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vegasbaby100
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Hi
My friend has just brought a house and moved in today, he has arrived to an overgrown garden and stuff left in the shed. and it not very clean?
He called me to ask if there is anything he can do about this.
I told him i did not think he could do anything about it but said I would ask you guys?
Has anyone got any experience if there anything they can do about this????
My friend has just brought a house and moved in today, he has arrived to an overgrown garden and stuff left in the shed. and it not very clean?
He called me to ask if there is anything he can do about this.
I told him i did not think he could do anything about it but said I would ask you guys?
Has anyone got any experience if there anything they can do about this????
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My guess would be
1) Clean the house
2) Take the stuff from the shed which he doesn't want down to the municipal tip
3) Tidy the garden0 -
Exactlly my thoughts!!!!!0
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tell him to clean it up, he bought it.
If there was damage to the property in between signing of the contracts and exchange then he can do something about that (if he can prove it was left like that for him).MFW - <£90kAll other debts cleared thanks to the knowledge gained from this wonderful website and its users!0 -
Did they say they'd clean it and cut the lawn before leaving? Don't agree with the stuff in the shed, but the rest is acceptable. A mate of mine found a full loft in a house he purchased, and the seller told him it was his problem now! Took a while to sort but was amusing looking through other peoples hoarded junk, is strange what you keep hold of. We found some old nekkid pics of what I presume was an ex up there, as they looked nowt like his wife
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With regard to the stuff left in the shed, he could try writing to the previous owner (or even better, get the solicitor acting for him on the house purchase to do it) giving them so many days to come and clear the shed, otherwise saying that they will arrange for it to be cleared and they will be billed for the expense.0
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It's normal for a house to be like that when you move in.
The only thing "wrong" is that under the terms of having "vacant possession", the shed should have been emptied, but that's life and the cost of him pursuing it is greater than the cost/effort of clearing it.0 -
Treasure! I love a good mooch!
I've had my hedges at the new place cut today by the neighbour who's told me his lifestory today (I've swept up after him and on his side too! So I'm not utterly mean)
I've got to strim the front lawn (meadow) and the back...
but we had assorted treasure left throughout. Have freecycled the big stuff and that's going tomorrow and hopefully all in one lot!0 -
Be careful about asking solicitor to write because some will (as goodwill) but some will start racking up new charges. If someone is as ignorant to leave it in this state I doubt they will do anything more -- like pay for you to clear up.
As others say NOT worth the stress so DIY and start enjoing the new home would be my motto.A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.0 -
tek-monkey wrote: »We found some old nekkid pics of what I presume was an ex up there, as they looked nowt like his wife
Well -- we're waiting for you post them;)A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.0 -
tek-monkey wrote: »A mate of mine found a full loft in a house he purchased, and the seller told him it was his problem now! Took a while to sort but was amusing looking through other peoples hoarded junk, is strange what you keep hold of. We found some old nekkid pics of what I presume was an ex up there, as they looked nowt like his wife
Lol your mate should have posted them to the seller with a note saying "thought you might be missing these" or similar...**Thanks to everyone on here for hints, tips and advice!**:D
lostinrates wrote: »MSEers are often quicker than google
"Freedom is the right to tell people what they don't want to hear" - G. Orwell0
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