Vendor taken furniture that was supposed to be included in price!

smallwood225

Hi Guest101 - I appreciate your suggestion and solution - thank you - apologies, I didn't realise these forums didn't permit a wee rant now and again!

Guest101

smallwood225 wrote: »

Hi Guest101 - I appreciate your suggestion and solution - thank you - apologies, I didn't realise these forums didn't permit a wee rant now and again!

they do, but just make that clear in advance and i'll avoid the thread

chelseablue

Try not to let it spoil the experience of buying your first property.


Think of it this way, if this is the only problem while living there your very lucky (imagine if the roof caved in or some other very expensive thing)


And at least now you can source some furniture that is to your taste, feel happy she took her old tat with her

Hoploz

Bit silly of the vendor to write simply 'All furniture included' Makes it quite clear that if they take anything out then they are in the wrong!

It won't be worth pursuing down a legal route due to solicitors fees, but I'd get the EA to make them return everything ASAP and tell them you're going to take further action if ALL the original furniture isn't returned within 48 hours or something. They weren't bargaining for you to have photos and everything!

paddy's_mum

Looking at it this way sometimes helps to take the sting out.

Vendor: I've thrown away my good reputation, even if only in smallwood's eyes, for a measly £200.

walwyn1978

We were in a similar situation where we'd agreed a price to include curtains and certain fixtures/fittings - bathroom shelf, mirrors etc. He moved out and removed things/broke things. The legal advice we received said 'you'll win because he's broken the contract but it will cost more than the value in legal bill'

Although it hurts, I'd suck it up. In a couple of years you'll have got your own stuff in anyway and this will be long forgotten.

If you do follow Guest 101's advice and get some money, more power to you, but I certainly wouldn't bother with the full legal court press. It'll cost you more than you get.

smallwood225

Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions - it does sting a bit but you're definitely talking sense when it comes to not pursuing it. You live and learn eh?!

casper_g

That would !!!! me off no end. I agree it's probably not worth the hassle, especially pursuing through the solicitors could get expensive quickly.


That said, if this initial enquiry via the solicitors didn't get a satisfactory response I would be seriously tempted to send a "letter before action" to the vendor's new address. I'd probably not bother to actually start small claims proceedings against them (representing myself, no solicitors involved). But I might, if they were really annoying!

HouseBuyer77

Can't you claim for this kind of thing through small claims? Avoiding expensive solicitors fees?

smallwood225

Can't you claim for this kind of thing through small claims? Avoiding expensive solicitors fees?

Yeah, I think small claims would be the way forward but don't want to take that route if there are costs involved.

Will give it a day and see what happens- hope it can be resolved without too much trouble..