furniture in the house

ning227

Hi, all

I am buying a house at the moment. before exchanging contract, vendor is
asking me if i want to buy her furniture. there are some "antique"
wardrobe, small desk, one double bed and single bed, sofa bed, chairs
and dinning table, and bookcase. she is in another country and so the
estate agent is selling the furniture for her.

the question is after buying the house I don’t really have money left to
buy furniture but I need some e.g. the dinning table and chairs, but not
the huge old wardrobe, which the vendor can not possibly take away
without paying somone to, but may want us to pay a lot.
(I wish she could be very kind and give away something:cool: )

the estate agent wont tell me how much the vendor wants me to pay :mad:
and I have no idea of vendor's situation. Should I offer some money for the things I want,
because I get the impression the vendor might leave things for
free if I said there was no need to take them away, however then they
might take the things I want and leave the things I dont!


how would you deal with this situation? is it possible to get a bargain?

Thanks in advance

Debt_Free_Chick

Two options.

Say "thank you, but not interested" and then see if it's still there at completion. Perhaps the vendor will simply offer to leave it for you or you may get another chance to buy.

Or

Make an offer now. But is this "antique" furniture or just old furniture? I doubt it's antique as the vendor could sell at auction! So .. it's just old furniture. Offer the usual price for second-hand furniture, depending on its condition. Offer as low as you like - the vendor can only say no. And they still might leave it in the property at completion.

Sumostar

Hi

Think about what you need and put in an offer for those things alone. Say that you would like to buy more (thus indicating that you would not object to stuff being left) but that funds just don't allow. If the vendor is happy with the offer you will get the items tou want, and you still might get the rest left behind.

CB1979_2

EA is probably trying to make a quick buck, Vendor's probably told him to sell with furniture included!

as you say what is the vendor going to do, pay £100 for someone to come and remove it and store it where?

call their bluff, say you would've loved to buy the furniture but you simply can't afford it.

if they ask what youre' going to do about furniture, say you'll probably get something @ pay nothing for a year @ 0% interest, should shut the EA up

furndire

It will cost the seller to get rid of the furniture - and probably don't want to be bothered. If it was worth anything at all, they would have already had a dealer round to value it. Tell them they can leave it ALL in the house if they want, but you don't want to buy it!!!! OR if they want to take only part - tell them to take the lot - as you can bet that the bits which you want will go, and you'll be left with what you don't want.