Hi,
We bought a house a month or so ago and we've since found out various things that we will have to fix (eg broken lights (leaving sharp broken glass edges), broken dishwasher, plumbing system is a disaster, as are the electrics) etc etc. I know that to a point you expect some additional costs in a new house. There's also some strange things like paint jobs which literally seem to finish mid brush stroke, half way down a wall.
Anyway, the point is this - we've resigned ourselves to bearing the cost of most of this but one thing that has really irked is that our sellers left some stuff behind - furniture and rubbish. I think they should pay for a skip to get rid of it (why should I pay to dispose of the rubbish they couldn't be bothered to?). I thought this was fair enough but a friend has just accused me of being "grabby" and small minded, and they I should just suck it up, basically.
Is it unreasonable to pursue the seller for the costs of any of this?
I'm pretty sure contractually I could get more than just the cost of the skip, but am trying to pick my battles!!
Thanks (and sorry for long-windednesa)!
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Vixii · 21/09/2017 18:44
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