People of Glasgow share how long they’d spend viewing a house before putting in an offer to buy

The average viewing time for houses is 20 minutes before people put in an offer.

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00:00I put an offer on a flat after seeing it for about 15 or 20 minutes, and then bought it.

00:09This is quite a number of years ago. About 17 or 18 years ago. Bought it, and I would

00:15say within two weeks of buying it, my wife decided she didn't like it and we put it up

00:20for sale again. So I would caution speedy buying, even if the market is very hot.

00:27I think I'd need to sleep on it. I'd need to have it at night. Am I going to buy it

00:34or not? I wouldn't just jump right in.

00:37Why not?

00:38I don't think you'd need to. That's a big decision in life, isn't it? That's a big decision.

00:44If you're going to buy a house, you need to make sure it's the right house for you.