vendor left rubbish

Mallotum_X

If you fight then you will get the stress and end up needing to dea lwith it yourself.

Might as well avoid the stress and potential extra cost and just deal with it.

Do you know where they live? perhaps take any stuff they forgot back to them rather than the tip?

Ianne

ACG wrote: »

Go and weigh in the water tank - you might get a few quid for it.

I use mine to burn stuff but I have had a few scrap metal people round collecting things and they always want that, so I can only assume its probably £10-20 maybe? That will contribute towards moving some of it.

Thanks for this, you gave me an idea. I'll probably keep the water tank.

Halle71 wrote: »

We've just been in the same situation and our solicitor confirmed that the vendor is in breach of contract but that, bearing in mind how difficult they made the actual purchase, we are unlikely to be successful in claiming anything from them.

We managed to get one council pick up (we are allowed one every three months), scrap metal guys who roam the streets took the old washing machine and metal bed, we managed to recycle quite a bit and are left with a few odds and ends. It cost £300 to get the house clean and we are putting it all down to experience.....

TBagpuss wrote: »

They are in breach of contract but if they are not cooperative then your options are to do it and chalk it up to experience, or to do it and claim back from them via small claims. If you want to go down that route, make sure you have evidence - copy of the PIf confirming the property will be left clean/empty, copy letter from your solicitor giving them the opportunity to remove it, possibly separate letter from you giving them a deadline and warning it will be cleared at their expense after that, and copies of the invoices for the removal.

I had something similar when I bought my previous house - stuff left included a fridge full of rotting food dumped in the garden, and two rooms where they had let half-finished work on the floor.

They admitted liability in a letter to my solicitor, offered to pay £5 week and never paid anything.

I decided not to pursue it further, but I was *very* helpful to the various bailiffs and debt collectors who came looking for them during the first few months I lived there, and all their mail (they didn't bother to redirect) went straight in the recycling...

I've just checked the fitting and contents form and its noted there that " Unless stated otherwise, the seller will be responsible or ensuring that all rubbish is removed from the property (including from the loft, garden, outbuildings, garages and sheds), and that the property is left in a reasonably clean and tidy condition. "

They are in breach of contract, the vendor is not very cooperative, My solicitor had already given them 14days final warning and had a response from them, their reply was that they will not remove any rubbish left or pay for anything for it to be removed.

I don't know, I'll probably just pay for all the rubbish to be removed and then take them to small claim court, my worries is how likely will the court go into my favour?

Ianne

silvercar wrote: »

Fairly standard to leave old water tanks in the loft, as they won't fit through the hatch.

the water tank will fit through, I'll probably keep it anyway

Mallotum_X wrote: »

If you fight then you will get the stress and end up needing to dea lwith it yourself.

Might as well avoid the stress and potential extra cost and just deal with it.

Do you know where they live? perhaps take any stuff they forgot back to them rather than the tip?

I don't know where they live, I know this could be stressful, but I am trying to be calm as I can, I don't know how much extra I'll have to pay if I take them to court though, its goes the same for them as they wont remove the rubbish so they'll probably pay more. Only if I win the case:P