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  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I wouldn't pay a solicitor to write a letter. Just enjoy using them.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • societys_child
    societys_child Posts: 7,110 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Just use the table n chairs. If they do come back for them, let them take 'em, if not they're yours . . .
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    If they come back for them you will have to hand them over, on the other hand you can (technically) charge them for storage and disposal.

    If you want to do things by the book you will need to have your solicitor contact their solicitor, who will write to them detailing the disputed items and what they consider their status to be. They will have to write back confirming this, which will eventually be fed back to you, if they reply.

    This is really what your solicitor is for to advise you on, and should be your first port of call if you have a query about a property you have just bought; rather than an internet forum.
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