To Clean Or Not To Clean?

Cats_pajamas

I honestly do think that budgetflyer made the best points earlier - treat others as you would hope to be treated. One of my fondest memories was the day my friend and I moved into our first home. We worked hard to get it and took risks with such a lot of money but we loved it. We negotiated the price and didn't feel bad for doing it - it was all part of the game. It may have peeved the lady who sold to us but we moved into a lovely clean flat with a bottle of wine on the table left by her. Another lovely touch was that she left a few coins in a little wicker box - for blessings of financial fortune. That is what I plan to do if and when I sell my flat - spread the good karma.

aliwatts

Cats_pajamas wrote:

I honestly do think that budgetflyer made the best points earlier - treat others as you would hope to be treated. One of my fondest memories was the day my friend and I moved into our first home. We worked hard to get it and took risks with such a lot of money but we loved it. We negotiated the price and didn't feel bad for doing it - it was all part of the game. It may have peeved the lady who sold to us but we moved into a lovely clean flat with a bottle of wine on the table left by her. Another lovely touch was that she left a few coins in a little wicker box - for blessings of financial fortune. That is what I plan to do if and when I sell my flat - spread the good karma.

That is a lovely thing to do, I bet there isnt many people like her.

When we were buying our house 12 years ago, the old couple who were selling it said they would leave the carpets for us if we paid extra £200 ! You should have seen them, they looked like they were as old as the couple and thread bare in places, the cheek of some people it amazes me.

I do believe strongly if you are selling you should clean thoroughly and leave the house as you would hope to find yours.

tesuhoha

grex9101 wrote:

what's a silverfish?! do you need to keep them in a silverfish tank?!

Theyre tiny silvery insects which look like fish. They hide away under damp dark places and they move across the floor very quickly. I used to think of them as vermin but apparently they are harmless

Woby_Tide

robwend wrote:

no once a week,god how hard is it lol

intorduce a child into the equation and the answer is impossible, move one sofa and you have added approximately 4 weeks worth of exploring time, 2 sofas and it will be xmas before they can be moved back

cally1_2

I agree clean the house and leave it as you would want to find it. We also tend to leave a bottle of wine for the new people and a little note welcoming them to their new home. I also leave a little lettter about things they need to know eg. where stopcocks are etc.

calleyw

I made sure my flat was clean as possible when I moved out.

As it was FTB moving in to mine. I left a bucket filled with things like a cheap mug some sample packets of tea and coffee. As well as some UHT milk. Some heacache tablets. Washing up sponges, washing up brush and liquid. New loo brush. As that is things you never think of with the hassle and excitement of moving.

As well as where the nearest supermarkets, post offices. Who serviced the combi boiler and how much it roughly cost. As well as who the electric and gas where with. When the bins where collected.

And even left some sticky labels to forward any mail for just in case it got through the forwarding.

The place we moved in to well. No comment. They had not even bothered to make sure it was really clean. Still trying to get the place up together but we are skint but that is another story.

Yours


Calley

jo_b_2

I agree with the majority. It's just a matter of basic courtesy and good manners to give your old house a clean before you move out!

I would be pretty disgusted if somebody hadn't bothered cleaning a house that I moved into.

JennyW_2

cally1 wrote:

I agree clean the house and leave it as you would want to find it. We also tend to leave a bottle of wine for the new people and a little note welcoming them to their new home. I also leave a little lettter about things they need to know eg. where stopcocks are etc.

here here :T

We were left a bottle of wine and a box of all the house details. I can't believe you're not going to even clean up? So if the house you move into is a tip - it wouldn't bother you??

xela_17

When we moved into the house we live in now, the owners had left a pile of leaves and a metal rim of a car (!) in the middle of the living room. :eek:

Where they came from, I have no idea but it wouldn't have taken them two minutes to put them in the bin and made a really bad first impression. When we move I am definitely going to clean up.

ned_flanders_5

We have cleaned on all 3 of our flat/house sales. On the sale of our last flat, the new owner sent us a bunch of flowers, as a thank you. I also met up with him a few days before to show where the stop !!!! & meters where & how the boiler worked, etc..

It didn't cost anything (apart from time) and on the plus side any mail the Post Office didn't redirect, he sent on.

I do find it strange that when people sell there house, they expect people to dance to there tune. When in all other buyer / seller relationships, the buyer is more important.