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Mutual Exchange Question....

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kid · 19/05/2004 17:04

We have managed to find a property to do a mutual exchange with (after looking for 2 1/2 years!) and the lady we are swapping with has drawn up a list
She wants us to leave our carpets and she will leave her wooden flooring (thats fine) and she wants us to pay her £25 for light fittings, £100 for security gate on back or front door, £200 for internal doors with glass panels, £250 for her electric cooker (and we are to leave our gas cooker at our old flat. I think thats all thats on the list. We are going to tell her to take the doors, cooker and probably the light fitting but I don't know what to do about the security gate. I would prefer her to leave it but I think she is being unreasonable in asking us to pay her for it. I'm not sure if she would really take it because as far as I can tell, she is pretty desperate to move sooner rather than later. But on the other hand, if we say no and she does remove it!!!

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sponge · 19/05/2004 17:28

I think doors, security gates etc would be considered fixtures and so I'm not sure she can take them or charge extra - they're part of the property.
And how the hell was she planning to take her wooden flooring with her?
Negotiations like this should be for things like curtains, kitchen appliances etc.
If she continues to be shitty take every damn thing which isn't listed out of your place, including every light bulb - that'll really piss her off the first evening.
We had a nightmare buyer when we sold our place and my mum suggested supergluing a broken light bulb into one of the sockets

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kid · 19/05/2004 22:55

she si saying that she paid £250 for it so she will leave it there for £100. But we are going to call her bluff and tell her we are not paying for it. As for the other things she listed, we don't mind her taking them anyway.
Lets see what she has to say about it tomorrow!

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kid · 19/05/2004 22:55

she is saying that she paid £250 for it so she will leave it there for £100. But we are going to call her bluff and tell her we are not paying for it. As for the other things she listed, we don't mind her taking them anyway.
Lets see what she has to say about it tomorrow!

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kid · 19/05/2004 22:57

Oopps, I'm trying to type in the dark and posted message twice!

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carlyb · 19/05/2004 23:00

My parents have done many exchanges and never had to pay a bean for anything. When you exchange you literally exchange - it isnt like a house sale. She is taking the micky.
I agree with you - stick to your guns. It was her silly fault spending on a house she was leaving!!

spacemonkey · 19/05/2004 23:08

it is actually illegal to demand money as part of a mutual exchange

although the sale of things privately can't be prohibited i guess

but if it's part of the property she is breaking the law by asking for money as far as i'm aware

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kid · 19/05/2004 23:15

is it against the law even if she paid to have it fitted herself within the last 2 years? I just want to get my facts right before I go round there tomorrow. I just assumed that she would take her furniture and other belongings and I would do the same. I did mention to her about both of us leaving the curtains / blinds as they are measured to fit the windows but she hasn't included this on her list.

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spacemonkey · 19/05/2004 23:31

if it's something that she paid for herself and is removeable then she can offer to sell it to you but you don't have to accept!

spacemonkey · 19/05/2004 23:32

check out this website - loads of useful legal info on there

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