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AIBU to not leave a clean house?

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Sararob28 · 02/08/2017 00:08

My house went up for sale end if March and I accepted an offer within a week. Lots if back and forth between solicitors becuase my buyer hired an online firm known for taking ages (well longer than normal). I'm so fed up of it dragging on I've said if we don't complete I'm putting it back on the market. Buyer has now said she wants to pay original asking price and not the above asking price she offered becuase "she didn't realise some of the costs involved".....I call bull shit on that (as do my estate agents.....we think she had planned this all along and has waited until x-ray to spring this on us and who doesn't check out the costs of moving before getting this far into the process) but I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place as I can't let the sale collapse as I have my dream home within touching distance!

Anyway, I've agreed to meet her half way between original asking price and what she originally offered even though I'd love to tell her to f*&k off!

I was going to deep clean the house, properly clean the oven, give windows a really good clean etc etc. AIBU to want to just leave it as it is.....i mean my house isn't dirty but I have no intention of going above and beyond cleaning and scrubbing skirting boards before I leave now!

Or am I being bitter?

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Sararob28 · 02/08/2017 00:21

D-day, not x-ray!

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Sn0tnose · 02/08/2017 00:22

I don't think you're being bitter.

I mean, if you left cat poo on the carpet and a half eaten kebab in the cooker, I'd think you were being pretty unreasonable, but if it's just a normal house, then fair enough. My only concern would be the new owner finding the one neighbour I hated and bitching about how dirty my house was (but that's just me!)

GreenTulips · 02/08/2017 00:24

Really wouldn't go to much effort - she can pay a cleaner

I've moved to clean houses and cleaned anyway

SpareChangeDownTheSofa · 02/08/2017 00:24

I think you're being pretty reasonable considering the circumstances.

Or put a bag of desfrosting prawns under the floorboards

SheRaaarghPrincessOfPower · 02/08/2017 00:24

You're more charitable than me.. I'd not worry at all about this (and possibly leave something rotting in the curtain poles)

SheRaaarghPrincessOfPower · 02/08/2017 00:25

SpareChange Grin

Sn0tnose · 02/08/2017 00:29

Spare and She there's me worrying about the cobwebs in the loft, while you two are being evil geniuses!

OP, you'll have to do it on the morning you move out or it'll start to smell too soon.

DelphiniumBlue · 02/08/2017 00:30

Just so you know, if she's getting a mortgage, the lender will need to be advised of the price change, and she'll probably need a new mortgage offer. Don't know how long this would take, but it could be a few extra days or more.
Has she paid the deposit to her solicitor yet?
And no, I certainly wouldn't bother cleaning. I'd make the price drop conditional on exchange by the end of the week, failing which you premarket pdq.
Good luck, it's a horrible feeling being shafted like that.

SpareChangeDownTheSofa · 02/08/2017 00:32

She We need to get together and start some kind of payback planning firm. Grin

OP prawns will fit in the curtain poles!

SheRaaarghPrincessOfPower · 02/08/2017 00:36

I think I read the idea in a book.. And I think it was frozen prawns in the hems of the curtains.

Floorboards is better I think. Perhaps you could rest the prawns near some warm water pipes

Out2pasture · 02/08/2017 00:42

When we sold I tried to do a super scrub up. But noticed the finish came off some light fixtures and the curtains wrinkled badly with the iron having been packed away :(.
I ended up having done a basic; bathroom, window, floor and oven clean. Nothing expert in any way.
Hopefully the neighbors (of 20+ years) knew I wasn't a slob.

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Sararob28 · 02/08/2017 00:59

One of my neighbours could be on the neighbours from hell show so I couldn't care less about her!

Thanks DelphiniumBlue, she's cash buyer so hopefully it won't delay things too much.

Might shove a lovely killer behind the radiator then!

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Sararob28 · 02/08/2017 00:59

F$&ing predictive text!!

KIPPER NOT KILLER

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safariboot · 02/08/2017 01:05

First we had the CFNs, now it's the CFGs - Cheeky Fing Gazunderers!

Between the hassle of the paperwork and getting ready to physically move your stuff, I'd be surprised if you even managed to keep up the regular cleaning Wink

SomethingOnce · 02/08/2017 01:12

That did sound a bit harsh!

SpareChangeDownTheSofa · 02/08/2017 01:16

I approve.

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Sararob28 · 02/08/2017 01:22

It's more a case of hoovering around boxes and shoving toys into any available space right now.....bring on the garage!

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SweetLuck · 02/08/2017 01:25

It wouldn't even occur to me to clean the oven and windows when moving. So long as carpets are hoovered and skirting boards wiped over then jobs a good' up.

Certainly don't do it if you don't want to. We all have different standards Grin

Turvey94 · 02/08/2017 01:27

Killer behind the radiator Grin Omg, that is great.

YANBU. She can spend the money should have given you on a cleaner.

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