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Curious - what did your seller take or try to sell to you?
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Sounds like we got lucky with our sellers.
They left a bottle of red wine with 2 glasses, a card, a list of the best local takeaways and like a previous poster they labelled all the keys for us.0 -
Young_Turk said:Scotbot said:When I lived in Aus the buyer had to do a final inspection day before completion and sign off on the property before completion took place. As a result houses were always spotless and nothing untoward was missing. I wish this was the norm here.
What happened if it wasn't spotless or something was missing? Does that mean the buyer could simply delay completion? Can the vendor then refuse to clean, giving the buyer an opportunity to pull out of the purchase?
Presumably this also requires that everything has been packed the day before completion. So you have to pay for the removal people to have your possessions in their van for longer. Also the inconvenience of having nowhere to eat, relax or sleep the night before you move! (Do people tend to stay with friends or in a hotel in Aus the night before moving?)
There is still the possiblity that the vendors could remove things after the inspection. What then? Isn't the sign off the day before just like the fixtures and fittings form months before?
Also, what if someone is buying a long distance from the house they are selling? Can they do an inspection a long way aware and be around for their own inspection to deal with issues?
The whole system is different and you don't get chains which has it's own pros and cons. Completion date is agreed when the offer is made, the deposit is paid on acceptance of the offer so you know at least 7 weeks in advance your moving date. Rarely do the 2 moving transactions happen on the same day so people pack up and move a couple of days before completion. Either they will have bought their new house before selling the first and got a bridging loan or they will have to move into temporary accommodation for a few weeks or months. It is the norm.
The process is still stressful but different sources of stress, not least paying the deposit within 24 hours of making the offer!0 -
Oh my god I’m on page 17 of the dog pond thread... his wife’s just got home from work and flipped!! It’s comedy gold! I haven’t laughed like this in ages!Mortgage started August 2020 £69,700
Mortgage ends Aug 2050 MFW: Aug 2027
Current Balance: £58,678
MFW2020 #156 £723.13
MFW2021 #26 £1184.71
MFW2022 #11 £197.87
MFW2023 £785
MFW 2024 £528.15Determined to make it!3 -
ChewyyBacca said:Its unfathomable how some people do transactions worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and then spend enormous energy counting pennies!
Example of people moving in a bungalow but removing stairs carpets, or vendor removing ornate plate with street name etc and leaving holes in wall- actually goes to show pettiness and cheap behaviour.
We did know it wasn't going to be left; so no nasty shock when we moved in. It was a pity; it was a lovely carpet!1 -
FtbDreaming said:Oh my god I’m on page 17 of the dog pond thread... his wife’s just got home from work and flipped!! It’s comedy gold! I haven’t laughed like this in ages!0
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Mortgage started August 2020 £69,700
Mortgage ends Aug 2050 MFW: Aug 2027
Current Balance: £58,678
MFW2020 #156 £723.13
MFW2021 #26 £1184.71
MFW2022 #11 £197.87
MFW2023 £785
MFW 2024 £528.15Determined to make it!0 -
Drawingaline said:The curtains wouldn't fit in the house we are hoping to buy as they are tracks and new one is poles.
I can't imagine a life without cheese. (Nigel Slater)0 -
i_want_to_believe said:ClaretHead said:A cat. They said she was old, and wouldn't adjust to life in their new home
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Took curtains and rods as well. They were supposed to leave it. Also lot of paintings with nails left behind.0
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Our seller left behind a massive, extremely heavy four drawer filing cabinet in the garage. It can’t be opened as the key won’t turn and my DH could only move it about 3 feet. She also left lots of hooks in the walls all over the house. She left the brass curtain poles in the living room, one of which is being held on the wall,by a big blob of blutak 😂0
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