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Help! £500 Bill for cleaning post sale of property

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  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,850 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Did you take lightbulbs you said you would leave?
    Aside from that, I cant see how you are liable for any of the rest.
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • POPPYOSCAR
    POPPYOSCAR Posts: 14,902 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    What is about today>

    Are the schools closed with the stormy weather or something?

    So many of these first time incredulous posts all in one day.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It's very simple.

    Tell your solicitors that you will not be paying, that the property was in a condition commensurate with their viewings and the contract of sale.

    And tell the solicitor also that you will not be paying them for any of their time in dealing with this or similar matters...
  • Skiddaw1
    Skiddaw1 Posts: 2,336 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Please tell me this thread ain't serious.....
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    EHomer wrote: »
    I did receive receipts from the buyers solicitors some time ago but as these included costs for drinks etc I have already asked for a revised list

    Were they trying to get you to pay for their housewarming party too?
  • ethank
    ethank Posts: 2,197 Forumite
    Holiday Haggler I've been Money Tipped!
    They don't have a claim
  • EHomer
    EHomer Posts: 12 Forumite
    Caz3121 wrote: »
    I am surprised that their solicitors entertained this and didn't tell them that they now owned the property and were not tenants
    "make it suitable for living!" I assume you lived in it so it was suitable for living...they saw the place before they purchased...they should pay for their own redecorating
    I agree though you should just have ignored the first contact.
    ACG wrote: »
    Did you take lightbulbs you said you would leave?
    Aside from that, I cant see how you are liable for any of the rest.

    No all light bulbs worked when we moved out. I wouldn't do something like that I even left a couple of dishwasher tablets for them as they'd not had a dishwasher before.
  • pinkteapot
    pinkteapot Posts: 8,044 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Tell your solicitor not to respond to any further communication about this and that you won’t be paying anything.

    Lodge a complaint through the solicitor’s complaint process that they responded once already without checking with you.
  • BrownTrout
    BrownTrout Posts: 2,298 Forumite
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    POPPYOSCAR wrote: »
    What is about today>

    Are the schools closed with the stormy weather or something?

    So many of these first time incredulous posts all in one day.

    Indeed !! This has really made me laugh on a rubbish horrible day.
    If true then it shows how stupid people are
  • ciderboy2009
    ciderboy2009 Posts: 1,246 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    Pesonally would just refer them to the answer given in Arkell -v- Pressdram
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