House Clearance Charges

Ladywriter1968

already asked family, they dont want it or wanna help out an inch or wanna know.

Ladywriter1968

I understand that people have to be paid to clear stuff, but if I don't have the money then I don't have it. But I have found a house clearance now that will pay me for the good stuff and the no good stuff they will clear for me to. People can say whatever they like about well thats cheap, and you cant expect them to clear it for nothing. But if the person does not have the money. What do you suggest they do then? some previous sugs were good like free cycle etc which people said, but people that keep going on at me about the money etc. I can afford what I dont have right. But the issue has been resolved now anyway.

Errata

The council make lots of money from peoples possessions. my sister in laws hubby used to work for council and he said they sell the stuff on and make a lot of money

When councils do a house clearance they charge, sell what's saleable - often nowt - and adjust the bill. Theoretically the tenant or the estate if the tenant has died - can make a profit.

OP you don't have to pay anything. Nor does the family. You don't have to remove anything. The council will do what's necessary and bill the tenant (which is not you) and in due course write off the debt if it's uncollectable, as in this case.

Ladywriter1968

when we first moved into our flat I will tell you it was disgusting, the floor was sticky in one room, paper hanging off the wall. But we took the council flat as they said we would not get another offer, and we like the area it was in and local to transport. So before us moving into this flat the council did not even bother coming in and checking the flat, then we found the boiler was leaking which is dangerous. So the council did not do their job properly anyway.

Gorgeous_George

I'm glad it is being sorted.

I was going to suggest that you post the general area of the country to see if some MSEers could spare half a day or so. If it was my area, I'd have offered to help.

Concentrate on looking after your dad.

GG

elfen

I can see some very positve stuff here, which hasn't even been looked at by the OP.

1. Find any decent stuff, empty out (you won't be doing heavy lifting, and surely your BIL and hubby can help) and sell on Gumtree/eBay to people who'll collect. Rest of it, pop on Freecycle, doing the open house thing and see who flocks to it.
2. Use some of the money you make selling (or if you find any in the house) paying for the removal costs. Doesn't cost you then, and the remainder of the money could be put into an account to cover the costs for when your dad dies (cos if it's anything to go by, most ufnerals costs a minimum of 1-2k nowadays, regardless)

Blacksheep1979

Oh no, you got a cheap subsidised house and it's not 100% perfect and needs a little tidying - moon on a stick?

eschaton

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

Oh no, you got a cheap subsidised house and it's not 100% perfect and needs a little tidying - moon on a stick?

Bloody disgrace so it is :rotfl:

PrincessPlaty

OP have you explained the situation to the council?

In certain situations the council do not charge for removal of goods at the end of tenancy, however it works on each individual case not set out by any particular criteria.

When i left my council house last year (was fleeing domestic violence) when i had obtained another property (privately rented) i went with a van to collect as much as i could grab, with police escort and the council present (they had to be coz the house had been boarded up so they needed to remove them so i could get access) .

I literally grabbed as much as i could cram into the van as quick as i could. I had to leave so much stuff behind and it broke my heart but i got out everything that couldnt be replaced. I actually mentioned to the estate officer whilst i was there and signing the forms handing back the tenancy about the costs of clearing the property and he told me not to worry about it the council would sort it out at no extra cost to myself. However when i got home i did contact a few local charities in the area about arranging for them to go and see if anything was of use to them and passed on the details to the estate officer, whether anything came of it or not i dont know.

I can only echo what others have said about freecycle/freegle/gumtree etc. Its where the majority of the furniture i have now came from if it hadnt of been for the people offering things on there then I would still have nothing. It may also be worth contacting womens aid and seeing if they have anybody moving out shortly who would be in need of things. The woman that moved out of the refuge the week before i did was lucky enough that someone who was emigrating to australia had contacted the refuge offering everything they were leaving behind. It kitted out the whole of her house and she was able to move in quicker than what she would have been able to if they hadnt of contacted the refuge.

I dont know why you have been attacked on this thread but try to ignore the unhelpful comments and take note of the ones that are trying to help you. Do try going back and talking to the council and if that doesnt work then use the other options that are available to you. Please do remember to make sure you go in and get any personal possessions or anything of value belonging to your father out before you do.

Good luck!

Ladywriter1968

Not explaining anymore, it seems rather pointless, we dont have the money, we have to budget on £20 week food, when visit my father we have to borrow money to get there. Husband has thousands pounds of debts, well you get the gist. Well I am not going into my personal life, but before judging when you dont know the situation of others.