Vendors' Rubbish still in our garden

phoebe1989seb

I would just get rid of it myself, but then I've got the t-shirt as we once had to remove almost 60 pieces of furniture from a property we purchased although the vendor had specified it would be cleared :eek:

Otoh, whilst I appreciate that completion/moving day can be uber hectic, I don't get why your vendors didn't just organise a rubbish clearance guy to pick it up that day......we've done this twice before when selling. On the second occasion the rubbish clearance co couldn't get there till after we and our removers had vacated, but we informed our buyers of the arrangement and they kindly agreed to pay the guy with cash we left them for the purpose.

Friends of ours recently moved house and had issues with a broken down removal van resulting in a smaller replacement vehicle being sent out. This in turn meant they couldn't quite squeeze everything in the van and a (nearly new) kitchen appliance plus a piece of garden furniture got left behind. Our friends left a note explaining and apologising for this, assuming their buyer might find these items useful. Fast forward two weeks and they received a letter from the buyer's solicitor informing them their buyer intends to sue for breach of contract.......compensation culture gone mad imho

I would definitely not make their life easy by forwarding mail though and would instead mark items 'gone away' and pop it back in the post.....

glasgowdan

A man with a van rubbish removal will be cheaper than you think. Just get someone in to get it and any other rubbish you have. For reference, we've had nearly a half van load taken for £30, and a full van plus a second small trip taken for £80...

Elle_Woods

Grenage wrote: »

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Am I a horrible person for laughing? Thanks for the advice.

I would have taken the same tack if they had been honest initially. We had to make a tip run to remove a lot of the things they left in the house that were in poor condition. But the difference is that it was our choice to throw them out, they hadn't been sat in the rain for 8 weeks and we already had the van for the weekend because we were moving.

Miss_Samantha

glasgowdan wrote: »

A man with a van rubbish removal will be cheaper than you think. Just get someone in to get it and any other rubbish you have. For reference, we've had nearly a half van load taken for £30, and a full van plus a second small trip taken for £80...

And then they dump it somewhere, the council finds an item with your address, and you end up with a fine and a criminal record...

Elle_Woods

glasgowdan wrote: »

A man with a van rubbish removal will be cheaper than you think. Just get someone in to get it and any other rubbish you have. For reference, we've had nearly a half van load taken for £30, and a full van plus a second small trip taken for £80...

That is a lot cheaper than I thought it would be! I will definitely look into some local people. Thank you.

anna42hmr

Elle_Woods wrote: »

That is a lot cheaper than I thought it would be! I will definitely look into some local people. Thank you.

just be sure that you check that they are reputable and don't get caught out like our neighbours did, they hired a man with a van for a low price, to get rid of some rubbish, a couple weeks later however they received contact from the council enviro health (who tracked their address down from some sort of receipt/order confirmation they forgot to shred).

The man with a van they used was a scam and essentially the person was taking money and fly tipping it, luckily they had the details of where they found the person advertised (in a newsagents shop window) and could show the number they called etc from their phone bills and as such they avoided a fine themselves. Apparently they also found out he had done it with others as well.

glasgowdan

The guy we use goes to the council tip as a householder, maybe he has contacts that work at the tip or something. Either way I don't care as it's being tipped at the same council tip I'd be using with multiple trips myself.

indsty

I would not deliver their post. If you need to keep on their "good side" then you could keep it - post a note through their door saying you have post for them, and when they come to get it you ensure they visit the back garden before handing it over and get a firm commitment. If you don't want to keep on their "good side" then just write "gone away" and stick it back in the post box.

Elle_Woods

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

And then they dump it somewhere, the council finds an item with your address, and you end up with a fine and a criminal record...

anna42hmr wrote: »

just be sure that you check that they are reputable and don't get caught out like our neighbours did, they hired a man with a van for a low price, to get rid of some rubbish, a couple weeks later however they received contact from the council enviro health (who tracked their address down from some sort of receipt/order confirmation they forgot to shred).

The man with a van they used was a scam and essentially the person was taking money and fly tipping it, luckily they had the details of where they found the person advertised (in a newsagents shop window) and could show the number they called etc from their phone bills and as such they avoided a fine themselves. Apparently they also found out he had done it with others as well.

Thank you both Miss Samantha and anna42hmr for the warnings. We will definitely bear it in mind and wouldn't pick someone on price alone (although I appreciate my previous answer may have come across that way).

ReadingTim

indsty wrote: »

I would not deliver their post. If you need to keep on their "good side" then you could keep it - post a note through their door saying you have post for them, and when they come to get it you ensure they visit the back garden before handing it over and get a firm commitment.

I'd suggest that they can have their post once they've cleared the garden...