New owners after competition, wanting us to pay Out more

[Pringlemonster]

Completed yesterday, have the money
Relatives house ,I’m trying to keep on top of situation ,but I’ve a difficult home life ,and I don’t live anywhere near the sold house.
They got us down £20000 of the asking price,
Elderly relative in rest home ,needs money to pay for care .
Cleared out relatives house as best could ,left some rubble in garage, due to Covid no one would remove .not a huge amount.
They are asking us to pay for a skip to remove rubble
Dh says I’m giving relatives house away as it is and he reall y disagrees if I pay for a skip for them.
It’s a huge plot of land ,and I too feel annoyed they pushed the price down.
AIBU to not pay for a skip

@Pringlemonster - Good luck with things, things do seem overwhelming. Paying £150 for piece of mind, will seem a sensible route for you.

I think you're being v good getting a skip for them. Every house I've moved into I've ended up dealing with shit that's left behind or stuff they've taken when they shouldn't. Especially in garages. Solicitors have always said it's cheaper just to deal with it than chase the person involved. Sounds like you're having a crap time- I hope it eases up soon and the dog settles.

They could attempt to take you to court, but they won't. Our sellers left us an almighty amount of stuff and our solicitor told us it wasn't worth it as COVID is enough to get people out of anything.

Just ignore.

OP, you've done the right thing in difficult circumstances for you - don't give it another thought.

Hope things ease up for you soon

@VintageStitchers when you ask people if you’re being unreasonable, then you need to be prepared for them to say yes. OP didn’t need to accept a lower price, she could have held out for a higher offer. Why are the buyers cheeky? I doubt they want a load of rubble on their property. It’s customary when vacating a property to take everything and to not leave the awkward stuff. If l was in their situation l would have gone via my solicitor for it to be resolved as l wouldn’t be sorting it myself. I know people who have pursued it via their solicitors in this situation and been successful. For all you know then the buyers might have a back story that makes dealing with rubble especially problematic

I don't think they'd pursue you really for the cost of a skip, and know that the rubble would only fill a small space in one. I bet that they wanted to get a skip anyway for their own DIY and renovations and saw a way to get you to pay for it.

I completely understand why you'd just pay for it though. Handling someone else's estate is a massive PITA.

I’d tell them to bog off. They’ve bought it now. They can either chuck it and invoice you or chuck it and do nothing. Hard luck.

Of course you should pay! You can’t just leave rubbish and junk, you have to leave the house empty.

For those of you saying ignore it and let them get solicitors... does the OP sound like they could handle a solicitors letters or small claims proceedings.

They have enough on, they would most likely be found liable for the 'waste' incur more costs and more stress. So please, prior to posting, think things through.

Sorry that you are having to deal with so much at once. I think you have done the right thing by advising the solicitor to pay for a skip and hopefully this will be the end of it. Hope that now it is sold things get a bit easier for you

We did put it on high So that’s where the £20000 reduction comes from

You really resent these buyers, don't you? Look, a property is only "worth" as much as a buyer is prepared to pay for it. Doesn't matter what the vendor needs the money for, or what you think it's worth. If there was lots of work needed, then of course the buyer will seek a reduction in price.

Your choice to sell or not. Stop griping.

And you should reimburse your buyers for the costs of removing your crap from their property.

Absolutely, the cost of clearing the house must be included in the costs of the sale, which would include the solicitors fees.

However, you are not required to pay personally for the skip. It must come out of the proceeds of the sale. If your solicitor is not already doing this, please make sure that they do.

You are doing a very kind thing sorting all this out for your relative. Keep hold to that and don't let yourself get stressed by things beyond your control.

All the very best.

OP unless you put it in the contract that you weren’t going to be able to clear it on completion then it shouldn’t be there.
Wether you think it needs a skip or not it shouldn’t be there and it is your responsibility cost wise to sort

You are being unreasonable. I get that the circumstances have been difficult, however contracts are clear that you are meant to leave a house empty.

We had the exact issue when we moved into our old house when the cellar was left full of rubbish and we made the owners tidy it up.

So many scummy people on this thread that would leave a house full of shit and think it’s ‘hard luck’. No one wants the shit you leave behind. Clear it.

If it was there when they viewed and they didn’t specifically ask for it to be removed it’s down to them. Garages count as outbuildings if not integral to the house. If, however, you cleared the house and filled the garage after the sale was agreed you should consider paying.
Ask your solicitor/conveyancer what was agreed if you’re not sure - that’s what you paid them for.....

@VintageStitchers

Gosh, you’re having a hard time.

Stop worrying about the cheeky buyers and focus on your own family.

Close this thread (ask admin to delete) because some posters on here seem to care more about some random buyers than try to support you with your horribly difficult situation. They should be ashamed of themselves.

I think that's really unfair.

The OP asked if she was being unreasonable to think the buyers were being cheeky. People have responded on that basis.

It's a shame if she's having a tough time right now, but that doesn't entitle you to make someone else's life difficult. Fortunately the OP seems to agree with that, given her more recent posts.

If it was there when they viewed and they didn’t specifically ask for it to be removed it’s down to them.

That's not true - as PP have already pointed out, if the OP did not note the rubble on the fixtures and fittings form then she is responsible for clearing it prior to completion. The F&F form specifically states this.

You need to pay for the skip.

Not the OP but so much bitterness on here towards the buyers. Is it because they’ve managed to buy a house?

Pay for the skip. Get the sale done. Walk away.

Unfortunately its two separate things
They got the house cheap.
House should have been cleared

I would pay for skip to bring matters to an end

Read the thread! she is paying for the skip!!

I don't really understand why so many people think the buyers have done anything wrong? They bought a house at the agreed price and they want the legal contract - which always says that the seller will clear all items other than fixed or agreed furniture and fittings - fulfilled. People seem to think they should have given the OP - a stranger - £20k and the cost of a skip, even though they have no obligation to pay either, as some sort of charitable donation because she's having a really difficult time?

Whether you should pay or not - yes, you should really, feels a bit unfair for the buyers that they should deal with it

However, if you refuse then unlikely they will pursue you for it. Talk to your solicitor