House clearance companies

purplepaws

Apologies if this is in the wrong place but search found no matching posts.)
I want to de-clutter, furniture mainly but can't really move the stuff myself.
I wondered if anyone could advise me on companies that will come to your house and take things away - are they a good idea or to be avoided at all costs? (I'm worried about the security factor of letting people in to my home in case they want to case it out for later, if you get me meaning?)
Good idea or stick with ebay?
Thanks.

ballisticbrian

Depends whether you want scrap value for your items?

starrybee

Did you want to sell the items or just get rid?
If you just want rid then:

If there is a British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical store near you (you can check online), they will collect any good quality furniture from you for free, which they will then sell on in their store for the charity.

If it a complete house clearance, then there is a charge as they will go through everything for you, take whatever they can sell and then take all rubbish to the tip for you.

Contains_Mild_Peril

I don't think there are many companies which will actually pay you for assorted furniture etc: most will want you to pay them! Better to sell items individually (or in small lots) on Gumtree or something. Some charities take furniture so you could check out what's in your area: if you're in area where the charity shops are very well supplied they might take only the best stuff. You could search for "furniture projects" which distribute stuff to the needy locally as well as charity shops.

zerog

perhaps try ebay: free to good home

soolin

zerog wrote: »

perhaps try ebay: free to good home

It would cost you in fees though.

If OP wants it gone at no cost to them then Gumtree or Freegle, even Facebook might be the option.

RFW

purplepaws wrote: »

Apologies if this is in the wrong place but search found no matching posts.)
I want to de-clutter, furniture mainly but can't really move the stuff myself.
I wondered if anyone could advise me on companies that will come to your house and take things away - are they a good idea or to be avoided at all costs? (I'm worried about the security factor of letting people in to my home in case they want to case it out for later, if you get me meaning?)
Good idea or stick with ebay?
Thanks.

Try locally for house clearances. You may have some good ones locally. You'll really need to have something really good to get anything for it.
If you just want space rather than cash, many charities offer collection services. Again you'll be better off locally.

porto_bello

I'd choose any other option than house clearance. Even if you have something worth a fortune, they'll spin you the yarn that you're pushing worthless junk onto them and wasting their valuable time...

...so they're doing you a favour to charge you to make them an easy profit on your stuff.

As others have said, if all else fails, getting a charity to collect will be free and will make money for a cause far more deserving.

Goldiegirl

If you need it done quick, then house clearance companies are an option.

But you pay them to clear it, rather than they pay you for things they've bought.

When my parents died in 2004, I took the nicest things to my house, but I didn't live near them and I just didn't have the time to spend days and days doing it myself, or waiting for charities to take odd items away.

So I got a clearance company in, they did a good job and I paid them.

But in retrospect, I think they had a good deal, because, now I'm more aware of eBay, auctions and vintage fairs there was definately things there that could be sold.

Although nowdays I'd have time to do this sort of thing myself, back then I was working full time and had lots of other pressures.

I'm glad I took this option as it relieved me of a lot of stress, but in other ways I regret it, as I now know i could have done a better job of it myself.

So if you want it done quickly and have no time, a clearance company can work