Broken fixtures, what to tell buyer?

Docefc

So we move tomorrow and two things have happened in the past two days, the first is the bi-fold kitchen door is broken and the second is that the way our tiny kitchen is laid out in an L-Shape has mean that the support for one of the worktops was a freestanding washing machine with three planks of wood. What I hadnt realised until I literally just moved it is that the glue holding this section of the worktop to the other has come away obviously with the vibration of the machine. 
What's the polite thing to do here? There's no time to fix it. Leave the worktop on the floor with a note? Offer to pay for it to be fixed (could open a can of worms)? 
Leave £100 in an envelope, saying that the side needs fixing? 
Don't want to be a bad person over it.

Gentoo365

Both of those things would be annoying but personally if I bought a house and those were the only two things that needed fixing I would be fine and sort it out when I got round to it. 

Slithery

You are legally responsible for leaving the property in the same condition as when you exchanged.

Have you actually exchanged yet or is it going to be a same-day exchange/completion tomorrow?

daivid

To me the worktop is minor, as it doesn't sound like the kitchen is high end in great condition... I personally would prop it back up and re glue it (instant grab adhesive would work for a bodge), to me that is honest as you haven't actively damaged it in the time since the purchasers visited.

The bifold is a little different, if they were in perfect working order on visit and completely knackered on completion I would be very annoyed, though as Slithery says they may have no comeback. If broken just means a little bunged up or out of alignment then thats different.

AnotherJoe

If the guilt would get to you yes I suggest reglue the countertop and leave whatever you think is fair for the door and a note explaining it broke and no time to fix.
most reasonable people woudl expect a few minor issues, I've just moved in, hada dripping tap (badly unless jiggled in the right way) and an internal door that can really stick.but it's not a newbuild and I didn't expect perfection it's just some of the things that I need to fix (tap already done) along with improvements I'm making, all much of a muchness. 

NameUnavailable

Slithery said:

You are legally responsible for leaving the property in the same condition as when you exchanged.

Have you actually exchanged yet or is it going to be a same-day exchange/completion tomorrow?

Not quite. If the house burns down after exchange then the vendor doesn't have to rebuild it, that's why it's important to insure the property from when you exchange contracts. I'm not sure how this applies to fixtures and fittings however.

Irishpearce26

NameUnavailable said:

Slithery said:

You are legally responsible for leaving the property in the same condition as when you exchanged.

Have you actually exchanged yet or is it going to be a same-day exchange/completion tomorrow?

Not quite. If the house burns down after exchange then the vendor doesn't have to rebuild it, that's why it's important to insure the property from when you exchange contracts. I'm not sure how this applies to fixtures and fittings however.

You need to take due care and attention when moving out, if you break something like a window or in this case bi-fold doors which were likely a USP for the buyer then they have a right to ask you to rectify or bill you in between exchange and completion. Here is a picture some of the stuff I have found just before I exchange. (picture is on its side)  

Irishpearce26

Hi @Docefc how did the move go and what was your solution to your problem in the end?

getmore4less

the place they bought had not been made good after a TV bracket was removed.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6245268/how-to-tell-what-tv-wall-bracket-with-the-drill-holes

Irishpearce26

getmore4less said:

the place they bought had not been made good after a TV bracket was removed.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6245268/how-to-tell-what-tv-wall-bracket-with-the-drill-holes

Actually that's not bad as im guessing there is a plug socket and aerial port on the wall as well which can be easily used again. I think what i want to know is if he got the bi-fold doors foxed, they can cost 100s-1000s to fix or replace.