Bought a house once where they forgot to clear out the shed, contacted the agent to let them know, got a message back saying it was acceptable to leave 'garden waste' and that I should stop complaining as I have no legal standing! LOL
So I got a lawnmower, strimmer, every type of garden tool, electric drills and sanders, and all sorts of woodworking tools that are probably worth a few bob.
Originally posted by Cypriana: How has everyone fared when it comes to agreeing the purchase price to include fixtures and fittings, and then moving in to find most of them gone?
Some years back, my friend bought a flat and the vendor removed all the light fittings by cutting the cable with scissors / sharp knife and removed all the kitchen cupboard doors. This was way way before the f&f inch thick forms.
No, but I have moved in to find that the curtains and freestanding cupboards we had agreed to but had been cannily replaced with inferior substitutes; having not thought to take polaroids there was no way I could prove this.
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the only not so nice thing was the (hug) soggy cardboard box and two bins full of rubbish they left in the garden, which I then had to sort through for recyclables & rubbish and haul through to the front of the house for disposal... ick... but such is life.
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I was chatting to an estate agent and he said when he worked for an agent that delt with large country homes...this one client who was selling his place for a mere 2.1 million only left behind one light bulb in the hallway!! carpets, light fixtures, curtains, blinds even the loo roll holder all gone!
"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."
"If you can't say something nice at least have the decency to be vague"
When we moved into our house we had agreed to ourchase their Dishwasher but stated that everything else should be removed (it was a deceased estate). When we moved in the Dishwasher was still there but so was the Garden Furniture, The Cooker, numerous tools etc and a complete un-assembled Summer House. The Summer house was actually worth £700 according to a chap we know that saw it (and that is close to what we wold it for)
Our vendor left about 20 home-made porn videos in the wardrobe. They featured her with at least two different men (we never met the husband, so we don't know if he was one of the men!). My wife made me burn them before I could complete a full review....
Between the loft, the garage and the garden, our vendors left 5 transit van loads of rubbish behind. In fairness they met the cost of the van hire for me to get rid (there was a bit of a stand off over what rubbish was reasonable). However whilst clearing it all out, I came across a set of ladders worth £150, a new strimmer worth £50 and their wedding photo.
Originally posted by howMuch!: Our vendor left about 20 home-made porn videos in the wardrobe. They featured her with at least two different men (we never met the husband, so we don't know if he was one of the men!). My wife made me burn them before I could complete a full review....
So, you had a bonfire did you? And then told her they were all burnt to a cinder
Originally posted by csc91181: I was chatting to an estate agent and he said when he worked for an agent that delt with large country homes...this one client who was selling his place for a mere 2.1 million only left behind one light bulb in the hallway!! carpets, light fixtures, curtains, blinds even the loo roll holder all gone!
Speaking from personal experience, I've found people with money have got their vast sums because they don't part with it!
My ex-boss (very rich) billed tenants in one of the properties he rented out £100 for cleaning the carpet (they had stained it with a pot plant - no dispute) but his missus put some stain remover on from Costco, went back half an hour later and hoovered it up!
Originally posted by howMuch!: Our vendor left about 20 home-made porn videos in the wardrobe. They featured her with at least two different men (we never met the husband, so we don't know if he was one of the men!). My wife made me burn them before I could complete a full review....
And we got left a dirty mop head and bucket and a note telling us (telling - not asking) to put any post in the neighbours door.
Originally posted by stateofplay: Bought a house once where they forgot to clear out the shed, contacted the agent to let them know, got a message back saying it was acceptable to leave 'garden waste' and that I should stop complaining as I have no legal standing! LOL
So I got a lawnmower, strimmer, every type of garden tool, electric drills and sanders, and all sorts of woodworking tools that are probably worth a few bob.
Hey 'hoe'
Where do you live SOP? Anywhere near Huddersfield? I'm sure we could come to some sort of deal for that little lot!
Going way back, I agreed a price for the curtains etc. Called in unexpectedly a couple of nights before the move to find her taking them down and putting up the oldest, vilest curtains in the land.
Got onto my solicitor the following day who said basically it was such a small thing to worry about, to just let it go.
Funnily enough I still have the curtains they left, they are lagging the pipes in the loft!
**Just wants to pass some time without any hassle**
We bought a house where all the lightbulbs and various other fittings had been removed even though the sale went smoothly. What inspires people to behave like that?
It can be dangerous not to keep your word on fittings. Some years back a vendor changed the cooker he'd promised for an inferior one and the guy came round the house with an axe and killed him and badly injured his wife. It made the national news.
I don't get it myself. If you don't want to include stuff in the sale of the house then don't do so - tell them you're taking it all with you. Unless you've got hugely expensive stuff it's hardly going to make a difference to the sale price is it?
Added on to that much of the things people take with them won't even fit in their new place.
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It can be dangerous not to keep your word on fittings. Some years back a vendor changed the cooker he'd promised for an inferior one and the guy came round the house with an axe and killed him and badly injured his wife. It made the national news.
That's a bit extreme! Annoying, but not really worth life imprisonment...
Our vendors were lovely and left everything they promised. They plastered and repainted where their pictures had been, everywhere was SPOTLESS, but they took the loo seat which I found quite strange.
It can be dangerous not to keep your word on fittings. Some years back a vendor changed the cooker he'd promised for an inferior one and the guy came round the house with an axe and killed him and badly injured his wife. It made the national news.
Bloomin eck!
Who paid for the blood to be cleared up, the vendor or the buyer?
Our vendors were nice and left stuff that they said they've be atkaing and took stuff that we assumed they would leave. (Wall lights in the front room. As they were the only light fittings in the room, we were in the dark until we got new ones sorted out).
The left us a set of garden lights which came on when it got dark and made the garden look like a fairy grotto.
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Well, I asked the question and certainly there seem many tales to be told on the issue! Well, it seems some people get lucky and some people dont! My experience is slightly different because I dont know the full extent of it yet .(ie Im not sure if Ill even find plaster on the walls!) Im a FTB Hoping to get exchange today ,completion in 4 weeks. The vendor agreed all fixtures and fittings in with the price at the beginning, and we got that specifically confirmed in an email from the estate agent ,copied to his client, ( after the vendor had given us a clue to his greed by demanding a grand for his patio plants!-which we declined) A month later when we got a copy of the vendors information list, he had stated he was taking everything right down to and including allthe doorhandles. His solicitor and EA have persuaded him to leave those (could be just saying it though), but he refuses to leave anything else saying hes changed his mind and needs these things , and no he wont drop the price because the market has gone up in the month since we initially agreed the price!! Hes emigrating so he realized I have no recourse there, and my only option was to terminate the sale, which I wasnt prepared to do as weve already been stung financially after being gazumped previously.Its all been such a hassle though that to be honest its nothing more than a slight irritation losing the fittings and fixtures.We'll just be grateful to not have to look at Rightmove every day praying for a suitable property to come up.
When my sister bought her most recent house she moved in to find that the vendor had removed all the thermostatic controls from the radiators before moving out. He'd thoughtfully left them all switched on...but unfortunately it was July.
All Hail the mighty hamsters! 
