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advice pls? Last home owner left loads of rubbish....
money_saving_diva
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We have just completed on a property and the last home owner said on the 'property information sheet' before exchange etc that they would clear all belongings/rubbish from the property prior to the sale but at the weekend we found they had left the loft FULL of junk...and it is junk...no treasure 
We have contacted the EA to try and sort it out informally as they were very helpful before sale but he hasn't contacted us back and we need to get this stuff cleared. We are going to contact our solicter as we feel they should be made to pay for a skip or something? Can we ask for this after completion? Any advice on how we should go about this from a legal point of view and try and get some money etc for the hassle of removing his stuff????
We have contacted the EA to try and sort it out informally as they were very helpful before sale but he hasn't contacted us back and we need to get this stuff cleared. We are going to contact our solicter as we feel they should be made to pay for a skip or something? Can we ask for this after completion? Any advice on how we should go about this from a legal point of view and try and get some money etc for the hassle of removing his stuff????
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Instruct your solicitor to contact the other parties solicitor requesting the items are removed within 7 days.
Your completion contract document would have statede vacant possesion which means the leaving party should have left nothing at all.
Allow them a reasonable time to comply (7 days) then if they have still not acted employ your own contractor and recover the costs you expend thru small claims. You will need to them this will be course of action if no response within the 7 days.
Do not negotiate if they try and convince you they need more time or if they offer you a cash sum to do the job for them (unless of course you think it worth it and then you should seek advice of your solicitor).0 -
It is highly unlikely you will get any joy from this...unless you dump the lot at his EA.Been away for a while.0
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buy a skip - fill it - and move on - its not worth the aggravation to do anything else - and no its not fair, but, it happens every day of the week to some poor purchaser ..... its one of the pitfalls in our uncertain conveyancing system in England ...0
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I had this. Nasty filthy old furniture it was too. Coated with a thick layer of black slate dust too.
I hired two strapping young lads/brothers (19-21) to get the lot down and out. Gave them £50. Then called a "house clearance" man to remove that lot for £25.
Sometimes in life, you just get on with it.0 -
I have images of you sitting back with a bottle of wine, watching them as they get sweaty, while you get all hot & bothered.PasturesNew wrote: »I had this. Nasty filthy old furniture it was too. Coated with a thick layer of black slate dust too.
I hired two strapping young lads/brothers (19-21) to get the lot down and out. Gave them £50. Then called a "house clearance" man to remove that lot for £25.
Sometimes in life, you just get on with it.
PasturesNew "Oh look you've got your tight, white t-shirts all dirty, here let me wash them for you; why don't you have a shower too...";)"Mrs. Pench, you've won the car contest, would you like a triumph spitfire or 3000 in cash?" He smiled.
Mrs. Pench took the money. "What will you do with it all? Not that it's any of my business," he giggled.
"I think I'll become an alcoholic," said Betty.0 -
I too have had this, although much worse
As the others say, just get on with your life and sort it out. Its not worth getting worked up about.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
You could ask your solicitor to write to the seller's solcitor asking if the seller will pay for the cost of a skip etc....
Some people are decent and do accept it is their liability...
However I wouldn't hold your breath. The cost of going to court over it will be more than the cost of the skip so Clutton's advice is unfortunately very relevant:buy a skip - fill it - and move on - its not worth the aggravation to do anything else - and no its not fair, but, it happens every day of the week to some poor purchaser .....RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0 -
Happened to me when I moved last year. My solicitor 'phoned vendors solicitor to remind them of clearing rubbish obligation on Sellers Form and they did cough up skip money.
If they hadn't? I would have used hired muscle to collect rubbish and dump it on vendors doorstep!
You have nothing to lose by asking!0 -
Perhaps they forgot it was there?You're my wife now Dave.......0
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I did too. Well, did oneGuy_Montag wrote: »I have images of you sitting back with a bottle of wine, watching them as they get sweaty, while you get all hot & bothered.
PasturesNew "Oh look you've got your tight, white t-shirts all dirty, here let me wash them for you; why don't you have a shower too...";)
Other one was ginger.0
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