Hi, would really appreciate some advice. I have found a really nice house, made an offer (£5 over the asking price as the estate agent said there were several buyers and I really wanted the house), the offer was accepted, the process started and I received the Fixtures and Fittings form today, which says that the carpets in the bedrooms and on the staircase are excluded from the sale and the seller wants £500 for them.
I don't want the carpets as I was planning to replace them anyway (I will probably have to use a credit card for that, but I think I need the new carpets as my DD is 1 years old and is crawling everywhere now, plus there is a chance she is allergic to cats and the sellers have a cat...)
If I say "no, I don't want to buy the carpets", what's next? How will the house look like if they rip the carpets out? I assume I won't be able to move in then until the new carpets are in place?
I am also worrying that the seller may pull out if I don't buy the carpets? I think this would be silly as it is only £500, but then shall I just not take the risk and pay these £500? But I will be really short of money and now even think I won't be able to pay for the removals company and will need to pack everything myself, hire a van and ask friends to help, so given that I will be getting new carpets straight away, paying £500 for the ones I will be ripping off does not feel right...
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karmi2010 · 13/12/2016 13:04
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