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Completion Photos?

Margot123
Margot123 Posts: 1,116 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
My buyers have been strange throughout the whole process.

Has anyone here taken photos of the property they have sold (inside and outside) just before handover?
Might seem a bit over the top but want to cover any possible future claims by 'Mr & Mrs Weird'.

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  • benjammin316
    benjammin316 Posts: 12 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    If you want to take photos, take photos
  • Margot123
    Margot123 Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    benjammin316 wrote: »
    If you want to take photos, take photos

    I wasn't asking permission, just if anyone had actually done it :-)
  • tomla
    tomla Posts: 144 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yes. I did.

    (Don't see how that helps you)
  • Goath
    Goath Posts: 63 Forumite
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    Yes I did, with all the properties I have sold.. what's the problem?
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I took photos too. It was the only chance I ever had to take photos of the house, completely empty. Sometimes the memory plays tricks, so an impartial record is good insurance against rose coloured specs syndrome.

    I certainly didn't do it because I distrusted the purchasers, who weren't the sort to make trouble. We're still friends with them 9 years on.

    If this makes me 'strange,' so be it.
  • Tom99
    Tom99 Posts: 5,371 Forumite
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    [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I think you also need to measure the house in case they later claim you sold them a smaller one.[/FONT]
  • need_an_answer
    need_an_answer Posts: 2,812 Forumite
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    If you think about it,its no different to a rental inventory.
    You have a strange set of buyers and if you think that it may be necessary to document how the property is handed over then I see no reason not to snap away.
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  • AylesburyDuck
    AylesburyDuck Posts: 939 Forumite
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    Margot123 wrote: »
    My buyers have been strange throughout the whole process.

    Has anyone here taken photos of the property they have sold (inside and outside) just before handover?
    Might seem a bit over the top but want to cover any possible future claims by 'Mr & Mrs Weird'.
    If you've got the vibe that they could be trouble makers then yes, it would seem prudent to document everything. For peace of mind if nothing else.
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  • Mossfarr
    Mossfarr Posts: 530 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker Hung up my suit!
    I took loads of photo's of my Grandmothers house and garden before we handed the keys over. Not that we expected any problems with the buyers but because I wanted to remember it as it was. It was a huge house and garden and I wanted to capture the look of it as it was going to get a major renovation by the new owners.
  • Madmel
    Madmel Posts: 800 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Yes, with deceased MiL's flat that we owned. DH was working abroad when completion was due and the purchaser and her irritating family had been a nightmare. I took photos on my phone from all sides in every room. I also took one of the electricity meter with a copy of the day's newspaper in it. Part of the rationale was that if the purchasers came back about anything (they did), I would not have the opportunity to take the photos again. The other was so DH could see how it was left as it was his mother's home.
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