Claiming back costs from seller for breaches on moving day.

TripleH

+1 to Section62's comment.

Right or wrong doesn't come into it sadly. The party at fault only has to pay money, you have to chase them for it and clear the rubbish to boot once you find them.

I'd send a friendly nice letter enquiring about them clearing the rubbish first. Without knowing their story we cannot comment why it wasn't cleared.

A threat of legal action off the bat will throw up the barricades and they are more likely to make you work for every inch.

YoungBlueEyes

I'd get in touch (via the EA) to give them a few days to collect their remaining items. If they don't want them I'd go through them, see if I wanted any of it - you never know - then bang it all on freecycle or whatever, buyer to collect. 

Marvel1

Anything left worth selling?

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Troy_af said:

Thanks for the advice. I thought it probably wouldn’t be worth claiming for. I will however contact the seller directly with the threat of legal action and at least give them the opportunity to pay up.

That's the best thing to do. Ignore this stuff about it not being worth it. A simple email or letter costs little in terms of time or money, and they might just pay up.

Hamlet22

Claiming for the rubbish perhaps, but you'd need small claims unless a single email from your conveyancer to theirs guilts them into paying.
Removals, sadly not, as you complete on a day, not by a set time. Time (1pm/2pm) is only relevant for the daily interest.

m0bov

You can't just skip it, it doesn't belong to you. Yet. 

Contact your sol, you don't have vacant possession yet. Give them 7 days to clear, otherwise you'll clear it yourself and then do a small claims for the cost back. Cheaper than using the solicitor but getting them involved now but encourage the seller to sort it out.

Skiddaw1

When we bought our previous house the shed proved to be full of stuff, which we cleared gradually. Whilst a fair bit of it went to the local dump It was surprising how much of it I found a use for. Right at the back we found a wonderful, vintage front door with decorated glass panels that we later sold on Ebay.

OP, honestly- life is too short... let it go is my advice...

TheJP

penners324 said:

Write to them saying.

Hi
Hope your move went well, on moving into your ex property some items were left in the shed. Please advise if you wish to collect these?

If these items are no longer required would you be willing to send me £50 to cover the cost of disposal?

Many thanks....

If i had this id laugh and move on, unless the OP is going to take legal action this approach is pointless and weak. You pretty much make it out to be an inconvenience to the seller.

Clear it and move on. Not worth the hassle.

diystarter7

Good luck OP with the letter, and good luck in your new home

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This is the sort of thing to take on the chin and not feel bad about. Maybe I am a pessimist in life but a load of $%^€ in the shed is probably nothing less that id expect! Enjoy your new home and dont look back.