Buyer keeps asking us to go back and collect items

[Saccol]

We completed in my late father in laws bungalow 2 weeks ago. We were contacted as the buyer did not want items we had left ( believing them to be useful ). We duly collected these items as they were not fixed. They then contacted us again 3-4 days later asking us to get rid of more things again spare tiles etc which we again collected and disposed of. They have now asked us to go back again to remove a fixed coal bunker, the fixed shelves and workbench in the garage and a tool storage in the shed. The property is 100 mile round trip for us and whilst we have agreed the other items were not fixtures and fittings we are now becoming exasperated by them wanting us to go yet again and collect. The estate agent agreed they were now taking things too far and that we should block their number and that their solicitor would advise them that this was not something that we should have to do. It’s now two weeks after the sale and by no means is the property vast so they should really have listed all the items when they moved in. Do we have to remove these items as this is becoming very stressful

Things that are contents should be removed. Anything fixed you should not have to remove. When I moved into my house they left all sorts of rubbish. Sofas, furniture and even old dirty sheets etc. it was not good

you know I think your on to something 😂

That’s just nasty and totally unacceptable

Our point exactly but we wanted to be fair which is why we went back the second time. The third however was when we realised they were taking advantage especially as we are still grieving for our FIL

Honestly, leave it with your solicitor now . I can see you were trying to be helpful, but they also don't seem to understand the process. Don't go back for fixed items and as hss been said, block their messages

Quite!

" Had to ask" is exactly the moot point being discussed .

As I mentioned upthread, I had to empty a house early this year. Thought I'd got everything and then looked in the shed...

A bag of concrete that had gone hard. Managed to walk it out and dump it in my old campervan and get it to the tip.

Nope. The coal shed was included in the sale. Loose items have been removed, explain that you will not be returning and all future communication to go through the lawyer, at their cost, then block and delete

Just refuse, say they had opportunity should have said before.

I think people are going OTT - I left spare tiles, spare wood floor planks, large carpet offcuts, 2 or 3 leftover paint tins (so they knew colours and had more for touch up if needed/wanted). Imagine one tile breaks and you don’t want to replace the lot and they’re not sold anymore?! It’s just helpful. Worst case it’s half a bin or a trip to the tip, best it saves someone £3k on tiling or new carpet for one stain. People are rediculous.

Our sellers left all sorts of things. It was very annoying! We returned some personal things we found via their solicitors and have managed to sell the rest. They downsized, but their decluttering entailed leaving things for us. You've done what was necessary, tell them no more and block. No solicitor will advise them to take any action against you.

I suggest the property was bought as seen and that's it whatever they don't want ..dump! I had rabbit runs, birdcages, sheds, a MASSIVE metal bench, and two tins of old coins ! Might be a treasure in one! Ignore them what are they going to do !? Sue you doubt that!

It was extremely annoying the BSA motorcycle that was left at our property by a previous resident more than 50 years ago. The annoying part wasn't the fact that it had been left but that my late father took it to the council tip which was a disused railway cutting that was being used as a rubbish dump by the council at the time.

Property isn’t sold ‘as seen’. You complete a list of contents which are staying (fixtures and fittings) and those you are taking (contents). If you leave behind anything you indicated you would be taking the buyer can insist you come to collect it. If you don’t, they can dispose of it themselves and bill you for the cost. The conveyancing solicitor would advise in these circumstances. You can’t just dump things and leave !!

My DP is a motorbike enthusiast and has just read this over my shoulder. Walked away shaking his head and mumbling something about not recognising treasure when it jumps up and bites you !!

think they were taking the piss in the first place could not be assed to go to the tip real, I think that the solicitor is right Block them

Message them asking if they're sure they want you to come and remove all the things you thought were fixtures and fittings? Then go and remove them all, including bulbs, light fittings, switches, sockets, shrubs, flower bulbs etc etc

@charlieinthehaystack
No, I think the OP took the piss by leaving stuff behind in the first place. Doesn't matter if the OP thought it was 'useful'. You should have had that conversation with your buyers. It just makes you look cheap/lazy that you didn't hire a skip/do tip runs.

As for now wanting fixtures removed, that's on them going forward-block them from now on. You've done your bit.

It’s their house, their problem. You’re already been back twice. They’re taking the piss.

I actually think they are taking the p**s now and they see you as a soft touch to get stuff out of the way that they would normally have had to pay to get removed i.e the coal bunker.
Liaise with your solicitor and estate agent and block the buyers for now - that way, if they need to contact you they will have to do it through their solicitor and insure yet more expense for themselves.
I am astounded by the sheer nerve of some people and how they think the whole human race has to dance to their tune.