Make good damage from removal of items...?

Degeneratemoo

Just had the contents list through from the sellers and they've listed a few items they are taking including bedroom carpets, all curtains and poles, fitted shelving and mirror in the bathroom etc.

Now, they've stated in the paperwork that any damage caused by the removal of items will be made good to a reasonable standard, but what exactly does that mean?

Removing the curtain poles will mean there are holes in the wall specific to that pole, under the 'make good' agreement, do they have to fill these holes before we move in since whatever poles we buy may not have the screw holes in the same place i.e. does it constitute damage?

Same for the bathroom, it is tiled floor to ceiling, if they remove the shelf that's in there we'll be left with holes in the tiles that cannot be repaired and it's unlikely that whatever shelf we buy will be the same as what they had.

I know that we can negotiate for these items to be left for a price, but I just want to know where we stand if items are taken, especially the curtain poles and bathroom shelving where holes will be left from the item removed.

Turnbull2000

"Make good" is the technical term for repairing\finishing the damage\gaps etc created by the removal of fixtures and fittings.

Degeneratemoo

So they would have to repair the holes left by the removal of the curtain poles and the bathroom shelving? It must be far more hassle for them to remove the shelf as the only way to repair it would be to replace the tile!

pawpurrs

Precisley, the vendor of my last house wanted to charge for a glass shelf, and a loo roll holder, towel rail etc that were fixed in to the tiles, I didnt like them and told them I was more than happy for them to take them but wanted the tiles replacing if they did, as they didnt have any spare tiles, and were not DIY people anyway, conclusion was they just left the shelves... They also took all the curtain rails, but didnt make good there, didnt like them either and had antique ones to replace with, which were more to my taste.

lellow_lorry

Making good.....depends on your interpretation...I sold my house in August and felt removal of bathroom fittings in a fully tiled room unreasonable so included them in sale, along with all curtain poles. As you have found out not everyone will do this, but to me simple filling of holes is all I would expect, as if rooms were painted differently, what is the odds of still having the matching colour? However i have moved in to houses with holes everywhere. Good luck

jenny74

We moved 2 months ago and the vendor knew they were supposed to make good... Despite this, they left holes all over the place where they had removed curtain poles, tie back hooks and shelving units

The also had a party just before they left and they left stains from spillages all over the lounge and dining room carpets. Nice.

LilacPixie

why bother to remove these items or is the idea to make some £££. I' marketing my place after winder and its all staying. To me the hassle of moving is bad enough without adding more to the list

not_loaded

Let’s face it; making good a few drilled holes in a plaster wall will cost pennies. Making good an expensively tiled bathroom with no spare tiles available could run to hundreds.

I put it to them in writing that if significant costs are incurred you’ll be billing them. After all, the expensively tiled bathroom was probably one of the major selling points of the property.