So today we went to complete on our new house, very excited and all packed ready to go. We got a call from our solicitor to say it was completed and we left to go to our new home, with all of our things. Stopped off at the estate agents, got the keys, everything fine.
We get there, go to the front door, put the key in and have a massive shock to find the previous owners sitting in the lounge. We asked who they were and they introduced themselves as the previous owners. They hadn't even packed one box!! DH asks them why they are still in OUR house and they inform us that they decided not to move out until Sunday!? We pointed out that we had all of our things in a van outside with our 2 month old baby and DH politely asked them to leave to which they replied it would be too inconvenient for them to leave today!
We ended up threatening to call the police as we legally owned the house and now had nowhere to go, so they said they would leave in an hour but acted as if we were being very unreasonable. We had to get all of our helpers to help them pack and they ended up leaving 5 hours later.
I'm also quite pissed off with the agent as surely they should make sure these situations don't happen.
AIBU?
Bought a new house and the old owners didn't think they had to move out!
thumb3lina · 26/02/2016 21:24
That sounds dreadful! I've never heard of anyone doing that before. How selfish of them.
that's hysterical. In years to come you will wish you'd had the wherewityall to take a snap!
for youWhat??? They dropped the keys off at the estate agents but didn't think to move out
They do sound bonkers.
Change the locks as soon as you can.
Check the electric and gas readings and get them validated.
Check they haven't left any of their rubbish in the loft or taken anything that was on the inventory.
Tell them to get their mail re directed as of now, they might be expecting post till Sunday and you might get lumbered with all their parcels.
Hope they weren't planning a Leaving Party on Saturday night and end up with 1000s of revellers at your door.
Enjoy your new house 
We moved house when I was a kid and they hadn't left. They were only moving over the road.
Mum, Dad, sis and I and the two cats sat in the car outside while they spent hours moving their belongings by shopping trolley.
I don't think I've ever seen DM so cross
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