Can buyer sue me for taking curtain poles/curtains

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Recently sold a property and took everything. Apparently all fixtures was ticked as being left. Buyer is now kicking up a fuss and taking it legal.

I offered to give them back the poles but the curtains were mouldy so discarded. They kicked up a fuss saying they cannot let the place without curtains and its costing them money. They want the labour to put the poles back, it takes 5 mins as the wall plugs are still in.....

So they want to go through legals, won't this mean that the property will be unlettable for longer and in any case what she does with the property is none of my business so why did they even raise this as a point. Our issue is with the curtain poles and curtains.

Can they sue me for taking them? For context we are talking about TWO poles which cost less than £30 from Ikea!

I thought some goodwill had been built up as I helped her with post completion queries such as car parking, access doors etc which are downstairs. Something her solicitor or herself should have been able to point out from the plans.

I also left a free standing fridge freezer which did not form part of the fixtures list. Can I ask for this back?

Why can't you just bring them back?

OP has offered to do this!!!! The new owner wants some kind of 'compensation'.

We had an offer on our place from a property developer or buy-to-rent. They can be dicks. I don't know where you stand legally but I think the buyer is behaving badly.

I wonder if the missing curtains and poles are the final straw for the buyer because of other things? The fittings and contents form forms part of the contract so if there are other things not complied with - such as rubbish left and the place not cleaned - which are in the form and agreed to prior to exchange, I can understand the buyer being hacked off. I suggest you communicate via your solicitor with her solicitor and reiterate your offer to take the poles back. Her solicitor will probably advise her to accept your offer and take things no further.