A question about what I can take.

davemorton

A question. Thinking of moving house. Would it be okay for
a) me to take my stove with me, and
b) taking my cooker with me? Stove, because I love it and the type I got has drastically shot up in price since I bought it, and I could not justify the cost now.

The cooker, I bought a free standing range cooker specifically because I was intending to move soon after moving in, but didnt, but am now.

Davesnave

To misquote the outgoing President, "Yes, you can."

You will have to formally specify what you are taking and what's to be left on the paperwork you submit to the buyer, but it's sensible to include matters like the removal of a wood burner in the sales particulars too.

People will have different opinions on the wisdom of removing the wood burner, especially if it is an important part of the heating system, rather than a 'nice to have' feature.

So long as it wasn't in the depths of winter, I wouldn't mind too much, as other people's stoves wouldn't necessarily be my choice and I'd take the opportunity to have the flue checked out/replaced.

However a vendor who removes things worth only a few hundred on the Bay would be a possible red flag to me, so I'd be casting an extra cautious eye over the place for other 'economy measures' you might have taken during your years of ownership!

eddddy

If I were your buyer, I think I would find your plan 'strange'. It would probably make me slightly more nervous about doing business with you.

In your position, I guess I would just assume in my mind that, say, £1,000 of of any offer I receive for the house covers the cost of a replacement stove and cooker - and consider the offer on that basis.


And/or maybe I'd ask the buyer if they actually want the cooker and stove - and only take them if they don't.

seashore22

When you say stove and cooker what do you mean exactly?

A free standing cooker is fair game to be taken with you, I would have thought, as long as the estate agent and any potential buyers know that it's not included in the sale.

I would expect any built in appliances to be included. It might not stop me buying the house if I loved it, but I would consider it inconvenient and possibly set off warning bells about how difficult you might be overall.

seashore22

Just seen a previous reply. Is the stove a wood burner then? I would expect that to stay.

missbiggles1

I'd think it totally normal to take a freestanding cooker but taking the woodburner with you seems rather like taking the boiler!

david1951

You will need to list these items on the property information form so any buyer is going to find out anyway. As such, I would be upfront with them (i.e., before they've spent any money) as otherwise they will see it as suspicious.

MobileSaver

davemorton wrote: »

a) me to take my stove with me, and

You can but you absolutely must make this clear to potential buyers before they've spent any money unless you really want to pee them off.

If you're talking about an Aga or Stanley then if I was your buyer I'd simply reduce my offer by at least the cost of a new Aga or Stanley so financially you may even end up worse off. Obviously if you love it that much then the financial aspect won't bother you too much.

rosyw

It would put me off to be honest, & while I can understand you wanting to keep your wood burner and range cooker, do you actually know yet whether these will even fit into your new house? what if, for example, you new house has no fireplaces, or the kitchen has fully integrated appliances? are you going to have a fireplace & chimney built or possibly replace a kitchen just to fit these items in?

loveka

I am taking my freestanding range cooker with me. It was never listed as part of the sale. It said 'space for'.

I wouldn't dream of taking my fire though! It is integrated into the fireplace. Unless your details make it clear the woodburner is not included of course.

It is difficult though. I want to take a bathroom freestanding cupboard with me, it has the sink sitting on top of it. I will replace the sink though, and I have asked the buyer if she is OK with this.

martindow

loveka wrote: »

It is difficult though. I want to take a bathroom freestanding cupboard with me, it has the sink sitting on top of it. I will replace the sink though, and I have asked the buyer if she is OK with this.

Is this worth doing? Once you have gone to the trouble of removing it carefully, replacing the sink and made good, wouldn't it be better to just leave it there and buy a new one for the new house?