Fixtures & Fittings form

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We are selling a flat at the moment that had been rented out and I am going to complete the fixtures & fittings form to state that the dishwasher will be included.

The dishwasher is broke, so will this be a problem or does it being included on the form means it has to work?  I don't want to state that it is broke as then we would be asked to remove it and I would prefer to leave it, so can I be naughty and include it on the fixtures and fittings form and pretend I didn't know it was broke if questions are raised?

No moral answers please, I am looking for answers with regard to my legal liability here.

If they ask me to pay for the removal cost, then I would be happy to do this, but if I have to pay for a replacement dishwasher, then it won't be great news!

I don't live at the property, which is in a different city so it will be costly for me to go there and wait for someone to come and collect it and take it down a flight of stairs, whereas the buyer can easily get it removed through recycling option when they buy a new dishwasher, which will probably cost them no more than £15.

fonzyg50

hi there , is the dishwasher freesatnding or built into the unit 

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fonzyg50 said:

hi there , is the dishwasher freesatnding or built into the unit 

ha ha with the devil's head, lol.  it is free standing 

GDB2222

I don't see any warranty in the TA10 form.

How is the dishwasher described in the sales particulars (if at all)?
 

Tabieth

I have no idea whatsoever of the legality. But to leave behind a broken, free standing dishwasher is pretty shabby IMO. 

HillStreetBlues

Tabieth said:

I have no idea whatsoever of the legality. But to leave behind a broken, free standing dishwasher is pretty shabby IMO. 

Cost of disposal £30, the loss of dignity, priceless

MysteryMe

How little you value your own self respect and integrity OP.  

A scappy will take it for free. Just post on a local facebook group.

FlorayG

Whether it works or not the buyer may require you to remove it and it can hold up completion. I had a gas cooker included on the fixtures and fittings on the house I bought, I said I didn't want it, after exchange we were delayed a few days while the seller found an available gas engineer because my solicitor refused to complete until it was removed.
With this in mind it's probably going to be less hassle to get a plumber in to remove it 

Albermarle

FlorayG said:

Whether it works or not the buyer may require you to remove it and it can hold up completion. I had a gas cooker included on the fixtures and fittings on the house I bought, I said I didn't want it, after exchange we were delayed a few days while the seller found an available gas engineer because my solicitor refused to complete until it was removed.
With this in mind it's probably going to be less hassle to get a plumber in to remove it 

Unlike a gas cooker, you can easily disconnect a dishwasher yourself. There is no need for a plumber. 
The main issue is physically moving it through the house.

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GDB2222 said:

I don't see any warranty in the TA10 form.

How is the dishwasher described in the sales particulars (if at all)?
 

it doesn't state things like that in the sales brochure

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Albermarle said:

FlorayG said:

Whether it works or not the buyer may require you to remove it and it can hold up completion. I had a gas cooker included on the fixtures and fittings on the house I bought, I said I didn't want it, after exchange we were delayed a few days while the seller found an available gas engineer because my solicitor refused to complete until it was removed.
With this in mind it's probably going to be less hassle to get a plumber in to remove it 

Unlike a gas cooker, you can easily disconnect a dishwasher yourself. There is no need for a plumber. 
The main issue is physically moving it through the house.

this is the thing.  the pipe is disconnected but it has to be brought down a flight of stairs.  the new owners can get it removed very cheaply as part of a new purchase as the retailers will recycle the old appliance for £15, but as I am not buying a new dishwasher, it becomes more expensive to get someone to come round and take it away.

i don't live at the property so it will take me 1.5 hour to get there and 1.5 hour to get back so although it sounds very simple, for me it is very difficult, but for the buyer it will be simple.