Bought house, wood burning stove gone!

mikrt

As per title, 

My son & his family completed on a house purchase yesterday, only to find that a nice wood (or multi fuel?) stove that was there in the front room when they viewed, has now gone. It was a nice cylinder shape with large glass door. Sellers have left the chimney.

I've told him to ask his solicitor whether that should have been left (not mentioned in f&f list) 

He says to let it go and he'll buy another one! 

Should I let it go and is it fair that it has been taken, or should I push him to chase it up with his solicitor?

Thank you. 

subjecttocontract

If it was part of the sales particulars it should be left. If not then shouldn't have assumed it was included. Not on the fixtures & fittings list is a good clue that it wasn't going to be included.

Bigphil1474

It's not your house. If your son isn't bothered, why are you? This isn't a question about stoves IMO. As the famous song says, Let It Go.

WIAWSNB

As STC says, if it wasn't mentioned in the F&F list, then it wasn't part of the sale. And as BigPhil says, let it go

If it had been included in the F&F, then that would be an entirely different matter, and your son could have obliged them to either return it, or be compensated. 

But, it wasn't. 

user1977

Your son is a big boy now and able to figure out this sort of thing by himself.

mikrt

Understood, I'll let it go and get on with my day 😊👌

WIAWSNB

mikrt said:

Understood, I'll let it go and get on with my day 😊👌

Oooh...oooh...oooh - I've just thought of a really nice moving-in gift...

Happy New House. 

Myci85

When we bought our house they didn't list the woodburner on the f&f list so I made sure to specifically ask if it was being left as we definitely wouldn't have been happy if it had gone.
It would have been good if the sellers/EA pointed out it wasn't included in the sale as i think a lot of people would assume it would stay, but I guess if not on f&f then nothing they can do but buy a new one. 

daveyjp

No need to put it on any list.  Was the gas boiler, the bath, the toilet, the kitchen units?

A woodburner, which forms an integral part of the property, is exactly the same and if removal is planned it needs to be negotiated as part of the sale.

mikrt

daveyjp said:

No need to put it on any list.  Was the gas boiler, the bath, the toilet, the kitchen units?

A woodburner, which forms an integral part of the property, is exactly the same and if removal is planned it needs to be negotiated as part of the sale.

So this is what I was thinking initially. But now not sure 🤔

WIAWSNB

daveyjp said:

No need to put it on any list.  Was the gas boiler, the bath, the toilet, the kitchen units?
A woodburner, which forms an integral part of the property, is exactly the same and if removal is planned it needs to be negotiated as part of the sale.

Grey area, possibly, but I suspect not.

A built-in cooker, yes, that's part of the fittings. A free-standing jobbie? Not so sure - I suspect not. Domestic appliances, def not.

Turn the house upside down and give it a shake. Would the wood-burner hit the ceiling? Most likely, yes. 

But, it's an interesting point, and I'm really not sure.

Mikrt, did your son ask their conveyancing solicitor about this? 

Edit: AI suggest they should be considered a fixture. But it should also be clarified.