Fitted carpets not included

katejo

When I sold my old place, all carpets were included. They were all cheap ones anyway which I would have replaced if i had stayed longer. I did take 1 set of curtains as they were ready made ones which would fit the window in my new spare bedroom but the others were made to measure and i left them. My seller left all carpets and curtains but they were pretty cheap ones and i have since replaced most of them. i would have been annoyed if they had taken them all as I couldn't afford to replace immediately.

Debbie4121

Maybe the seller has made a mistake on the forms and has ticked the wrong box. When we bought our last house the property information form indicated the seller was taking the bath! I couldn't figure out why anyone would want a completely trashed advocado bath without also taking the totally trashed matching sink and toilet, but it was all still there when we moved in.

She also said she was taking the cooker, which she left, and said that the water was supplied by BT!!

GwylimT

I recently moved from Wales to the Midlands, our flat (new build) doesn't include flooring so I took the carpets and lino as I could re-fit it in the new place instead of buying brand new lino and carpets. I also took the curtain poles as the ones we had were telescopic so they would still fit, I took all light shades as they match our stuff and we just didn't see the point of leaving these at the house and then buying new ones, moving house is costly enough as it is.

Really, carpets etc are just the same as fridges, just because something is there you cannot just think it will remain, if there is something you would like ask, theres no harm in doing so. Is it really worth losing a house you like just because the carpets aren't going to be there?

Mylo_The_Moggy

I can imagine the next scenario once you exchange, complete & get the keys:
Day you get keys in your hand you'll go in & they'll have ripped other stuff out and leave your new home with bits missing.
That does happen sometimes unfortunately. Some ppl even take plants or turf from gardens even though they are ticked to stay on the f&f paperwork. Even light switches, bulbs, bath plugs, toilet seats, have been known to be taken!!!
Downright rude in my opinion when your shelling out all that money! :mad:

ThumbRemote

Mylo_The_Moggy wrote: »

I can imagine the next scenario once you exchange, complete & get the keys:
Day you get keys in your hand you'll go in & they'll have ripped other stuff out and leave your new home with bits missing.
That does happen sometimes unfortunately. Some ppl even take plants or turf from gardens even though they are ticked to stay on the f&f paperwork. Even light switches, bulbs, bath plugs, toilet seats, have been known to be taken!!!
Downright rude in my opinion when your shelling out all that money! :mad:

As the fixtures and fittings list is considered part of the contract, the purchaser can pursue the vendor for the cost of any items they have removed but had listed as staying.

Pollycat

Mylo_The_Moggy wrote: »

I can imagine the next scenario once you exchange, complete & get the keys:
Day you get keys in your hand you'll go in & they'll have ripped other stuff out and leave your new home with bits missing.
That does happen sometimes unfortunately. Some ppl even take plants or turf from gardens even though they are ticked to stay on the f&f paperwork. Even light switches, bulbs, bath plugs, toilet seats, have been known to be taken!!!
Downright rude in my opinion when your shelling out all that money! :mad:

I don't think there's anything wrong with taking carpets etc - as long as it is very clear to any prospective buyer.

But it is wrong to take stuff that hasn't been agreed.

At least the OP knows that his vendor intends taking the carpets and so can enter into a (hopefully reasonable & amicable) discussion about it.

This_Year

My first house we were told by the vendor he wanted to rip out the shelving in the lounge as "it's old-fashioned" so we asked that it stay (as we were not in a position to be able to immediately replace and redecorate) he agreed and then on moving day he left the shelves but removed all the light switches,internal door knobs (which were on the list as staying)...and the wire from the door bell.

kitcat80

I think that there's a risk of being too emotive about this. The sale of a house is like the sale of anything else - a contract between people. It's for the person selling to decide which parts of their property they want to sell and for the buyer to decide if they want those parts. That's why there is a fixtures and fittings list. Things in the house (like carpets, curtains etc.) don't belong to the house - they are owned by the seller and it's up to the seller to decide if they are prepared to sell them. Interesting I think looking on this thread how many people have said that they would rip up carpets that were there - as a seller if you liked the curtains, carpet etc why would you waste your good money if the next person was simply going to throw it away? The OP has a simple choice: either accept the position, offer to pay more for them or pull out of the sale. It was a little naive to assume that everything would be left, though.

bod1467

Even if the F&F list says lights, switches etc. are being taken, the seller MUST leave the property in a safe state. That means standard switches and lights at the very least. They cannot leave the property with unconnected, exposed wires sticking out of walls and ceilings.

pimento

bod1467 wrote: »

Even if the F&F list says lights, switches etc. are being taken, the seller MUST leave the property in a safe state. That means standard switches and lights at the very least. They cannot leave the property with unconnected, exposed wires sticking out of walls and ceilings.

Our vendors took the nice light track in the office down but had to replace it with a standard light socket.