To think fridges do not come with house sells?

[Luckyluc]

My mum died a few months back in March. We only recently put the house on the market to be sold, we left a lot of her stuff in there to make it feel homely.
My mum has a two year old kitchen. Built in washer, built in microwave and cooker.
The fridge however my mum brought.
Soneone has brought the house now and the estate agent said they want the fridge and it's included in the price.
I don't think this is fair, I was meant to take the fridge how can they even expect a fridge to be included?
Is this normal practice?
I've never own/sold a house before so I do not know.

People in family saying I can just but the same one, that isn't the point it was my mums and it isn't an adnormal space where the fridge is any fridge can go there.

My mum also brought a wine cooler which they want and there is coy fish in the pond about 50 of them they want.

Aibu here?
Can you provide your experiences on house sells ect please

[RiverTam]

Non-fitted White goods aren't included, they are trying it on.

[Coffeethrowtrampbitch]

I'm sorry for your loss, this must be very distressing for you when you have been bereaved.

We had a similar situation, accepted an offer from buyer and when it was sent through from our solicitor they had included all of our white goods, and indeed an item we didn't own, as included in the sale for the agreed price.
We contacted our solicitor and they sent it back, they were trying it on as we'd put the house up at a fixed price (Scotland) and they were trying to get every extra they could from the sale.

My solicitor said generally only items fixed in place were included as standard, like integrated ovens, but unless specified as included, items like a freestanding washing machine could not be regarded as part of the home and included in the sale.

We are in Scotland though and I don't know if it is different in England.

[Spog]

i wouldn't want to use a fridge that had been previously used by a stranger.

if it was my mum's fridge then of course, that's different and if you want it i think you should get it.

they sound horribly grabby and cheeky.
give them nowt except what was detailed in the sale.

[19lottie82]

If I wanted the white goods to be included I would have stated this when making an offer, if they didn't or you didn't agree then no.

[19lottie82]

Someone brought the house? Where did they bring it to?

[honeyroar]

Just be firm. Keep whatever you want, tell family to butt out, it was your beloved mum's and you want it. Keep the fridge, the wine cooler, the fish, whatever you want. Tell the estate agent you're not budging. Nobody in their right mind would pull out of a sale over a free standing fridge..

[MovingOnUpMovingOnOut]

Jeez Lottie don't be a cock.

[MarkRuffaloCrumble]

They don't have to be included but on a house sale of (at least?) a hundred thousand pounds, if not two or three times that, is it worth falling out with the buyer over a few hundred quid's worth of white goods?

As for the fish, I bought a house with a pond - the koi were at home there and moving them would have been odd so they stayed. Most of these weren't particularly valuable - I suppose if some of them were very expensive then it might make sense to rehome them, but I'd have thought they would be happier staying put.

[BanditoShipman]

19lottie -yes what a fabulous post to make to point out the op has typed brought rather than bought, when she's obviously distressed and grieving

Aren't you a charmer.

[MarkRuffaloCrumble]

BTW, it might be that you are attaching more importance to some of the items in the house because they were your mum's. I'm sorry for your loss, it is hard having to be ruthless about clearing out after someone dies.

The buyers won't feel the same about any of the items that mean something to you, but perhaps the fridge is causing you some anxiety because it's something physical you can hang onto.

Try to leave the emotion out of the house itself and random contents - perhaps make up a nice box with some items that remind you of your mum, a scarf, some of her perfume etc., old birthday cards she sent you.

I have one of these for each of my parents and although I rarely get them out, it's nice to know they are there. I have my dad's glasses, his watch and some aftershave, old cards and letters he sent me at Uni etc and the same for my mum, along with scarves and old cassettes/videos of us all when we were younger.

[youareallbonkers]

Not typed by accident, clearly thinks that's the correct word. 19lottie is doing her a favour. Maybe not exactly the best time but better she learn she's using the wrong words surely

[TheWitTank]

Koi carp can be quite pricey -they probably want to keep them to save restocking the pond and getting it established from scratch. Or they are thinking of flogging some on!

[digerd]

I bought the free standing fridge/freezer with the house but it was 15 years old.
The Coy Carp I agreed to look after and feed until they had built a pond in their new place.
Was supposed to be 6 months which turned into 2 years!

He returned to collect the fish and left me one as was unable to catch it.

[SilverDragonfly1]

Would you be able to take the fridge and replace it with your current one or a duplicate (from eBay or refurbished)?

If your aunt is handling the sale, she may have told the agent to include the fridge etc, so you may need to hash it out with her.

[VivaLeBeaver]

It's not unusual to ask. Some people use it as a bargaining tool in both directions. So a buyer may say they'll offer x price if the fridge and the fish are thrown in. Likewise as a vendor you can say if they want the fridge and fish it's an extra £100.

When I sold my dads house the buyers wanted everything, sofas, wardrobes, beds, table. I said ok but it's an extra £200. They were happy as it was good quality stuff and I was happy as I didn't have to arse about flogging it on FB.

[Mitzimaybe]

You need to check with your aunt. She will have filled in a long and detailed form about fixtures and fittings, and will have indicated whether the fridge is included or excluded in the sale. If she erroneously said it is included, then it may be too late to change that, or the buyers may want some money off the price.

The "default" position is that built-in appliances will stay and free standing ones will go, but this can be overridden by what is said on the fixtures and fittings form.

[BewitchedBotheredandBewildered]

Koi carp are worth a lot of money; someone told me years ago that one a foot long would cost over £100!
That's a big sum if there are 50 of them.
Don't give them away.

And everyone is right there should be a comprehensive list, room by room, of what is included in the price, what you are willing to sell, for how much extra on top of the agreed price.

[MrsKoala]

Ime it's quite normal for people to ask for things they like, need and think look nice included. It's just part of getting the most from the sale. When we moved last time the people asked to keep our art work. We said yes if they paid what we paid for them, they replied they thought they were just from ikea

As others have said just say no. I once paid £50 for an original kenwood mixer from the 50s when we moved to a house. The previous owners had died and their daughter was selling and they were happy to sell it as another thing they didn't have to clear out/ebay.

I don't think it's cheeky, as much as just a question.

[Littlef00t]

It's very normal to ask. Don't be offended. Don't sell it if you don't want to.

[Goshthatsspicy]

Very common to sell the house with white goods in the US.
I've never known it here. My brothers asked to buy the fridge from the house they are buying. The seller didn't want to.

[Ycoitsid]

Text your aunt or ring the solicitor yourself and ask if the fridge/coy/wine cooler was included on the inventory

[AlpacaPicnic]

If they want to be totally pedantic about it - I.e. If they might pull out, then you could always buy a new fridge, or even a decent second hand one, then take your mums out and replace with the new one.

Unless there is something particularly unique about your mums fridge, that might work?

[Pagwatch]

I've had built in fridges included in sales before
Is it built in?
You need to speak to your aunt.
If the buyers were told it's included then it's included.

[Tapasfairy]

Give them a price, new plus £50
Tell estate agent to get a spine!