Buyers want wheelie bins included.. after discount

Wheelie bins are normally provided free the very first time by the council, subsequent replacements charged for.

ive never encountered anyone whose taken their bins either,but if they did, then every replacement there after would need to be paid for.

Well I would hope so else someone somehow has been ripping me off royally! At 140 a set, on top of punishingly high council tax charges for less and less actual service each year, these cumbersome recepticles are most definately coming with me next move, no more Miss Bin It Off Gal!

Maybe you are in an area they charge for bins. Most areas don’t and you inherit what the previous owner/tenant had

I bought a new house last year and inherited 5 bins

2 recycling
2 general waste
1 garden

I feel rich

I rent, and have had to move 8 times in the last 11 years, min wage and no one has left the bins in the new homes each time, so thats 11 lots of new bin purchases on min wage... the ones I have now are going with me

Tbf there was no wheelie bins at the home we’ve just bought and it cost me £20 for a general rubbish bin but the recycling bin was free, however I think the bins were originally stolen rather then taken with the owner as the property was empty for several years

Who in their right mind moves house and takes the bins!!!!! Absolute loons!!! Did you take the lightbulbs and wallpaper too 🙄

Since when is taking wheelie bins when you move a thing?? Unless you have purchased extra bins (is that a thing??) they belong to the local authority don’t they?

Wind up thread

Take the bins… leave the bins…. Don’t think it matters all that much…. Or tell them you’ll only leave them for £X….

I find it disturbing you’d consider leaving your poor nans ashes behind though, why keep them if she meant so little little to you…. Scatter her on some roses somewhere!

The offer for a house usually specifies what is to be included in the sale, and I would think it would include the bins. It would never occur to me to haggle over bins, the buyers should have every expectation of having bins at their new house - and so should you! If everyone took their bins with them when they moved it could cause chaos - different areas have different sizes and colours of bins!

Yu sound like a very nice person, OP .. NOT 🙄

Eh? Are u for real?

Why on earth are you petty ? Your house is selling during one of the hardest Financial Times most people will ever experience in their lives.

of course you should leave the wheelie bins.

stop being ridiculous.

The weirdest part of this to me is the idea that leaving your nan’s ashes and your cat behind would be some sort of revenge. Most normal people love their Nan and their pets 👀

I know, it's so annoying! Just reading the first page would let people know that there are councils that don't shower residents with wheelie bins and don't start police chases when they're taken.

Every time there are new posts I'm hoping to find out what's wrong with the word nan 😂

In my borough you have to buy the bins yourself, and a wheelie bin is optional. Which is an odd system given that the lorries have wheelie bin grabbers on the back and the poor guys have to grab our manky bags to load up their wheelie bin anyway

This thread is such a prime example of people just posting away without even reading the posts directly above. Let alone wondering what the last 18 pages might have covered that their contribution is adding to.

If you want to take it, take it.

We had a small bin where we are and I had to argue with the Council for a bigger bin as a family of 3 at the time and two indoor cats. With nappies and cat litter over filling our bin I said I will pay for bloody the bin. They took the smaller bin away when they brought my new bin. Luckily my bins never get stolen where I live but many do. We’re expected to replace them at our cost so I’m with you, take your bin.

The wheelie bins are provided by the LA, as a means to collect rubbish in a uniform way. They do not As such belong to you. As someone who's moved house several times over the last few years, you generally leave your bin and your sellers leave theirs.

Wheelie bins stay with property, who ever takes them is an idiot, trying to get new ones is a pain, are you moving within same council area? If not, then there would most likely be different collection system and maybe even different colour bins.

Never heard such nonsense the bins stay with the house!

In the UK wheelie bins actually belong to the property whether you've paid for replacements or not. Each property is allocated bins and the council can actually fine you for removing them.

I'm not sure what country you are from but I find it absurd that anyone would want to take a wheelie bin with them at all. Of course they should be left they are part of the house's functionality.

We have bought our own wheelie bins… they are not provided by the council in wales so I’d definitely take them to a new property

What, you’re taking the bins? Or you’re taking the piss out of clueless ftb? What area doesn’t provide bins? I ran over one of mine last week and the council just dropped me off another (it’s a little compost one).

I was wondering if it would be mean to take the brackets for the microwave earlier. We put them up a year ago to clear a surface and it’s a real space saver. I’d like to keep new surfaces clear too (not that I’m moving for a bit)