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Do you change the locks/front door/ toilet seat when you move house?

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Aquacrab · 14/12/2024 12:27

Did you change the locks/front door/ toilet seat when you moved house?

Seems common sense to change the locks, although I hadn't actually thought about it until recently. My friend is moving and the seller they bought house from lives a short walk from the house 🤔Seller dragged their heels for ages and left the house quite untidy. They left a number of keys for the door. Friend wonders how many other copies of the key might exist.

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IhadaStripeyDeckchair · 14/12/2024 12:46

Change the locks

When I moved into a previous house the sellers kept a key & let themselves back in a few days later to collect some stuff they'd left in the attic.
I came in & immediately knew someone had been in the house, attic access hadn't been shut properly.
Called the police (single mum 2x 2yo) they came, checked in with neighbours & 3 different ones had seen them. Got the new address & went round & read the riot act.
I could have taken action against them but life was hectic at the time.

Barleysugar86 · 14/12/2024 12:46

Locks only. Toilet seat is an odd one! No of course not. Think how often you share toilet seats at work, at the theatre, at dinner, friends houses... just give it a clean.

LauraNicolaides · 14/12/2024 12:46

Locks make sense. Bit baffled by anyone changing the toilet seat.

Autumn1990 · 14/12/2024 12:44

I didn’t change the locks. Still in touch with the people I bought it from and they live locally.

Merluzzo · 14/12/2024 12:43

Locks - yes
Front door - no
Toilet seat - no

TheGriffle · 14/12/2024 12:43

We changed the front door lock when we moved but actually forgot about the back. The key is always in it though and we’re 3 years in so I don’t fret about it now. Toilet seats just got a good clean, would only replace if broken or not to my taste.

TeaMeBasil · 14/12/2024 12:42

Why would you need to change the front door itself?

SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 14/12/2024 12:41

Always change the locks, anyone could have a spare key.
Toilet seat only if it's broken or ancient. They are easy to clean.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 14/12/2024 12:40

Yes to locks and toilet seat.

Front doors are quite spendy though…

JetskiSkyJumper · 14/12/2024 12:39

Lock yes toilet seat no. Although I'd give it a good scrub

LadyKenya · 14/12/2024 12:29

I got the locks changed when I moved home, although I did not hurry to do so. I changed the toilet seat as soon as humanly possible.

MyPithyPoster · 14/12/2024 12:29

Yes, absolutely the property we sold last had been used as a Rental so as you say there could be a number of keys knocking around.
I did change the locks for them before we left. I don’t know whether they changed them again though.

ChristmasinBrighton · 14/12/2024 12:28

I always change locks when I move.