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!

Start upstairs packing things into boxes or bags if she hasn't managed that yet. Bring boxes and bags downstairs so upstairs is clear of bits. Move whatever furntiure you can manage on your own downstairs and out. Then do the same with downstairs. Are the kitchen cupboards empty, for instance?

Box up her stuff and put it outside, she can take it from there. Ask for keys.

Dunno where you stand legally, but i for one wouldnt be helping her sort it out. Most mners are nicer (and more patient) than me though

Note to all mners for future sales. Never foreclose on a friday!

Phone the police and have her removed. It's not hers anymore and she's trespassing.

Dump her stuff outside the house and change the locks...

Moving on the Friday is standard practice isn't it?
The theory being that you have the weekend to get settled.

Probably a good idea to ring the police anyway, as a) she is trespassing, even if they only send a pcso over to supervise her packing (as others have said, she could do anything - especially of you are moving your stuff in too) and b) you have proof for the estate agent that she was there, in case she tries to claim she wasnt

Trespassing is not a criminal offence, the police wouldn't get involved.

Make sure you're there the whole time. If you're not then she will take her time.

I know you don't want to help her and that you have other things to do but plans have to change and your priority has to be getting her out of the house.

You have been kind to allow her until midday. I would tell her that I am hiring a rubbish clearance company to collect anything that hasn't gone by lunchtime and the locks are being changed this afternoon.

I agree, at midday you should start treating her like any other person leaving their belongings at your house, e.g. a plasterer leaving ladders behind.

I can't fathom why you have been so amenable!

She is in breach of contract but practically their is very little you can do as it is the weekend other than put pressure on her to get a wiggle on, give her a deadline to keep focus, try and be there as much as you can till she has gone, and advise that you will be phoning your solicitor first thing Monday and she will be lo a for financial penalties as per contract (am in Scotland tho and not sure how your contract will be worded). In real terms you thankfully don't have to move in now thank goodness so the situation could be much worse, but that is far from the point.

Her contents won't be insured, maybe remind her of that. You could remove everything and put it outside but that is probably escalating an already stressful situation. I would concentrate on the fact she will be out over the weekend and then let solicitor speak to hers. Such a shame as it should be a really exciting time for you and house buying is stressful enough.

last time I sold a house, I put out a kettle and tray of tea things and a welcome card for the new owners, and was hoovering round and mopping the kitchen floor where the appliances had been when they arrived at 12:00. We took the meter readings together, I gave them the keys, and they went off while I finished. All furniture and possessions already gone, I had spent the previous night in a nearby Travelodge.

They would have had every right to ask me to leave

You could remove everything and put it outside but that is probably escalating an already stressful situation.

I don't see how it would escalate anything, in fact it seems like the perfect solution. Get all her belongings out on to the pavement, change the locks and secure the house. Job done.

go there and change the lock.
if anything left in the house, pack it up onto drive/front garden and cover for weather protection.

If you aren't moving in until next weekend, I'd just ask her how long she thinks she needs?

Honestly, yes you could do 101 other things to 'get rid' but why make someone elses life difficult for the sake of it? She didn't know until Wednesday that you were moving in on Friday, it's hardly surprising it's all a bit of a rush really is it? You have given yourselves a nice long run up to moving in - why such short notice for her?

Are you sure that she is actually moving out and not just making of bit of a show with a van?

If she breaks a window or knocks a hole in the wall while moving stuff you will not be covered under your insurance.

Or if there is a fire. The whole house could go up and no financial compensation for you OP.