Rubbish removal from a house i sold

pinkteapot

You've been slightly unlucky I suppose, in that most buyers would have seen the rubbish, cursed your name, decided you were a t*t, sighed, and taken it to the local dump themselves.

But, they're well within their rights to ask you to take your belongings. Work out what's cheaper - going and getting the stuff yourself or paying for their skip.

The fact that when you moved in it was full of rubbish is completely irrelevant. The people you bought from shouldn't have left it like that and you could have pursued them if you'd wanted. Two wrongs don't make a right.

nicegirl

Tasha1972 wrote: »

i was gobsmacked as it was only a handful of things and i thought why cant they just take it to the local skip?

Are these people being petty and what should i do?

This has really made me laugh. Why can't YOU 'just' take it to the local skip?!

No they are not being petty and you should do what you should have done in the first place and moved YOUR rubbish.

HappyMJ

Next time you sell don't put anything into the contract that implies the place will be empty. You can sell a place full of rubbish but you need to state that in the contract. You've put something down somewhere implying the place is empty so they may be able to take you to civil court. It's up to you if you think that's a breach or not and whether you defend it.

Personally as a buyer I'd just dump the rubbish myself and move on. As a seller assuming you're not interested in removing the rubbish yourself I'd just ignore any communication until a county court summons appears on your doorstep then defend it and go to mediation through the county court.

Dan-Dan

HappyMJ wrote: »

Next time you sell don't put anything into the contract that implies the place will be empty. You can sell a place full of rubbish but you need to state that in the contract. You've put something down somewhere implying the place is empty so they may be able to take you to civil court. It's up to you if you think that's a breach or not and whether you defend it.

Personally as a buyer I'd just dump the rubbish myself and move on. As a seller assuming you're not interested in removing the rubbish yourself I'd just ignore any communication until a county court summons appears on your doorstep then defend it and go to mediation through the county court.

Great plan , unless the claimant doesnt want mediation , rather their day in court...

Bart1

Tasha1972 wrote: »

Are these people being petty and what should i do?

Wow..... Just Wow

You dumped your rubbish in someone else's home and THEY are being petty because they want you to remove it????

Where did you get that sense of entitlement?

What you should do is remove your rubbish and apologise

TBagpuss

You should have removed it when you moved ou, and if you didn't / couldn't should have let them know that you would be back to remove it, or of course you could have mentioned it when you handed over the keys, apologised and asked them whether they would be willing to take it to the local skip.

I've moved into a houses where previous owners have left junk. It's no fun, and it isn't always easy to sort out. What if they don;t have a car large enough to move those things, or have physical issues which mean hauling them in and out of the car would be difficult? You can probably contact the local council directly to get them collected - both the local councils I've lived in recently make a charge for this - I think for one they would take up to 4 items for £25, current one takes up to 3 items for £40.

You could have said to them when they first contacted you "I'm sorry, it slipped my mind we hadn't taken them - I'll call the council to get them picked up", or you could have collected them when you were asked to do so. If you now have to pay because they's got fed up of waiting and have incurred further costs with their solicitor then you've only yourself to blame.

Jhoney_2

Your post reads like a comedy sketch, so thanks for that!

However, why did you not arrange for disposal during the ongoing sales process, rather than at the last minute on removal day?

Expecting strangers to pick up after you, and assuming they are in a position to do so is not a reasonable thing to do. They were moving out on that day too you know,

I hope they were at least put aside carefully and not likely to cause injury or damage - I mention this as :-

a) You are of the opinion they are petty. And

b) You mention a small piece of glass (?) and other mirrored items which could cause e.g car tyre punctures or be a danger to young children if broken etc.

I think the 'relationship' has already broken down - (too much bad feeling in a short space of time), so you could try to save face now and arrange a skip/collection/cheque asap.

Alternatively, simply ask what day would be convenient for you to remove them, ask if they would leave them outside and get it done! After all, it was always yours to do.

SnooksNJ

Tasha1972 wrote: »

We sold our house 5 weeks ago,we ckeaned it thoroughly and left it in a very nice condition,i even cut the grass fir them.however we left 3 mirrors,a radiator and old bike and a small peice of glass in the car port as we ran out of time to move.Didnt think anything of it but after a week got an email from the vendors solicitors to say could we come and move the rubbish.i was gobsmacked as it was only a handful of things and i thought why cant they just take it to the local skip? When we moved into the house it had so much rubbish me and mu husband cleared it ourselves.so i emailed my solicitor to say that we have not got time and that they could go to the skip with it.thought this would be the last of it.Another week later i get another email saying that if we dont move the rubbish they want £100 for a skip and compensation.At this point my pateince was bearing very thin!!!! So again i replied back saying we are not coming to move this so called rubbish! I didnt hear anything once again for another two weeks,to my horror yesterday i get another email from the solicitor saying that they now want £150 pounds to get the rubbish removed and that we are in breach of contract.My husband is fuming he replied back saying that we are not moving any rubbish and that if they want to take us to court so be it! My qustion is will this stand in court? Are these people being petty and what should i do?

Have you ever moved an old cast iron radiator before? They are heavy and it's a total bargain paying £100 to get rid of one instead of messing up your back.

pinkteapot

Odds on OP ever coming back to reply?

greatgimpo

pinkteapot wrote: »

Odds on OP ever coming back to reply?

with a flea in their ear? No chance!