Useful information for new owners

hollynololly

My house is sold :jI complete on Thursday!

Im just writing a 'useful information' sheet for the new owners - young FTBs...

Ive included info on the stopcock location/ fusebox/ alarm code/ bin day/ residents association...

Anything else you can think of I need to tell them??

DizzyDasher

If they're not from the area, it would be great if you know any good local trades (boiler service, plumber, builder, etc.)!

WelshNic

And decent takeaways

Running_Horse

Tell them about the stuff you covered up.

The damp patch on the wall, the abusive neighbour, the botched repair job you did to the gas.

That kind of thing they will find out about the hard way.

hollynololly

Running_Horse wrote: »

Tell them about the stuff you covered up.

The damp patch on the wall, the abusive neighbour, the botched repair job you did to the gas.

That kind of thing they will find out about the hard way.

Im leaving a large picture behind to hide the damp patch, the gas is turned off, and the neighbours have been plied with ale to keep them quiet for a few days...what kinda joint do you think Im running here??

hollynololly

We do live near a very good takeaway though, that'll go in the pack!

G_M

Doctor, dentist, vet,

Cheeky_Monkey

I think that's really kind and considerate of you, good for you :T

It's also a good idea to leave some self-adhesive labels with your forwarding address on so they can send on the inevitable stray letters.

LandyAndy

The names of the neighbours.

talulahbeige_2

Instructions on how to use appliances that are left behind, eg boiler, cooker, grill etc.
Tips on any thing that has a little quirk, eg the window that you have to jiggle the handle on to open it etc

Davesnave

Yes, we did that, and it ran to 5 pages. The older/more complex the house, the more can be said, I suppose.

Stuff like: "The ballcock on the header tank jams, and I couldn't be bothered to fix it, so there's a bit of string just inside the loft hatch that may be pulled every four months or so..."

We also left a cutting from the local paper, dated 1952, showing an advert for the houses in the road. They were then 1/130 of the price our buyers paid.

Certainly, failure to provide such info can lead to nasty shocks. For example, at the last house, no one informed us that two men would come into the garden on a regular basis, lift a series of manhole covers, look inside, nod, and then sit down by our pond and eat their sandwiches. Fortunately, they were nice men, and after the water board was privatised, they weren't seen again.

At this house, it was almost a year when the man from the council knocked and asked to inspect the sites of the horse burials.....Luckily he knew where they were.

There can also be the odd nice surprise too, like the cheque that arrives annually from Western Power and the strangely inedible, 'hairy pears' that, on research, turned out to be quinces.