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Fixtures & Fittings - Extra Costs

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  • olly300
    olly300 Posts: 14,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    tonydee wrote: »
    Got my rejection letter from the solicitors today but they will listen to increased offers :D

    Looks like they are going to have to remove them. I hope they are fast at DIY. :D
    I'm not cynical I'm realistic :p

    (If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)
  • tonydee
    tonydee Posts: 722 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Yes, I'm certainly not willing to pay anymore for the said items.

    Bemusingly, I remembered they stated that they intend leaving a large wardrobe. It was quite nice so under the circumstances i'm amazed they're not trying to sell it to us!
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,643 Forumite
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    They probably can't get it down the stairs! Do you really want this furniture, if not insist they take it.

    When we bought a small flat for OH to live in during the week, the broken washing machine and futon were left behind in the flat by the previous owner. We had to pay somebody to take them away. Plus there was a whole loft of crap in the loft we had to get rid of too.
    Make £2026 in 2026
    Prolific £177.46, TCB £10.90, Everup £27.79, Roadkill £1.17
    Total £217.32 10.7%

    Make £2025 in 2025  Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
    Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10

    Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%
    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%






  • courtjester
    courtjester Posts: 758 Forumite
    Unless any of the items are particularly desirable, I would say you are best to state that you are not interested in purchasing the fixtures.

    The only exception possibly being the conservatory blinds if these are custom made and fitted for the particular roof panels - custom blinds are exceptionally expensive and you could find yourself paying as much as they want for all the fixtures just to buy new blinds for the conservatory.

    If they are custom fitted and they take them away, you need to make sure they don;t leave unsightly damage to the conservatory - you can only remove fixtures if you make good the fixing areas and any damage, otherwise you could claim against them for damage to the building. You might want to get your solicitor to make a point of this in the contract.
  • tonydee
    tonydee Posts: 722 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Very good point CJ. I have added that to my letter. Thank you
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