New house purchase - condition house left in...

clutton_2

most houses bought in this country are second hand products... you get what you pay for.... why do folks seem to increasingly insist on Brand New standards........

vet8

Felicity wrote: »

But surely it is not just filler.

You cannot just fill gaps in and leave them as is.

You then need to sand and repaint the area.

I pressumed the vendor did not have the courtesey to leave touch up paints behind so the OP is now left with re-painting all the rooms that have had items taken from them.

Could cost considerable time, effort and money.

I shall be taking stuff with me when that happy day comes when we move and I have no "touch up paint" to leave. I assume the buyer will redecorate to his tastes. That's what most buyers do.

You cannot expect a second hand house to be perfect in every single respect.

not_loaded

Felicity wrote: »

But surely it is not just filler.
You cannot just fill gaps in and leave them as is.
You then need to sand and repaint the area.
I pressumed the vendor did not have the courtesey to leave touch up paints behind so the OP is now left with re-painting all the rooms that have had items taken from them.
Could cost considerable time, effort and money.

I feel that by and large the best policy is to get one’s butler to sort this tiresome problem out.

bryanb

not_loaded wrote: »

I feel that by and large the best policy is to get one’s butler to sort this tiresome problem out.

My butler insists that the under chambermaid does the sanding, can't get the staff these days.

Felicity

vet8 wrote: »

I shall be taking stuff with me when that happy day comes when we move and I have no "touch up paint" to leave. I assume the buyer will redecorate to his tastes. That's what most buyers do.

You cannot expect a second hand house to be perfect in every single respect.

No I wouldn't expect a second hand house to be perfect HOWEVER I wouldnt expect disproportionate damage caused by taking inexpensive fittings.

I would think it very selfish of a vendor to take a hook costing say £5 which then leaves a door (costing a lot more) damaged or a big hole in an otherwise good wall which would then need filling and a whole room needing repainting.

Colincbayley

bryanb wrote: »

My butler insists that the under chambermaid does the sanding, can't get the staff these days.

However, when one's under chambermaid is busy running the lord and masters bath, you will have a problem.

Colincbayley

Felicity wrote: »

No I wouldn't expect a second hand house to be perfect HOWEVER I wouldnt expect disproportionate damage caused by taking inexpensive fittings.

I would think it very selfish of a vendor to take a hook costing say £5 which then leaves a door (costing a lot more) damaged or a big hole in an otherwise good wall which would then need filling and a whole room needing repainting.

Well for a fiver, just go and buy another one!

Felicity

Colincbayley wrote: »

Well for a fiver, just go and buy another one!

Fab, if the vendor left details of where they had bought it from, assuming that shop still sells that type!

However, that is not really the point is it. Somebody has just bought a very expensive purchase and for the sake of being petty or just plain mean the vendor has caused disproportionate damaged.

Consideration! Goes a long way.

QTPie

We noticed that mirrors and cabinets were excluded on the Fixture and Fittings form, so we argued at that stage and they are staying...

I think that you need to be pretty sharp before exchange...

QT

LillythePink

Surely part of the contract is to make sure that the house is in a good state of repair upon completion? Therefore, if there are holes/damage to walls/doors then this isn't a good state of repair so the purchaser could technically withhold some funds (obviously check it with the solicitor first or advise them)

We had this issue recently - my parents moved out of their house - while the place was in fine repair, my mother had left some plant pots in the garden - which she thought the purchasers would like, however, we had a call from the purchasers solicitor to say that as they weren't part of the itinery, that they had to be removed and if they didn't by the end of the day, then some funds would be withheld to cover the removal!

Whilst filler is cheap so is sandpaper etc, it's the principal of the thing!