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furniture option with house sale

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salduck
salduck Posts: 1,070 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
in House buying, renting & selling
I am selling my house in Salford after 2 1/2 years i stand to make a good profit. i am not moving into a new place so have all my furniture in there. i am not bothered about keeoping it and was thinking how i can get rid of it without the hassle of ebay but not give it away for free!!
Its all argos/ikea/habitat style all bought new when i got the house. Wondered if anyone had an idea?? Have heard of house clearance but would they pay me anything??
Thanks
Sal
Mortgage free wannabe! No idea on date yet! £132,350 TBC
Loan paying off May 2022 £7000

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  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,841 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Your furniture is in effect second hand & as it isn't a long established named brand such as Parker Knoll for instance, it will have very little resale value.

    You'll get peanuts from a house clearance place & maybe your best bet would be to advertise in a local paper or on gumtree, somewhere like that where you might be lucky enough to find someone who is setting up home & will be looking for many of the items you are selling.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • dolce_vita
    dolce_vita Posts: 1,031 Forumite
    You know it's bonfire night tonight don't you?

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    #1. The people that run these "sell your house and rent back" companies are generally lying thieves and are best avoided

    #2. This time next year house prices in general will be lower than they are now

    #3. Cheap houses are a good thing not a bad thing
  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I sold most of my stuff to the person that bought my house

    Saved me the hassle of getting rid of things, especially bulky items like sofa etc.
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