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Taking Carpet when move out
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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!
LOL, one house we moved into once had sellers who tried to charge us for the conservatory blinds and the bathroom furniture, and the blinds in the kitchen. They were utterly useless in their new property. We bluffed/lied and said we didn't want them, and as we hoped; they left them.
The OP by the way, is entitled t keep her carpet - I would. But tell the people viewing that it's not staying.(•_•)
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If I was told carpet EAs going, I would either renegotiate price or tell vendor to replace it with something else. If I was told before any offers, then different story as I would have to like it or lump it.
You are entitled to take what you like. I personally wouldn't Dream of taking carpets. But you have to let them know beforehand. It's not on doing it after.
However when I offer on a house I always say to include all flooring, carpets and curtain poles!0 -
Have you ever bought a house which has had fitted carpets removed?
Yes - horrible, cheap ones that we refuse to pay extra for. LOL
In fact, I'd say it was the norm 20-30 years ago.
In seriousness though, they are fixtures and fittings not part of the actual house, and rarely new. They may also not fit with the new owners taste.
I don't think it's a problem asking if they're being left, but I am surprised that people expect it automatically. Same for curtains, light shades etc.0 -
Now I'm wondering if we were naive! Our seller didn't include the two sets of living room and one set of dining room made to measure decent quality floor length curtains (and poles) on the F&F list, but offered to sell them to us instead.
We agreed (paid £450 which was her offer) as it seemed like a reasonable price given how much decent quality curtains seem to cost. But now from some of the posts here it sounds like she was just trying to make extra cash out of us? She'd have had no use for them where she was moving (downsizing to move in with her partner in his home) after all.
We moved in last month so it's a bit late now anyway!!
To the OP - if I was your buyer I'd totally understand and not mind, but then I have a toddler son myself who is very particular!0 -
When we sold our last house, we had already moved out.
Some of the cArpets were so horrendous that we felt they were a disincentive to buyers.
So it was a house you could move into and do up to your own taste.
We sold to first time buyers who wanted to do it up room by room as and when they could afford it.0 -
Now I'm wondering if we were naive! Our seller didn't include the two sets of living room and one set of dining room made to measure decent quality floor length curtains (and poles) on the F&F list, but offered to sell them to us instead.
We agreed (paid £450 which was her offer) as it seemed like a reasonable price given how much decent quality curtains seem to cost. But now from some of the posts here it sounds like she was just trying to make extra cash out of us? She'd have had no use for them where she was moving (downsizing to move in with her partner in his home) after all.
We moved in last month so it's a bit late now anyway!!
To the OP - if I was your buyer I'd totally understand and not mind, but then I have a toddler son myself who is very particular!
TBH, these things always used to be separate and usually down to negotiating an amount to cover fixtures and fittings being left if wanted.
I think it's a sign of the times and expectations buyers now have, similar to those who have something come up in the survey and expect to get it knocked off the asking price - a modern phenomenon maybe due to so many going for new builds which would generally include such things and maybe because people just want more for their money, particularly with the high price of property now.0 -
Now I'm wondering if we were naive!
We agreed (paid £450 which was her offer) as it seemed like a reasonable price given how much decent quality curtains seem to cost.........
£450 for 2 sets of second hand curtains!!! Sounds like you have been robbed to me!
Makes me think......I have not saw sellers F&F list and we are supposed to be moving in next week!0 -
martinsurrey wrote: »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.
Who pays £30 a sqm for children's bedroom carpet? :eek:0 -
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Yes, we once bought a house from someone we knew, and they took the stair carpet. They were moving to a bungalow.
We had a circle of friends in common. None of them was surprised when we told them.
I remember my parents telling me they took the stair carpet when they sold their first house (1960s), although in their case at least the house they were buying had stairs, lol.....I do think it was the *done thing* back then
Regarding curtains and poles, we always take ours unless they are a) blinds - roman etc or b) ones we have purchased specifically to dress the house for sale. We have some antique poles and very expensive Liberty and similar curtains that were made to compliment our furniture and I wouldn't part with them as the fabric is no longer available.
Last house we went out and bought all new curtains and wooden poles for our buyers rather than leave them with nothing, having agreed this with them first.Mortgage-free for fourteen years!
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