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What bastards, I thought our vendor was bad for leaving a single wardrobe behind
I'd be dubious over the commitment of your solicitor at this stage, they might feel that their job is done now you have completed.
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There’s graffiti all over the bedroom walls and dog shite on the carpet
WTF indeed! Must be something about not doing ^this mentioned in the paperwork, surely you didn't specify that you'd like graffiti and shit everywhere when you bought the place?
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Pick to poo up and mail it back to them at forwarding address.
Just enjoy your new property, clean paint and fix everyting yourself. Not wort the stress of following it up formally. -
Change the locks asap. And certainly before you try and take any action against the sellers.
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@Quincy
So…this week’s been a rude introduction to home ownership. Picked up the keys on Monday and bounced around to do a weewee in every room and mark my territory.
My parade was very swiftly rained on after walking into the lounge and realising that previous owners had strategically placed their sofa over an area of flooring (laminate) with precisely zero floorboards underneath – sofa was resting on joists. I think I would be justified in feeling someone shocked and using a few choice, four-letter words…
Moving on…the house is filthy – we’ll take that on the chin in the interest of water sliding off this particular duck’s back and still being buoyed by owning a home of my very own.
Up the stairs into the loft conversion. There’s graffiti all over the bedroom walls and dog shite on the carpet. #wtf moment.
Now what to do?!
I reckon we are stuffed with the lounge floor as the surveyor was very explicit in saying that he wouldn’t move any furniture. Having said that, the floor is soft outside of the area where the sofa was too. Recko I have grouns to ask him to come round for a little inspection and ask him how the devil he was unable to walk around the room and conduct damp meter readings in the walls without spotting a soft floor as he approached the front wall? (It definitely would have been noticeable)
With regard to the loft, I have instructed the solicitors to ask the sellers what they were playing at and why the floor and walls have been desecrated. My feeling is that we should be buying the property in a very similar condition to that which we viewed it in. This is categorically not wear and tear.
I’m sure there are many, many more nasty surprises lurking but I am doing my best to remain buoyant and not let this get me down!
Any suggestions?
We are likely to need:
Someone to:
The house is in Romford. If anyone has any recommendations for good people then holler.
Cheers,
Joe