Estate agents - background checks...

[dowie]

OK slightly random question - supposing I want to go look round an expensive property in London with a girl - just for a laugh/fun thing to do in the daytime - is it something that I can sort out just by phoning/mailing the estate agent and booking a viewing or do they probe a bit conduct background checks or ask for bank statements etc..etc..

Am assuming for a normal house obviously not but for stuff that is a bit more upmarket whats the score? I work at a place where some (a minority of) people can and do live in places that cost a couple of million so perhaps dropping a quick e-mail from my work address would prevent any suspicions being raised?

(yes I know this is a bit random and prob a bit cheeky for the poor salesperson/cockney spiv who has to show us round and waste his time...)

 

[dowie]

Nah tis a new development so no owner involved - just wasting a salespersons time....

Tis more her idea - I guess its like the female equivalent of a guy going for a test drive in a ferrari without having the intention or the means to purchase it at the end...

Are you the son of Ferris Bueller?

It was more this sort of thing I had in mind..... basically doing it as a bit of a fun **** take type thing... 'hmmm well the dressing room in the master suite is a bit on the small size are you sure all your shoes will fit in there darling' etc...

edit - no it isn't some cunning ploy to make a random girl think I'm minted or anything

 

[dowie]

so I'm guessing the general consensus on this one is its prob not a good idea?

 

[dowie]

Well I did say it was a bit random....

Though its certainly not about being nosey etc.. and is more something she thought would be fun...

basically as a bit of an explanation - there is an episode in the TV series 'secret diary of a call girl' where the girl and her guy friend go look round some posh house as a complete **** take etc... - my friend thinks this will be funny etc.. and suggested we do something similar.

 

[dowie]

Not really, because nailing the throttle on a Ferrari is an exciting and amazing thing many people will never get to experience.

Walking around a house.. mind

well yeah that's the point - you're male and into computers and you get excited by a throttle vibrating and making some noise....

my friend is female, dancer/model and into fashion/girly stuff etc.. and would likely be as perplexed about your 'nailing the throttle' thing as you are about some posh apartment/house etc.. I watch topgear and leave the room for a bit it gets switched to america's next top model etc...

for me - I'm not exactly that fussed about looking round some posh pad, would probably be slightly amused at winding up an estate agent (am admittedly rather immature) but more just looking for a good excuse to have fun day out with this girl... if she thinks something like this would be funney etc.. then why not