Second viewing as standard

[Candyflossdog]

I completely get if you aren't sure on a property that you might want a second viewing, or if you are discussing something over the weekend and want another look. But I do hate over the years this idea that you have a second viewing as standard. I had someone see my house today, really liked it, told the estate agent on the way out they'd like to come back for a second look ... Well go and look now FFS.

If you want to see the area at a different time just do a drive by or walk around. But it's a pain in the arse to tidy, sort the baby and dog out, go out for an hour at a time that suits them because "when buying a property you have to see it twice"...no you don't. If you have another question then go and look.

If you think of something afterwards, fine. But otherwise you're just being a pain in my already sore tits.

They will look for an excuse to gazunder.

if you get upset about someone who presumably is going to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds for your house wanting TWO opportunities for a nose around I can’t imagine what other totally unremarkable things get you riled up.

In Scotland it goes to a closing date, often a Monday or Friday, and there will be viewing 2-4pm on the Sunday or Thursday evening. That is everyone’s opportunity for a second look.

Yes, absolutely I want a second look.

Between the first and second viewing I will have had a chance to have a good think about what I've seen and possibly do a bit of research if there's anything I'm not sure about.

I will be going back with a more practical head on as I'll know what to expect, it won't be about first impressions.

I won't know all the questions I want to ask on the first viewing - no matter how long - as I won't have had time to consider the place and my offer away from the pressure of being there with the agent and/or the owner.

YAB massively U.

It is difficult to take everything in on a first viewing. It takes time to embed and then you get a fresh view after a second look.

I can't imagine spending 200k, 400k, whatever without looking at 'the product' twice.

This👆I wouldn’t buy anything over £500 without spending time reflecting and having another look!

We moved last year - old house and new were approx 100 miles apart and we were limited as to when we could travel. The house we viewed during the week had back to back viewings booked that coming weekend. Had we not offered there and then we'd've lost it.

First viewings are a filter, you come out knowing either “definitely no”, “possibly yes” or “omg I love it”. If there are several possibles I would want to see them all again, having thought about the relative pros and cons. For one that I immediately love I would definitely need a second view concentrating on rationally assessing it. I loved our current house on first sight even though it didn’t perfectly meet our list of requirements. I still love it but with a couple more deficiencies it would have been a regretful no on second viewing.

@Candyflossdog you are allowed to have an opinion but this is up there will the strangest ones out there.

You don’t like being inconvenienced slightly when someone is investing in what is likely one of the biggest purchases in their life.

This is one of life’s valuable life lessons that it is not always about you and what you want in life.

Imagine being a tenant who had to facilitate viewings when a house is being sold and not getting any of the future benefits at all.

You at least are getting some benefit are being incredibly unreasonable in your expectations of the world.

Completely agree.

YABU here. Almost every buyer will want a second or even third look.

First viewing is always to filter possible houses into yes, maybe, absolutely not. All be it I bought in a more buoyant market but some buyers will be seeing multiple houses in one day. Round us estate agents offer Saturday mornings (9.30-12.30) and they are very popular (the most popular) viewing days and most Saturday mornings are back to back viewings if you are selling. I remember when I was buying I viewed 4 houses one Saturday morning. After seeing the houses I always wanted to discuss with DH, reflect on house, discuss with parents, revisit listing photos, possibly do a bit of a drive by of the area at different times (if I didn't know it). If I liked the house and it hit the maybe or yes categories I would be asking for a second viewing.

Second viewings are different. Buyers might bring someone else for fresh eyes. You go in with your head- will this actually work for us as a family? What work would I need to do and can I live with this (functional but ugly 1990's kitchen/ bathroom)? Do the room sizes fit what we need? How much parking is there? Is the garden big enough/ require maintenance and if so how much? How much light does the property get? How much would I offer on this? Houses often feel different second time round. Then it's another discussion and possibly an offer. If they have parents or someone in the family lending any money for the deposit they may want to bring them along to any maybe or yes houses.

We bought our forever home after the 3rd viewing. First viewing we hated it. It's an ex rental. 4 double bed, 2 reception rooms, large kitchen, decent size garden, ample driveway parking, in catchment for the only decent secondary school in the area double garage - perfect for a family of 6 with 1 child heading to secondary in the next couple of years and incredibly rare in the rental market. Unbeknown to us the tenants had been given notice to move 2 weeks before we viewed - estate agents had used the same photos as the rental listing so the photos showed an empty house. The tenants were not happy about viewings happening and were very hostile. The house stayed on the market for months and months. The investor who we bought from wanted the property sold as he was living overseas and selling his portfolio.

The second viewing The estate agent admitted they were told to bring all viewers who were after a 4 bed house and in budget. The house was now vacant as the tenants had moved. There had been a redecoration and maintenance scheme of works (all be it basic - cheap white bathroom, cheap beige carpet throughout, walls painted rental beige, grass mown and hedges trimmed). The house felt completely different and became a yes. We booked a 3rd viewing the following week to bring parents and reflect on the house and offered the week after.

OP when I buy a pair of shoes I try on multiple pairs, wander around the shop in them and wear them at home for a while before going out. I never spend more than £100 on shoes. How much is your house being sold for? Now do you really think it’s unreasonable to want to spend some time before buying it!

Anyway, if you have buyers queuing up, or you don’t want to sell, refuse the second viewing. It’s your choice but it’s also the buyer’s choice to walk away.

I wonder whether these OPs take on board responses to their threads or they just crack on being unreasonable in RL

@Candyflossdog ?