a van to empty house of last few things.
Car parked on the drive but nobody about.
That evening a friend of the buyers turns up,she had been out for the day with one of the neighbours and thought she would use the driveway.

It's rude and unnecessary, but honestly unless they were doing it every other day I'd probably just grumble internally and let it go.

Don’t be ridiculous, they’re behaviour is unacceptable

Yeah exactly a bit of loitering is a must to see what the areas like but not going up to windows lol!!!