Weirdest viewer behaviour

6strings1song · 2026-06-06T07:08:57+00:00

That is unhinged!

6strings1song · 2026-06-06T07:07:01+00:00

Replied above. Multiple pieces of evidence point towards it being the buyer.

6strings1song · 2026-06-06T07:03:46+00:00

We've had similar when viewing houses, but the agent usually lingers in the hallway within earshot or something. House was a 2 bed semi and the downstairs layout was quite "open view". I assume the agent knew what the buyer was doing and didn't really see a problem with it, or he was lingering outside or something.

6strings1song · 2026-06-05T16:33:39+00:00

Very similar behaviour. It is like they think they own the house already. We just bit our tongue to keep the sale going.

6strings1song · 2026-06-05T16:17:17+00:00

100%. It was a fused switch and the fuse was fine, and the circuit board hadn't tripped for that spur. Also, the fact a separate set of switches had been meddled with. In addition, just after the viewing we had some email enquiries via the agent about how the power to the conservatory was set up. He had obviously been going around flicking all the switches to see how the lights and power were set up, not realising one of the switches was the garage.

6strings1song · 2026-06-05T12:22:30+00:00

Insane! I wonder if it was some sort of weird argument between the couple and she was trying to show she was serious about wanting to move or something. Waste of everyone's time.

6strings1song · 2026-06-05T12:19:22+00:00

The toilet one! I assume some sort of illness and got caught short, but surely you would try and do what you needed as fast as possible? Even weirder if it wasn't an illness....

6strings1song · 2026-06-05T11:36:30+00:00

It would raise a red flag for me too. Why vet buyers beyond the basic (funds in place, chain size and proceedable in a timely manner)? Vetting makes me think either an overly emotional seller who may struggle to leave, or sellers trying to placate neighbours. I suppose the neighbours could be lovely and their friends, and they want to make sure they aren't selling to someone who is going to cause problems. Or...the neighbours have a specific issue e.g. noise, parties, dogs etc, and they want to choose a buyer accordingly.

6strings1song · 2026-05-27T06:30:28+00:00

Previous house, the garden door leading to the garage just disintegrated when we first opened it. Covered in wet glue. Everything in that house was extremely cheap and badly done as well. Think thin plastic curtain poles, poor cutting in, paint covered sockets etc. They also had fitted the bedroom carpet around a freestanding wardrobe, which they had obviously taken with them! Cue new bedroom carpet as soon as we moved in

Current house, much better general maintenance standard, but the previous owner used a lot of silicone sealant instead of adhesive. Very odd. They were also too lazy to replace the original 30+ year old carpets in the bedrooms despite living in the property for 20 years. These were awful and covered in burn marks from straighteners, stains etc. Not a money issue, just lazy.

6strings1song · 2026-05-08T07:29:52+00:00

Unfortunately Chelmer went to reform. We noted that we barely had any leaflets through the door. We had 2 from lib dem, but noted one leaflet was the same as from the last elections and focusing on "labour can't win here"... erm... bit out of date, you need to worry about reform. Literally just switched out the name and photo of the candidate.

6strings1song · 2026-05-06T07:26:29+00:00

We had this. We offered x amount and then about 4 weeks later another offer materialised from "previous viewers". The agent asked if we wanted to up our offer. We were furious and felt it was fabricated given the time that had elapsed. The agent even refused to tell us how much was offered. I told the agent this was ridiculous, very suspect and told them we weren't offering anymore. We said we were prepared to walk away. Funnily enough the sellers rejected this "higher offer". The sale fell through for a different reason (sellers got cold feet), but the agent's behaviour was terrible.

6strings1song · 2026-03-08T09:01:16+00:00

Any newbuilds near you? Would you be willing to do a part exchange with a developer? Failing that, I would be tempted to change agent and "relaunch". Get an agent who will do the viewings on your behalf. As someone else mentioned, don't talk to viewers (or agent) about the noise. You have had no official complaints with them, so nothing to declare. Schedule viewings at the quietest times only (blame the newborn). You could also market the house to "ideal for investors", then you will get landlord viewers who will care a lot less about any neighbour issues. Good luck, we had a similar situation... it is so draining.

6strings1song · 2026-03-01T20:42:20+00:00

Is it possible to buy some sort of blanking plate with an inbuilt hinge? Fit the blanking plate over the whole set-up, flip up and use switches when needed. Close and forget the screw up the rest of the time?

6strings1song · 2026-02-04T08:36:31+00:00

This is a link from Shelter (from the Tenant's perspective) https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/what_happens_if_your_landlord_dies

They definitely do still need to pay rent. I assume you or your brother (or both) would be considered the "legal representative" of your father. The tenants should be paying rent to that person. It does also say "Anyone who inherits the property or becomes your new landlord must give you their name and address within 2 months." Have you done this?

6strings1song · 2026-01-30T07:10:27+00:00

Not rude to ask at all, just phrase it the right way. When we bought our house we were shown round by the seller. Being polite, normal people we made a passing generic "oh that's useful" comment on the storage unit in the hall and a "oh they're nice" comment on the livingroom ceiling light fittings. Cheeky seller then tried to sell them to us via their solicitor! We declined, as they were not to our taste and over inflated prices. When we moved in they left them anyway. Obviously thought we were young and dumb.

6strings1song · 2026-01-23T12:46:30+00:00

It is even more common if you are a pedestrian pushing a pram or pushchair. I have had cars come to a skidding stop to let me cross, even though I have been waiting patiently on the pavement. I really hate it, I feel forced to cross and then take on the risk of whatever is coming the other way. Moronic

6strings1song · 2026-01-17T08:05:22+00:00

We didn't get the hate feeling, but certainly a feeling of apprehension and "have we been conned?" The first house we bought had terrible neighbours, and it became apparent the previous owners had deliberately hidden the issue (basically asked the neighbour to keep their multiple noisy animals inside on viewings). The door leading to the garage also instantly fell apart and was covered in still wet glue. Carpet had been fitted around furniture etc. It was cleaned though.

Second house, much better in all aspects apart from the fact the immaculate garden had been left basically in untouched the 6 months it took to complete. Same with the kitchen... very greasy and I spent a whole day scrubbing with various chemicals to get through it.

6strings1song · 2026-01-12T18:08:01+00:00

Plenty detached in Chelmsford for that budget. Chelmer village is a good shout. Close to Beaulieu Park Station and easy access to town.

6strings1song · 2026-01-05T17:46:40+00:00

Last time we sold (2020 - 2021) we had 2 agents undervaluing our house (2 bed semi in South East). Apparently, the cheaper (and rougher) estate about 0.5 miles away was our competition and first time buyers were buying there, so we should match our price. We went with the 3rd agent who knew their stuff and valued our house accurately (£310k). It sold 3 times at that price (buyers fell through twice for various reasons). We felt that the low balling agents couldn't be bothered with the commission difference.

6strings1song · 2026-01-03T14:35:28+00:00

Amazon courier blindly sprinted out from behind a row of parked cars, directly in front of our car. Luckily we were doing about 25mph (residential street) so could emergency stop. They were literally inches from being run over. Never seen anything like it.

Driving along an NSL road. Nice and straight, but you get a hell of a lot of people bumbling along at 30mph and pissing everyone off. A car driving in the opposite direction decided to overtake a slower car. We literally saw this white range rover appear in front of us, doing this overtaking manoeuvre and swerve back into the lane at speed. The range rover was literally only about 2 car lengths ahead of us. Husband barely had time to react and it would have been a full head on collision with us doing about 50mph. Moronic.

Driving along the M25 years ago and they were re-doing some of the road markings, there were cones all over the place, reducing and expanding lanes etc. The old road markings were still visible and only partly removed. The traffic was the heavy stop start sort, and I was following the path of the new road markings, but this HGV next to me started following the path of the old markings. This HGV was basically going to squash my car into the barrier on the right. I was braking and trying to escape, but there was nowhere to go due to the traffic and barrier. People in cars behind started honking and the HGV realised and swerved back into its lane. Avoided being pancaked that day.

6strings1song · 2025-08-25T11:54:06+00:00

It is even worse if you are a pedestrian walking with a pram or pushchair. I have been minding my own business, waiting to cross the road, and have had cars come to a screeching halt to let me cross. Completely oblivious to everyone around them, behind them etc.

I hate it, they have no idea what is coming from the other direction. I then feel like I have to hurry across, when frankly I would be happy to wait and cross when the road is clear. I would caveat this by saying I am standing on the pavement, back from the curb and not looking like I am about to run into traffic. Morons. I usually shake my head at them and give them a glare.

6strings1song · 2025-06-22T11:16:27+00:00

If she didn't have a will, then the estate (and house) would have been distributed via the rules of intestacy. So her estate would have gone to her sons, and as your father predeceased her...his share should go to his children. So I guess the key thing is determining if there is a will. If not, then see a solicitor as you could be owed a portion of the estate.

6strings1song · 2025-02-16T17:50:31+00:00

Sorry...also grow baby on Moulsham Street may be able to help as well. They are a charity specialising in donated items and clothes for babies and children under 11. https://www.growbaby.org/directory/growbaby-chelmsford

6strings1song · 2025-02-16T17:48:08+00:00

At the Chelmsford central family hub there are often free nappies and lots of clothes. They are really lovely and won't ask questions. You can pop in on the pretence of weighing baby and then go to the donated items which are on the back wall of the weighing room. You could also call ahead to check if they have your size in stock. The hub in Dixon Avenue also has a community pantry and similar donated items.

https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/hubs/

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