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AngelicCurls · 26/01/2018 12:03

Long story short, looks like we will be moving on an extremely inconvenient date due to our buyers being essentially complete arses and not negotiating at all. We both feel completely negative towards them now as they knew all along this date was the worst one we could move on (and initially in fact said we couldn’t move that date at all). Would we be completely unreasonable not to want to spend any time cleaning the house before we hand the keys over? Obv would hoover the obvious dust and it’s not a complete dump now but was planning on making it spotless for them.

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DavidBowiesNumber1 · 26/01/2018 12:06

I'd make it as clean as I'd want it to be if I was moving in regardless of what arses they have been. That's what I plan to do for my buyers and I'm flying over to do it!

Lilmisskittykat · 26/01/2018 12:36

Personally I'd clean it.. it's about self pride

MinisWin · 26/01/2018 12:40

Sorry, I agree with David, we also didn't particularly like our buyers by the time it came to moving day (not helped by the knowledge gleaned prior to moving that they were planning on destroying a LOT of the beautiful original features in our immaculate, beloved old house... I digress...) but I still couldn't bring myself to leave the house anything other than immaculate when we left. Feel free not to leave a 17 page document explaining the workings of every aspect of the house, a bottle of champagne and a takeaway voucher, but please leave it as clean as you would expect to find it!

shakemysilliesout · 26/01/2018 12:41

I've never moved in to a clean house so I wouldn't bother cleaning. It's stressful, they'd rather have the keys than clean house and you may find you are cleaning your new house as soon as you arrive, as I always have

MiniMum97 · 27/01/2018 01:40

I cleaned my house when we moved. It was spotless. Then had to spend two whole weeks of my holiday cleaning my new house. And they took the coat racks, hooks, bathroom cabinets and mirrors, and two radiator covers 😳 I am still glad I cleaned for our nice buyers but if yours are being arses I wouldn't bother.

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