Law Society Fittings and Contents Form

20122013

Once an offer has been accepted, what would be a reasonable price to list your items so that the buyer would consider buying them?  eg one year old washing machine and fridge freezer, etc?  The buyer's property is under offer so I am unsure whether they will need any items.

user1977

Surely the first question is whether they want them at all? Do you want them? Second hand goods aren't worth much (look at Freecycle etc), I'd probably regard a buyer as doing me a favour if I don't need to add a washing machine etc to my removals quote.

swingaloo

Your threads are very confusing.
You want to change agents as you are not getting enough viewers.

You have buyer.

Now you want to sell your 2nd hand goods to the buyer. Does the buyer know you are changing agents?

However if the question is real- You don't start listing 2nd hand goods in the hope your buyer will want them. 

DullGreyGuy

20122013 said:

Once an offer has been accepted, what would be a reasonable price to list your items so that the buyer would consider buying them?  eg one year old washing machine and fridge freezer, etc?  The buyer's property is under offer so I am unsure whether they will need any items.

Dont understand the question? Are you hoping that they buy them? 

There is no requirement for the price to be reasonable, its a new negotiation and you are free to ask whatever you want for stuff as long as you realise they may say no to everything in which case it has to go when you move. If you want rid of the stuff then have a look at sold listings on eBay and consider your prices from there. 

user1977 said:

Second hand goods aren't worth much (look at Freecycle etc)

Given free cycle is you giving stuff away it's probably not the best place to look at secondhand values. eBay sold listings are more helpful in this. Just because someone has decided to give away something rather than sell it doesnt automatically mean it has no value; people gift rather than sell things for a variety of reasons and certainly I've seen people gift something and then a remarkably similar listing appears on eBay. 

user1977

DullGreyGuy said:

user1977 said:

Second hand goods aren't worth much (look at Freecycle etc)

Given free cycle is you giving stuff away it's probably not the best place to look at secondhand values. eBay sold listings are more helpful in this. Just because someone has decided to give away something rather than sell it doesnt automatically mean it has no value; people gift rather than sell things for a variety of reasons and certainly I've seen people gift something and then a remarkably similar listing appears on eBay. 

By "etc" I was including the other places where people try to dispose of white goods, but generally prices are not significant, and a buyer should be aware that they'll have very little practical comeback if it turns out the appliance is a dud and their seller has disappeared to pastures new.

20122013

user1977 said:

Surely the first question is whether they want them at all? Do you want them? Second hand goods aren't worth much (look at Freecycle etc), I'd probably regard a buyer as doing me a favour if I don't need to add a washing machine etc to my removals quote.

I don't know whether the buyer want them or not, as the property, ideally I would have asked the buyer but had to go through the EA and not responsive, and I am not able to ask the buyer directly, hence, I am  completing the form.  

bobster2

20122013 said:

user1977 said:

Surely the first question is whether they want them at all? Do you want them? Second hand goods aren't worth much (look at Freecycle etc), I'd probably regard a buyer as doing me a favour if I don't need to add a washing machine etc to my removals quote.

I don't know whether the buyer want them or not, as the property, ideally I would have asked the buyer but had to go through the EA and not responsive, and I am not able to ask the buyer directly, hence, I am  completing the form.  

The form is where you simply list what is included in the sale for the accepted offer price - and what is not included in the sale.

Tabieth

Do you want rid of them or do you want to keep them? If you don’t want them add to the TA10 form (but the buyer may not want them either). If you want to keep them, don’t add. But I wouldn’t bother trying to separately sell them to the buyer. It’s an unnecessary faff for tiny amounts of money. 

Tiglet2

Just deal with it on the Fixtures & Contents form.  List prices for the items you would like to sell, or don't if you want to take them with you or leave for free in the property. 

If the buyer wants to purchase anything, they'll see what you have written on the F&C form and contact their solicitor with a reply.  Bear in mind that the buyer may not want to buy anything and therefore the onus will be on you to remove items from the property before completion (or leave them behind FOC. 

Doing this through the solicitors, means that the items are part of the sale contract, so it protects you and the buyer if you don't leave what you said you would or the buyer doesn't pay for the goods he wanted. 

20122013

Appreciate the replies, I was on autopilot when I was completing the form.  EA has confirmed that the Buyer has made no request for any of my items. as they probably have their own. Is it best to leave the items until after exchange to remove them just in case the offer is withdraw and need to relist the property?

TheJP

Are they freestanding or integrated? What was agreed in the MOS particulars?

If they are not FTB then i would guess they have their own appliances so it's up to you to either offer them to them and see if they are interested or sell after the sale is complete.