to say get out of my new house

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Completed house move yesterday morning now legally owed the house but the seller is still moving stuff out this morning. I knew it was going to be late yesterday when she got all her stuff out so left her last night after initially going round at 5.30 yesterday evening with the view of her being all out. Got there 8 this morning with a view of cleaning top to bottom but only the kitchen hasn't got stuff in. Luckily we still have our house until tenant moves in beginning of month, but surely she is taking the proverbial now.

Have rang estate agents but not sure how far to push her? Aibu to give her til midday and then after that what's left stays... Though then I'd probably be left with all the crap!

If the house is actually yours now, I'd be going over right now and having the locks changed. Tell her she has xxx amount of time today, and then you'll be locking up for the day and whatever she has left, she will have to collect at your convenience. Also charge her for the time, through the solicitor.

I Dont have any movers as we aren't doing this until next weekend.

So cant help her pack par me. But I have jobs to do.

Don't want her stuff in I'm honest. Just want her out do want to keep it amicable.

Going to go back now with my sister with another box of stuff.

Are you speaking to her? What does she say when you turn up?

Wow I think she is being really rude. I think you need to keep pushing or it will drag on.

We had to move everything out at the last minute - it was a nightmare, and not our faults.

We really appreciated the buyers being so understanding. Try talking to her and see what the problem is. Doesn't sound like she's deliberately messing you about.

You need a 5 point plan:

• Ask her for any spare keys, make sure they are physically in your hands

• Walk through hallway to door, chatting amicably

• Watch as she steps over threshold

• Slam door hard

• Call lock smith immediately

Yes, it's tough, but I feel some sympathy if she has been let down by someone and only got confirmation on Wednesday that she was completing.

Can you give her until 5pm to be out completely?

That's insane. Does she still have keys? Go change locks. It's all very well keeping things amicable but the woman is taking the piss. Where is she meant to be staying? Is she flying round dumping things in bags and boxes and calling on anyone she can to help her move? Or is she floating around like she has all the time in the world?

Yy to charging her by the day!

When spoke to her she Says she hasn't stopped. She didn't get there til 9 this morning. She also left all the Windows and patio door wide open when I got there.

She hasn't got a large removal van just a transit van so not just load up the van and go. Having to make many journeys.

She could have text me last night and said not done I'll be back tomorrow to finish. I' text her this mornin asking if she was done and got no reply they showed up an early later

Move whatever you can onto the pavement in front of your house. Get the locks changed. Start cleaning around her, moving furniture out as you go.

You need to give her a deadline... How much stuff is still to move?

The bit that would piss me off is that she hasn't bothered to contact you to make a plan. The old owners of our house were really disorganised, the night before we were due to move in they turned up at our house and said there was no way they could be ready in time, but they moved everything in to one room so that we could focus on the rest of the house.
Could you arrange for her to do that ? Is everything else even packed up ?

It is not vacant possession if she still has stuff there. You can charge her rent or you can arrange disposal/removal and bill her.

I suggest getting your solicitor to talk to hers as it is in breach of the usual UK sale agreement.

Practically it sounds like the quickest way out is to leave her to it though. Perhaps another reasonable suggestion is to get a whole house cleaning firm in and charge her, as you will be unable to work around her stuff?

I'd be so pissed off. Contact your solicitor and get some advice. Got a garage? Move it all in there and give her until tonight to remove all her property or it's going in the street. She's taking the piss.

Her not having a van to put her boxes in is one thing, not being packed another entirely! She is taking the piss.

I agree, make it look like you're being helpful by getting the stuff out onto the front garden for her. That'll soon make her speed up. She needs to go. She should have been gone 24 hours ago and she could have worked through the night had she wanted to.

Hang on, doesnt the old owner have to give keys to the estate agent on completion??

Yes, I was wondering why she still has keys.

It's clearly taking the piss, but there's little you can do about it except to try and get her to hurry it up, or change the locks and keep her stuff, which doesn't help you as you don't want it.

Could you move all her stuff that's upstairs downstairs so you can make a start and clean the upstairs thoroughly.

Can you get hold of your solicitor? I would speak to them- get them to sort it.

I would also ask her for her keys back.

Did she know that you technically had somewhere else to live while she sorted her stuff out?

I guess if she didn't find out until Wednesday that she was moving on Friday it could cause problems but she should still have had most of her stuff boxed up to go.
Late notice for a removal firm but still enough notice for a man with a van or to get some friends to help.

You've given her a deadline of 12 noon, you need to get over there at 12 with a locksmith and change the locks and tell her anything still in there you will charge her to remove.

Also see your solicitor about a penalty for extra day she's already had and for the stress!

What have the estate agents said?