landlords table

robwend

helloooooooooo

i agreed to rent a flat today and will take down the deposit tomorrow. now its unfurnished. which is what i want. but......... the landlord is leaving the table in the kitchen<the size of a small boat!!> and i dont want it as i have my own furniture, now the letting agents said she will speak to him about it but its always been left in the flat. its for a longterm let and i have my own stuff. am i being unreasonable? and what can i do about it if he says no? am i stuck with the dam thing when ive just brought very expensive new table and chairs?. i don t want any of his stuff in there incase my kids damage it also<any excuse to hold on to my deposit>

Doozergirl

You shouldn't really sign the agreement until it has gone or you get some sort of written agreement that you can get rid of it yourself.

LL's have a habit of agreeing to things and then not doing them.

TBH, I'm sure they'd rather move the table and get a tenant in asap, it's just if you sign, they have less incentive.

At the very least, just get it written down on the contract that it will go, when you're signing.

robwend

well im just giving a holding deposit tomorrow thats all. is that ok??and can i insist it goes?? or not really?

Doozergirl

Of course you can! It's trivial - a darn sight cheaper than a week's rent for the LL, I bet! I'd rather have a tenant than a table!

Ask that they get rid of it before you sign. And ask to view the place again before you sign to make sure.

Offer to get rid of it yourself if they can't be bothered - then freecycle it.

Gorgeous_George

Not really but as DG has said, I don't expect it to be an issue.

GG

robwend

doozer its hugeeeeeeee and a big old oak thingy with 10 chairs!! prob worth a packet!. i can see the damage my kids would do to it!! , i will do what u say. ask for a second view before signing!. your a star

silvercar

its hugeeeeeeee and a big old oak thingy with 10 chairs!!

*wonders if it will actually fit out through the doors, and how many men it would take to carry it*

mystic_trev

robwend wrote: »

doozer its hugeeeeeeee and a big old oak thingy with 10 chairs!! prob worth a packet!

Flog it on ebay. That should help pay the rent for a good few months!:D

PasturesNew

I saw one of those Property Ladder programmes where the developer was building a penthouse suite on the top of a building in Brighton. I think it was on again tonight.

The only way to get the furniture into the house was to crane it in, then he completed the building.... so you can't get more furniture in and you can't get anything out ....

Maybe the whole property was built around the big table and the OP will have to take the building apart to remove the table, so the landlord will keep a low profile.

But I am dying to know what size of a table has/needs 10 chairs. It must be the size of my studio flat.

Maybe the OP can leave it, cover it in tarpaulin and sub-let the space.

SouthCoast

penthouse suite on the top of a building in Brighton

I don't think that he ever managed to sell it!

robwend

it really is a stupid size! and yes ive no idea if it comes apart easy or not lol, but ive just spent £600 on a nice new set!!, this thing must take up 10foot. i just dont know what to do with it if he says no it has to stay. it bloody horried!.but he got it in there so must come out. i think the flats been there alot longer than the table, lol