Buying house - old furniture, rubbish, carpets etc

TheKeymeister

Thanks for all the replies!

I've got a container load of furniture already, otherwise I would have been quite happy to keep some of it. I could really do without the hassle of trying to move on a load of furniture, I need to get in there and get decorating and replacing kitchens and bathrooms etc, not trying to find homes for 3 piece suites....

I went for a re-view of it yesterday to give it a more detailed check over, and noticed that the vendors seem to have been moving stuff, some of the items had gone and there were bags of rubbish by the back door.

Whether they'll be quite as efficient about shifting a stack of old corrugated plastic roofing and the old carpets is anyones guess...I'll let the solicitor know

Yorkie1

The other thing you could do is to refuse to exchange contracts until they've cleared it to your satisfaction.

chickaroonee

We were in a similar situation - our solicitor wrote it in the contract and also arranged for us to inspect the property at exchange to check it was done. A small retention is a good idea too.

TheKeymeister

Well I mentioned it to the solicitor, did a drive past on the house yesterday and there's a massive skip on the drive full of old furniture and rubbish etc. It's a shame they couldn't try and find homes for it, but it's one problem less to deal with.