When prospective buyers come to view their homes, sellers often think it makes them appear more friendly or credible if they accompany their “visitors” and keep up a running commentary.
But every estate agent has at least one tale of a potential sale that was ruined by a keen seller who said just the wrong thing at a critical point. So actually, the best thing that sellers can do is fill in the disclosure form before their home is listed, then briefly welcome any buyers their agent brings around… and make themselves scarce during every viewing.
This is not a question of trying to hide anything, it’s just that unless you know the circumstances of prospective buyers or their reasons for wanting to move to your area, it is all too easy to “put your foot in it” and put them right off.
And of course some subjects are more off-putting than others. Below are 10 things that our expert agents say you should really never mention: