How to price fixtures & fittings

agrinnall

Zero for that lot because that's what somebody else's cherished belongings are worth.

pimento

We were offered the carpets at a previous house. I can't remember how much he wanted for them but we didn't want them, they stank of dog. On the day we moved in we found them out in the street.
Because we didn't buy them, he ripped them up and chucked them out. He did us a favour really..

jozxyqk

Our sellers tried to flog us a whole bunch of things they didn't want to take with them - mirrors, cabinets, curtains, Habitat light fittings in the dining room (really!). They wrote a list saying they paid x for each item and asked for half what they paid. So they allegedly paid £200 for a mirror and wanted £100 for it.

We found this approach quite annoying and presumptuous (and frankly most of the items were nothing special in our opinion) so we said thanks but no thanks. With hindsight, I think they were put out that we bid and they accepted slightly less than their asking price and wanted to make up the difference.

When we moved in we found that a big mirror in the lounge we actually quite liked was still there as were the Habitat light fittings...

Anyway, back to your question. I agree with the other posters who suggest a sensible number of £200 for the lot - just make sure you are clear on what that includes.

DaftyDuck

I wouldn't charge a penny for any of that lot. I would, however, suggest in writing that I'd leave it all for them, and send the letter via the agent shortly after survey was completed. They'd be far less likely to delay sale or renegotiate over minor issues. Sure, if survey said the roof was falling in and a complete rewire vital, but not over a small sub-thousand matter.

emv

Thanks. I think my concern over just leaving them (which would seem like a nice thing to do) is that we definitely can make use of them, with a bit of adjustment & I'd hate to think that we'd leave them and then find that they'd been taken to the nearest charity shop. So asking for some money for them means the buyers can decide if they actually want them.

pinkteapot

Decide if you WANT to use them at your new house, or not. If you do, taken them with you. If you don't, leave them. If you leave them, it's up to your buyers what they do with them.

When we found out our sellers were taking theirs, we asked if it would be possible to buy some of them that we'd liked but they refused as they wanted to use theirs at the new house.

londonlydia

Here's an idea: my colleague is buying a house where the vendors are putting most goods on Ebay. They have then given my colleague the Ebay links to the items. For all the stuff my colleague wants, he just has to outbid the rest (and then there's no delivery charge!). Everything else can be sold off as usual...

hazyjo

Probably stating the obvious (but you'd be surprised), don't leave white goods as a gesture of goodwill before checking they actually do want them! Curtains, fair enough. Am sure they'll appreciate the privacy, even if they plan to hang new ones within a couple of days.

Jx

ReadingTim

Isn't it usual that the cooker is included in the sale anyway? Unless it was one of those old style free standing things, would (or even could) you remove it?!?

If I was your buyer, I'd call your bluff and tell you to take a hike in terms of getting me to pay extra for any of your 2nd hand stuff...

The_White_Horse

i had a flat - we had made to measure curtains/blinds troughout. Cost me about £2k for the lot. When I sold it a year or so later, I said to the buyers "do you want the curtains for £500" - they said no, but leave them if you want, they won't pay a penny for them.

They were no use to me where I was moving, so I removed them all and smashed them to smitherines and left them in a small pile by each window.

I had great pleasure for the next 6 months or so watching them have no curtains and using bits of sheet. Eventually, they got some nice fitted curtains/blinds - which probably cost them about £2k.

Still makes me laugh. One of the best afternoons I ever had, smashing those blinds.