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Is It Unreasonable Not To Let A House Buyer Come And Measure Up Before You Go Into Exchange
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Having been called out to more distraction burglaries than I can remember. The tricks I have seen involving scam agents and prospective buyers would put you off letting anyone into your house. I know for a fact that people reading this will say " It would never happen to me" .. well I can assure you many of the victims I visited all said the same thing. 'One of them went to measure the other room, and the other kept me talking'. Before you know it your rooms have been rifled and your valuables have gone.
Tread carefully, if you are thinking of letting them visit, call the estate agent and request that they send someone to acompany the buyers and make sure they set an appointment time, no spur of the moment visits.
Tread carefully, if you are thinking of letting them visit, call the estate agent and request that they send someone to acompany the buyers and make sure they set an appointment time, no spur of the moment visits.
I think my answer would be "it depends" When we bought this house, it was empty and both we and the sellers were in a hurry so they did allow it. If you are still there and living there then I don't think its unreasonable to refuse. As others have said, if you do allow it, be super careful and insist on attendance by the estate agent. Don't leave them alone anywhere and if one asks to use the loo then make sure they do only go to the loo and keep anyone else who is with them under strict surveillance.
I don't think it's unreasonable.
We sold a house once and the man who bought it was a a pain in the neck.Asked me if the curtains were included in the sale and when I said yes he said he didn't like them.As we got near moving day I took them down and gave them to my Mum.He got really shirty about it so I told him what he could do.He drove us mad with his constant coming round or ringing up about stuff.
He even tried to get the keys after we had moved in spite of us not having his money in the bank and us having to get a bridging loan until his mortgage came through.
Not everyone is the buyer from hell though but I would still be wary.
If they want another look round accompanied by the agent that's fair enough but not wandering about unaccompanied.
We sold a house once and the man who bought it was a a pain in the neck.Asked me if the curtains were included in the sale and when I said yes he said he didn't like them.As we got near moving day I took them down and gave them to my Mum.He got really shirty about it so I told him what he could do.He drove us mad with his constant coming round or ringing up about stuff.
He even tried to get the keys after we had moved in spite of us not having his money in the bank and us having to get a bridging loan until his mortgage came through.
Not everyone is the buyer from hell though but I would still be wary.
If they want another look round accompanied by the agent that's fair enough but not wandering about unaccompanied.
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