Vendor is taking the kichen sink!!

JanCee

Sorry but I think that taking the kitchen sink is beyond a joke. You must insist that they replace it and any units should match the existing ones. This should all be done to your satisfaction before exchange of contracts, get your solicitor to earn his fees.

bitsandpieces

tek-monkey wrote: »

For evey item that was originally said to be part of the sale and is now not included, reduce your offer by the cost of purchasing and fitting a new one.

+ something extra for the hassle might be reasonable. Like with all negotiations, though, it depends on how much you want the house and how flexible you think the seller might be.

SUESMITH_2

when we sold our first house we had just put in a brand new fitted kitchen (literally a couple of months) and it was very nice - the people who bought it said they intended to skip it as it wasnt to their taste. we were moving into a semi derelict property so we asked them if we could unfit the kitchen which they agreed to. we didnt reduce the price as they had already made it quite clear that to them it was worthless and would cost them money to remove

so we took everything out and fitted it into our new house

i dont agree with what your buyers are trying to do though, ours was agreed from the beginning

vegasbaby100

Awesome I love it!!!!!

Liquorice_Twirls

When we bought our current house, we found that not only had the (very miserly!) vendor taken the light fittings and cheapo plastic curtain rails, he had also taken the slate house number that was screwed to the wall by the front door!
He didn't even move to the same number house!

sunshinetours

DVardysShadow wrote: »

It is perfectly legal. The light switches belong to the vendor, and if they want to take them, that is the end of it. The only thing they have to do is to make clear what they are doing before contract exchange - otherwise these items would [rightly] be presumed to be staying. If they did not make it clear, but still took them, it would be a breach of contract [rather than illegal].

edit: It is not illegal to breach a contract either, although you would find that a court would by default uphold the contract.

The point being made possibly was that if they do take the light fittings and even switches these do have to be left in a safe manner i.e replaced or properly finished off - you cannot leave live wires hanging out of the walls

hamblettamaud

zfrl wrote: »

Our kitchen sink has been in the family for over a hundred years! It is a shallow pot sink & is wonderfully useful. As we have special units to fit it I would probably take them & sink with me if I moved. Hubby & DS were bathed in it when babies. Bless!

excuse me, what is a DS? i've seen this several times and have never been able to work it out. thanks.

jenny74

hamblettamaud wrote: »

excuse me, what is a DS? i've seen this several times and have never been able to work it out. thanks.

DS = Dear Son
DD = Dear daughter
DH = Dear Husband
DW = Dear wife
DF= Dear Fiance

Get the picture? ...

Running_Horse

Is this the next vendors have pulled out after exchange discussion?

Better get my bookmark in now.

AMILLIONDOLLARS

Cidersid wrote: »

Maybe the vendors wife is chained to it, and he's lost the keys???

:rotfl::rotfl:

AMD