What can I claim in a new purchased house in the first 7 days?

sw-nw

Dear All,

I bought a terraced house and am moving in soon. Now I would like to have advise about what I can claim for the first 7 days.

I have never been shown the property by the owner due to the owner living in another city. The house was furnitured and kitchen was fitted (cooker but not fitted in, fridge and freezer, washing machine) at that time. After my offer was accepted, the house was empitied by someone, even cooker was taken away. During the last view before I move in, I noticed the whole rooms was fine and clean but
1. robbish was left in up-landing,
2. some cables were cut off (one was for TV), but not sure others. One wire was naked next to the main door (very bad and dangerous in my opinion).
3. Some rubbish papers was in gardon.
4. Fridge, freezer and washing machine have been left, but not sure if in working order.

I asked my solictor and been told: 1. Cooker was not mentioned in schedule, nothing we can do. 2. The house was not yours yet and had to wait until having key and claim in the first 7 days.

Now my questions are:
1. Is my solicitor right about cooker? I was always thinking cooker was so essensial and should be included as a stardard.
2. If either fridge, freezer or washing machine is not working, can I ask owner to take them away? It seems unfair unworking applicants were left as rubbish to me.
3. Can I claim for rubbish in up-landing, cut off cables and naked wires?
4. Anything else I should do and pay attention to during the first 7 days?

Finally, I know I should have all the answers from my solicitor. But you know, solicitor was always busy and not only working for one person.

Thanks for reading

Fire_Fox

Welcome to MSE!

Have you tried communicating with your solicitor via e-mail rather than phone? Then they can answer at a convenient time. There is no point asking for legal advice on a forum, we could come up with any old rubbish and you would not know whether it was true!

A cooker is not standard, it should be listed (or not) in the fixtures and fittings documentation and the buyer checks this over, did you not receive it? You can claim for all sorts of minor issues like rubbish and bare cables, but it's often more hassle than it is worth.

sw-nw

Thanks for your reply.

Regarding to cooker, it was not listed, but I thought it was sort of standard. So it was just out of blue to me.

Regarding to claim, what you said worries me, money changed hand already. For any claims, if they say no, nothing I can do. But my solicitor said it was normal process, I needed to pay first and this meaned you were owner then you could claim. Confused really.

ess0two

If you knew all this on your last view you should have instructed the solicitor to get it sorted.

clutton_2

it really wont be worth the hassle and the cost involved for you to pay your solicitor to sort out little things like these - pay someone to sort them out and enjoy your new home.

""fridge, freezer or washing machine "" - were these included in the sellers fixtures and fittings list. ? if they were, it was up to you to make sure they were working when you looked inside the house.....

Milliewilly

sw-nw wrote: »

Dear All,

I bought a terraced house and am moving in soon. Now I would like to have advise about what I can claim for the first 7 days.

I have never been shown the property by the owner due to the owner living in another city. The house was furnitured and kitchen was fitted (cooker but not fitted in, fridge and freezer, washing machine) at that time. After my offer was accepted, the house was empitied by someone, even cooker was taken away. During the last view before I move in, I noticed the whole rooms was fine and clean but
1. robbish was left in up-landing,
2. some cables were cut off (one was for TV), but not sure others. One wire was naked next to the main door (very bad and dangerous in my opinion).
3. Some rubbish papers was in gardon.
4. Fridge, freezer and washing machine have been left, but not sure if in working order.

I asked my solictor and been told: 1. Cooker was not mentioned in schedule, nothing we can do. 2. The house was not yours yet and had to wait until having key and claim in the first 7 days.

Now my questions are:
1. Is my solicitor right about cooker? I was always thinking cooker was so essensial and should be included as a stardard.
2. If either fridge, freezer or washing machine is not working, can I ask owner to take them away? It seems unfair unworking applicants were left as rubbish to me.
3. Can I claim for rubbish in up-landing, cut off cables and naked wires?
4. Anything else I should do and pay attention to during the first 7 days?

Finally, I know I should have all the answers from my solicitor. But you know, solicitor was always busy and not only working for one person.

Thanks for reading

There really isn't anything you can do. The fixtures and fittings form should have covered cooker / fridge etc. If they don't work it will be impossible to prove they didn't work before the seller left and they have effectively dumped them on you. The cut off cable is not nice and the rubbish - shouldn't have been done but again the cost involved to chase the seller will be more than the repair - you will have to have a quote to put to the sellers anyway and do you want to leave a dangerous wire whilst you fight it?

GDB2222

Milliewilly wrote: »

you will have to have a quote to put to the sellers anyway and do you want to leave a dangerous wire whilst you fight it?

You can get it repaired and then reclaim the cost.

sw-nw

Thanks for all replies. Now I understand it better. I will contact my solicitor to see what and how much I can claim.

clutton_2

Dont waste your time and money

rsykes2000

clutton wrote: »

Dont waste your time and money

I would agree with this. It shouldn't cost much to fix the wire, the rest is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Make the house your own, and forget this and move on.