Can the vendor remove fitted cupboards in the kitchen?

isplumm

D_M_E wrote: »

Are the sellers from another country?

This sort of thing is very common in, for example, Italy where the sellers take everything with them and get whateveritis fitted in their next property, and by everything that means when you buy and move in you basically get four walls, a roof and the external doors - some of them even take the sockets and internal doors with them as well as the kitchen, and you either have your own kitchen and other bits to put in or go out and buy them ready to put in.

Could it be one of those sort of sellers?

This is exactly what happened to the place my parents bought in France - the only think the seller left was the kitchen sink & the cupboard underneath - that is normal in France.

Mark

googler

I've said this before on here, but for all buyers in Scotland, this is all agreed as part of the offer and acceptance of offer, as in;

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1. FIXTURES, FITTINGS & CONTENTS
The Property is sold with:
(a) all heritable fittings and fixtures;
(b) all items of whatever nature fixed or fitted to the Property the removal of which would materially damage the fabric or decoration of the Property;
(c) all items stated to be included in the sales particulars or advertisements made available to the Purchaser; and
(d) the following insofar as any were in the Property when viewed by the
Purchaser: garden shed or hut, greenhouse, ... summerhouse; kitchen units; all cookers, hobs, ovens, washing machines, dishwashers, fridges and freezers if integral to or encased within matching units; extractor hoods, extractor fans, electric storage heaters, electric fires, electric light
fittings (including all fluorescent lighting, external lighting, wall lights,
dimmer switches and bulbs and bulb holders but not shades); ... shelving, fireplace surround units, fire grates, fenders and associated ironmongery.
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A seller who accepts an offer with a standard clause such as the above accepts they are bound by the clause. It's all sorted early in the process.

I think the process in E&W would benefit from adopting the same.

mpet

If I looked at a house with a view to buying, I would expect the fitted kitchen to remain unless it was clearly stated at that time it would be removed.

If, after my offer was accepted, I found out it was going to be removed, I would revise my offer accordingly.

This is not a pair of curtains, or light fitting that the seller has suddenly decided they can’t live without, but a large expense that the buyer would have to cover.

SELagom

It is more than likely to be a mistake by the seller when completing the form. It happens, all the time. Some people just do not understand the forms at all.

Ask your solicitor to simply raise an enquiry with the sellers solicitor for clarification and confirmation. They do not need to complete a new form - if it is in writing from the sellers solicitor to your solicitors then it forms part of the contract and is binding.

I am a strong believer that there should be some form of test or an IQ test before anybody is allowed to buy property.....:rotfl:

Ms_Chocaholic

When I sold my last house I completed the form incorrectly - I stated I was taking all the plants/bushes, it was a mistake which was verified by the buyer, I'd just ticked the wrong box. Maybe that's the case here.