Taking Carpet when move out

LEJC

Bexm wrote: »

We only just thought of it, so too late now!
May ask the buyers if they'd be hugely upset if we take it and go from there.. feel a bit mean taking it, but it's a cost I'd really rather not have when we move !

Dont ask them if they would be upset.....the natural response will be yes.
Just tick the relevant boxes on the fixtures and fitting forms to say it will be removed and go from there...

Although I have to say from previous experience carpet rarely relays the same once its lifted so it might be just as easy to keep the peace and leave it there

orionmoo

The vendor we bought from left carpets and curtains, but tried to charge us for his made to measure blinds in the kitchen. Told him to jog on, take them if you want to, you're getting £210k!

He ended up leaving them and we just chucked them anyway as they were pretty grim.

As others have said, go by the F&F form. You need to complete it accurately, but if its a family buying the house and they were expecting the childs bedroom to come with that carpet then be prepared to knock £300 off. I'd probably do it as a gesture of good will, but you're under no obligation. Equally, they're in no obligation to move forward with the purchase however!

enjoyyourshoes

cost vs benefit
cost of taking up carpet and underlay (grippers etc) and making good, removing it to new house then getting it refitted or storing it until you get it fitted!


Vs


Benefit new buyers


The cost of new carpet is low compared with all the efforts of taking up old.

martinsurrey

enjoyyourshoes wrote: »

The cost of new carpet is low compared with all the efforts of taking up old.

not really...

You can take a carpet up in 20 mins, and you can get a fitter in to relay it in an hour for £50 on a Saturday.

A high quality carpet is say £30 per sqm, so that's £500 for a 4mX4m room, ignoring underlay and grippers.

I wouldn't say an hour of my time for £500 is bad!

Now this isn't saying I would take the carpet, but I don't think OP is crazy for considering it. Just be honest with the purchaser.

phoebe1989seb

On the subject of relaying a carpet -

When selling, we have never taken up a carpet that was fitted at the time of viewings but we did remove a carpet once when we were *de-personalising* a house to sell and replaced it with a more neutral one.

The carpet in question was an expensive (£75+ per m) turkish pattern in a dark green - definitely not to everyone's taste, lol - that we had laid three years previously in a 20' x 14' reception room. We took it to our new house and had a fitter lay it on the stairs and landing - the ground floor hallway had original oak flooring - it took a couple of hours and cost peanuts

JencParker

I don't know why people automatically expect carpets to be left, they are buying a house, the carpets are part of the fixtures and fittings, not the actual house itself.

westv

JencParker wrote: »

I don't know why people automatically expect carpets to be left, they are buying a house, the carpets are part of the fixtures and fittings, not the actual house itself.

Have you ever bought a house which has had fitted carpets removed?

Kynthia

Your buyers may be intending to put new carpet in or replace with laminate anyway, so they might not be too fussed. It would be a shame if they ripped it out when you'd wanted to take it with you. Put what you want to do on the F&F form and deal with the situation if they do object.

TBeckett100

I think taking the bedroom carpet is a little off. Just sold my house but you have got me thinking about the striped £160psqm carpet I have.

ManuelG

JencParker wrote: »

I don't know why people automatically expect carpets to be left, they are buying a house, the carpets are part of the fixtures and fittings, not the actual house itself.

It honestly never occured to me that the carpets wouldn't have been left!

Then again, they are quite cheap and nasty