Can you move items in before completion?

justworriedabit

theartfullodger said:

Only if vendor doesn't fully understand legal implications

Exactly....

Drawingaline

My parents allowed there buyers to bring over a trailer of stuff to go into the detached garage. My dad had cleared the garage and had moved it to their new property before completion. They were buying an empty property and had agreement with the seller. It can work, it was only two days before I think. 

GDB2222

theartfullodger said:

Only if vendor doesn't fully understand legal implications

They become a bailee for whatever items of your furniture you move in. What other legal implications do you have in mind? You make it sound very sinister.

lookstraightahead

I read stuff like this and shudder 😂.
Very risky and naive to do so, especially from the vendor's perspective.

lookstraightahead

bex2012 said:

Our vendor asked if there was anything we wanted to put in the garage as he had emptied it out. We’ve moved a shelving unit into there, as this thing is massive, and we were dreading moving it on completion day. it does the vendor a favour too as he is now storing items on it, ready to load into the moving van

What if it tips over and he moved his car back in and the shelving unit lands on his car? 

caprikid1

"What if it tips over and he moved his car back in and the shelving unit lands on his car? "
I suspect he has car insurance to cover it.

A_Lert

If I was the vendor I would want a written agreement that means that as far as legally possible I have no liability for loss or damage of the early-move-in items, and that the buyer is liable for any damage those items cause. (Thinking for example an electronic device with a battery spontaneously catching fire.)

Edit: Also, I'd only be inclined to agree if I could see a good reason for it, like an international move, or a family member of the buyer moving in from a different location. Definitely not if I thought the buyer was trying to cheap out on the moving! People trying to do DIY moves often cause trouble for the whole chain.

GDB2222

A_Lert said:

If I was the vendor I would want a written agreement that means that as far as legally possible I have no liability for loss or damage of the early-move-in items, and that the buyer is liable for any damage those items cause. (Thinking for example an electronic device with a battery spontaneously catching fire.)

Edit: Also, I'd only be inclined to agree if I could see a good reason for it, like an international move, or a family member of the buyer moving in from a different location. Definitely not if I thought the buyer was trying to cheap out on the moving! People trying to do DIY moves often cause trouble for the whole chain.

I entirely agree, but that can be covered by a one line agreement.

I really don't see any major problem here.  The other day, we accepted a delivery for our neighbour. What's the difference?

Marvel1

It would be a no for me, I don't want to be responsible for their belongings if anything happens.

bex2012

lookstraightahead said:

bex2012 said:

Our vendor asked if there was anything we wanted to put in the garage as he had emptied it out. We’ve moved a shelving unit into there, as this thing is massive, and we were dreading moving it on completion day. it does the vendor a favour too as he is now storing items on it, ready to load into the moving van

What if it tips over and he moved his car back in and the shelving unit lands on his car? 

No chance of a car going in the garage in its present state, as the door has been sealed up. Its also highly unlikely that this unit will fall over either, as it was designed to hold flight cases.