Nails on walls

ironlady2022

Hi

I have a few photo frames/shelf boxes that I will take. What is the etiquette for what state the house should be left in please?

Do I have to remove nail and then fill in? I don't have any matching paint leftover for the walls. The hole left behind would be very small. 

In a 4 bed house, there's 9 nails. 

Jonboy_1984

We left ours in, and moved into a few left in place.

Soot2006

I am always delighted when I move into a new house that already has secure nail/screws for pictures. They may not be in the exact places I want, but allow me to hang up my own stuff and make it feel like home quickly. Also, I have an amazing talent for ruining walls when putting in new nails, so if it's already there, hurrah.

jonnydeppiwish!

Leave them - it’s not worth the effort for anyone involved!

housebuyer143

Please don't fill them. Bought a house where they did that but they used cheap filler and it was impossible to sand down so looked terrible! 
Would rather the holes or the nails.

Noneforit999

As others have said, just leave them.

The buyers are not buying a brand new house, they should expect some wear and tear an this includes stuff like screws/nails in the walls where things were hanging.

We had a TV mount on a wall in our bedroom, it was attached using 8 plasterboard wall anchors. I chose to leave it, worst case the new owners won't want a TV in the bedroom and they can remove the anchors and smash some filler in there. Hardly the end of the world.

I would concentrate on ensuring the house is clean, floors hoovered/moped, kitchen clean including fridge etc. 

MovingForwards

Leave the nails in, gives the new owner the opportunity of hanging pictures or removing and filling in themselves.

Mutton_Geoff

My last but one sale, the buyers had a clause that all fixings to be removed, holes filled, sanded and painted to match. It took me ages but was probably triggered by my conversion of the dining room into a home office with a wall full of adjustable shelving rails!

ironlady2022

I'll leave nails in. But what about picture clips? 

housebuyer143

ironlady2022 said:

I'll leave nails in. But what about picture clips? 

Leave them. Our seller left them and I am using some of them to hang my jackets in my room. Useful.

RM_2013

I’ve removed some and filled the holes, sanded and re painted.  Will do this with the shelf I removed and tv wall brackets but will leave the 3 in the lounge and the one I the kitchen for the clock.  I was worried about the etiquette so have removed most