DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Whats the legal stance with regards to leaving rubble/rubbish when you move house ?

I'm moving house soon and have a large pile of old bricks in my backyard. Its going to be a pain/expensive removing them all. Can I just leave them as a "present" for my buyers or do I have to get rid of it all ?

MarkO

Leave 'em there. By the time they realise, they'll have exchanged/completed so it'll be too late anyway.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Hey Mark,

Prehaps you could have them to build a temporary home with By the time the local authority concerned actually get the knock-down order, your contract will be finished!

chris singleton

Get rid of it, I get this soooooooooooo many times with conveyancing, it's really fu**ing annoying, loft full of crap, shed full of crap, etc

Technically, if you leave a load of rubish behind, you are not affording vacant possession to the buyer who would be entitled to delay completion.

Normally, as mentioned above, the buyer wont find out until after completion. He can kick up a fuss and try and charge you for removal costs, etc but unless he's prepared to take it through the small claims court (quite unlikely), it normally doesn't go any further than a few threatening letters between soliciotrs although I've had occassions when people did pursue it further.

If the buyer finds out once he's moved in, he's gonna be pissed off, (I know I would), at the very least make sure they don't have your forwarding address as you might find one of those bricks coming through your window.

Your best bet is to just get rid of it, no doubt you wouldn't be best pleased if the shoe was on the other foot.

Chris

IWatkins

Do what I think the previous owner of our did... bury them in the garden

Brendan Hughes

My garden was still under completion when I moved, so I left the rubble specifically as I knew the guy would need hardcore to do the path and the patio properly.

Honestly.

MarkO

Dig some soil out of the garden and sprinkle it on the rocks. If there's a dispute, tell 'em it's a rockery.

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Actually, the rockery bit isn't far from the truth. Theres another pile of broken up concrete up the top of the garden

Chrisgr31

You sure it's not modern art and shouldn't be on display in the Tate Gallery?

care3

place a small upturned shopping trolley on top and if they complain tell them its a bar b q

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

LOL Mark - Thats the plan. In fact, they'll have moved in before they realise

Shame really, shouldn't have messed me about with indemnity insurance

The buyer has p!ssed me about no end, so its staying.

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 9/12/2002 2:31:13 PM]

Rob Walker

that would be a mockery of a rockery! lol

When I moved into my house the last owner left a 30 foot wide wooden aviary with reinforced concrete base which he said he was going to remove. ****! had fun knocking **** out of it with a sledgehammer though




[Edited by Rob Walker - 9/12/2002 2:52:46 PM]