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Do you think I can ask my Vendor.....
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my motto is 'if you don't ask you don't get'.
My motto is that "if you ask, and you're locked in to the contract, you may get more than you bargained for." If you want to teach people that they "need to learn to leave a tidy house and garden behind when they leave." you may find, many months later, that they forgot to remove the prawns from the curtain pole in the sitting room. I do not agree with this approach, but having bought a house where the sellers left bare wires from all the light fittings, having confirmed that they wouldn't do so, you're somewhat limited in your options as to how you enforve any thing,I can spell - but I can't type0 -
personally i wouldnt rock the boat over grass cutting.
Until you have exchanged there is nothing to stop them pulling out (i think!) we got our first house cause it went right up to exchange then the buyer turned up unexpectedly to measure something - seller said no it wasnt convinient and this ended the house sale!! (found out of our ex neighbours) and then we bought it! They could put it back on the market - i know it is unlikely but they could do it, i wouldnt count my chickens.
People pull out for the smallest reasons even if it leaves them financially worse off, I wouldnt rock the boat over anything unless it was major.
good luck.
anitaDebt free May 2016 (without the support of MSE forum users that would never have been possible - thank you all)0 -
I'm amazed at some of the responses here, I don't think it is unreasonable to request that a house is left tidy and the grass cut.
After all when you think how much of your money is being spent on the property- you wouldn't buy a filthy car or a filthy piece of clothing so why should we expect to be left with a property that has to be cleaned before you live in it.
I seem to be hearing more and more about people who don't even clean their houses before they move.
Recently a friend moved and the person refused to open the door on moving day as the vendor hadn't packed! My friend spent the w/end with 3 adults cleaning the property and had to hire a skip to remove all the rubbish/property that was left.
Another elderly friend moved last week and the property has been left with bags of rubbish, car engine, holes in walls (hidden) etc. She is expected to get rid of all of this.
Have to say I think it's unfair.0 -
I agree that property should be clean before moving (in saying that there is no way that I would ever move into any house regardless of how clean it appeared without giving it a complete going over), and that is generally stipulated within the contracts, but a garden is a completely different thing.
There are many reasons why grass may not be cut, such as the property being vacant, probate properties, properties with tennants in, properties where elderly or disabled etc etc.
The big difference between clean house and manacured garden is that you do not live in the garden, so it isnt a hygine issue and really is something which can be sorted out pretty easily and pretty quickly at your leisure.
Cariad, your friend should get in touch with their solicitor, just as anything on the fixtures and fittings list must be included in the sale, anything not on it (unless agreed to be purchased separately) must not be left at the property, the vendors are in breach of their contract, simple as that! And if the vendor didnt allow access after the funds were released, the vendor is technically trespassing and must vacate the property in reasonable time. Your friend has by no means had a normal or acceptable experience!0 -
Ha ha good one gogsboy!
I also want to add that it was not the garden I was concerned about, it was the drive that leads to the gargage, it is over 60 ft long (access is from a side road) and had it been left as wild as it was, we wouldn't have been able to get to the garage with our car.0
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