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removal of for sale sign

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  • When we sold our old place I told them I didn't want a sign up but they still put one up, I took it straight down again. I didn't want the neighbours knowing what we were up to.
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Francesanne
    Francesanne Posts: 2,081 Forumite
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    CLAPTON wrote: »
    often still there when you move in

    it advertises the estate agent not your house
    We moved out of our old house towards the end of November. Heard from a friend the house still has the Sold Sign still up. New owner must be very tolerant.
  • catshark88
    catshark88 Posts: 1,099 Forumite
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    When we bought, the sign stayed up after completion and despite several requests for the agent to remove it. In the end, I left it outside their shop. I had a bigger car then....
    "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." William Morris
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    When we sold our old place I told them I didn't want a sign up but they still put one up, I took it straight down again. I didn't want the neighbours knowing what we were up to.

    I never understood this - you'll be moving out shortly, why do you care what they think?
  • penguingirl
    penguingirl Posts: 1,397 Forumite
    Last time we moved the sign was in our back garden for ages and the EA ignored all phone messages to collect it. We eventually got hold of them and they said they'd collect it which they never did. It ended up in the bin, and it turned out the partners of the EA went their separate ways and both renamed 2 months after we completed so they clearly didn't need the sign any more! We are actually selling with one half of the partners now (the other now only does rentals after struggling) and the service is a lot better thankfully.
  • TrixA
    TrixA Posts: 452 Forumite
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    The house we've just bought didn't have any board up while it was actually for sale, or while we were completing the process between offer accepted and exchange. Then when we went over on completion day a 'sold' board had magically appeared. Needless to say we took it down immediately. Two months later no one has contacted us about it.
  • Gonzo1987
    Gonzo1987 Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    We moved out of our old house towards the end of November. Heard from a friend the house still has the Sold Sign still up. New owner must be very tolerant.

    The agent legally has to remove the sign within 14 days of completion....
  • The Sold sign on the house I sold last year was converted into a To Let sign with the same agent whilst the removals company were loading up the van.
  • I never understood this - you'll be moving out shortly, why do you care what they think?
    Basically they were scum bags who would have found ways to make it difficult for us to sell but as it turns out we sold it on the first weekend it was on the market.
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Francesanne
    Francesanne Posts: 2,081 Forumite
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    Gonzo1987 wrote: »
    The agent legally has to remove the sign within 14 days of completion....
    Heard the sign is still there. House is also still featured on Rightmove - SOLD STC. Not my problem thankfully.
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