Should old carpet be removed when selling

ivavoucher

When a house is sold, should the seller remove old carpet and furniture before handing over the keys?

ognum

The seller should leave what has been agreed in the documents signed prior to exchange and only that which has been agreed.

So, old furniture not mentiond should be got rid of. Carpets should be left in the rooms as agreed and removed from those where it has not been agreed.

It really depends on what the seller has agreed to leave and what the buyer has negotiated with the seller prior to exchange.

Rollinghills

I agree. I'd expect carpet to remain and furniture to be gone but good solicitors should prepare a fittings and fixtures form so seller and buyer agree on what stays and what goes. Ours is very comprehensive, includes light fittings, curtain rails, internal doors, handles etc.

fairy_lights

I would expect carpets to stay, unless they were disgustingly manky and I'd asked for them to be removed.

ivavoucher

ognum wrote: »

The seller should leave what has been agreed in the documents signed prior to exchange and only that which has been agreed.

So, old furniture not mentiond should be got rid of. Carpets should be left in the rooms as agreed and removed from those where it has not been agreed.

It really depends on what the seller has agreed to leave and what the buyer has negotiated with the seller prior to exchange.

Thank you for your quick response.

Nothing has been agreed/negotiated, is there any comeback if furniiture and carpets are left?

rosie383

Some vendors don't fill in the whole thing though.
I think most people do replace the carpets when they move in, especially if they think about how many pairs of shoes with goodness what on them, have tramped upstairs and over the carpets during viewings.
I'd be happy with carpets being left in the property we are buying, only until we have decorated etc, then will replace once we are ready. Unless specified in F&F list, I wouldn't want the bother and expense of having to get rid of someone else's old furniture.

rosie383

ivavoucher wrote: »

Thank you for your quick response.

Nothing has been agreed/negotiated, is there any comeback if furniiture and carpets are left?

If the vendor hasn't filled in a comprehensive F&F list, contact your solicitor and make sure that it is put in writing to the vendors that you expect the house to be empty of furniture/carpets/whatever. We had something like this from our solicitor specifying that we would leave no rubbish behind including garden waste. We had to sign it and send it back.

ognum

ivavoucher wrote: »

Thank you for your quick response.

Nothing has been agreed/negotiated, is there any comeback if furniiture and carpets are left?

Are you sure that there had been no forms to complete, in the buying and selling of many many houses I have never not seen these forms completed.

If someone's junk was left in a house I was bought I would certainly make a claim on them for removal costs.

Rollinghills

Have you exchanged? completed? moved in?
solicitors advised us to inspect the property the day before exchange to be satisfied with the condition. After you've got the keys it may be more difficult to get the vendor to do anything.

moneyistooshorttomention

The thought wouldn't even cross my (or most other peoples) minds of any furniture being left. An item of furniture is only left if the buyer has specifically stated they would like it and asked if it can be left - at which point its up to the vendor to either refuse or agree a price to sell it with the house. A buyer is likely to complain about furniture being left, unless they specifically said they wanted it.

My parents only left those items the buyer had asked for (and paid extra for) in their previous house many years back now. I only left a couple of items the buyer had asked for and I hadn't been planning on taking anyway in my last house.

Re other stuff = I left the carpets and took the curtains.

TBagpuss

I would expect carpets to be left, and furniture to be removed, unless otherwise agreed.
A fixtures and fittings form should be completed and if it has not been, or if it is incomplete or unclear you should raise queries via your solicitor.