Selling a house full of furniture before we move?

eddddy

You could try a "Moving Sale" / "Garage Sale" - for a few hours on a Saturday. I've been to a few. But maybe they're more popular in some areas than others.

You could publicise it on Gumtree, Facebook, signs in the street etc.

timeism0ney

If you just want them gone then Freecycle is the way to go. You may want to sell what you can first, then whatever is left or if you are running out of time, put it on freecycle and it will be collected within 24hrs usually.

FreeBear

davidmcn wrote: »

As above, charity furniture shops may well take the lot.

When I had some furniture to get rid of, I found the charity shops to be rather picky about what they took. Any minor scuffs or marks, and they'd refuse. Likewise with soft furnishings (beds, chairs, etc), no fire safety labels, they wouldn't touch.

davidmcn

FreeBear wrote: »

When I had some furniture to get rid of, I found the charity shops to be rather picky about what they took. Any minor scuffs or marks, and they'd refuse. Likewise with soft furnishings (beds, chairs, etc), no fire safety labels, they wouldn't touch.

When I was clearing a house they only thing the Salvation Army wouldn't take was wardrobes (not enough of a market for them apparently).

onwards&upwards

FreeBear wrote: »

When I had some furniture to get rid of, I found the charity shops to be rather picky about what they took. Any minor scuffs or marks, and they'd refuse. Likewise with soft furnishings (beds, chairs, etc), no fire safety labels, they wouldn't touch.

They can’t resell without the correct fire labels, so it’s of no use to them.

BHF definitely take things with a few scuffs though, as long as they think they can sell it. If they can’t sell it for more than the cost of coming to collect, the charity loses money and nobody wants that!

Owain_Moneysaver

davidmcn wrote: »

When I was clearing a house they only thing the Salvation Army wouldn't take was wardrobes (not enough of a market for them apparently).

Old brown ones maybe, but my Salvation Army take wardrobes; pine ones in good condition walk out of the shop same day they come in apparently, and I have 6 wardrobes from S Army.

gingercordial

As an example (not sure which part of London you're in) these people have a place in Finsbury Park which has been there for many years.

https://www.rileys-emporium.co.uk/

Never used them myself but I've been present when they've come at my landlord's request to collect items left by a previous tenant when I moved in. They might pay for some things, or they might charge for the removal job, depending on what it is and the condition. Either way the stuff would be gone.

hazyjo

My mum's friend is selling and in the same boat.


Charity's didn't want it (and wouldn't collect). Too much stuff already.


House clearance wanted £100. She agreed. Later tried changing her mind and they said there would be a charge of £50.


I'd sell to or give to a local upcycling business, or give ebay, freecycle, gumtree or local FB groups.

ethank

When I filled out the TA6 form and the TA10 form. I included all of the things I did not want in the sale.