What can I do?

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Bought a house in Feb. Sellers left Fridge, freezer, waching machine (with cliothes in it) loads of childrens toys in the garage, even thoug it sayd on the contract that nothing was being left behind.

Have written 2 letters to my solicitor who has passed them to theirs. No response. Can I take this straight to the civil court or shall I write directly to the sellers telling them that all will be taken to the tip. And I will invoice them for hire of a man with a van, tip charges, and �2 per day storage charges retrospectively back to Feb 07?

All ideas welcome, this is really stressing me and my pregnant wife! They have blatantly breached the sale contract

[Meg888]

Not sure where you stand legally, but personally, if the appliances are no good to you, i would either give them away (friends / family ) or i would ring a one of these second hand furniture shops, they will come and take them off your hands and probably throw in �50 approx for the lot. That will save you having to pay someone to tip it. As you've exchanged contracts and completed the sale, i would say that they are now technically storing their stuff on your property... up to you what you do with it i'd say. I certainly wouldn't waste any more money paying solicitors fees trying to get them to follow it up. Good luck

[Pippa68]

I agree with Meg.

The vendors should have signed a contract leaving all the property to yourself. I know I had to do it..and later on the new owners told my solicitor that I had left some stuff in the loft. I asked if they wanted the goods, they said they did..so I said they could have it all.

Don't pay any more legal fees. Get a house clearance bloke in!

[pingping]

I agree with the other two posts - take the children's toys to a charity shop, give the appliances to friends/neighbours/local housing associations and cut your losses with the previous owners and solicitors.

When I bought my previous flat (supposedly empty) they had left stacks of stuff in the garage and in some cupboards. As none of it was usable (all broken which probably why they didn't take it with them!), we just dumped it all in the garage until such time that we were doing a trip to the local tip.

[bednobs]

i agree with the above responses. If it is stressing you and your wife, then just get rid of the stuff in the way suggested, or chuck it out. Most councils take appliances away for free dont they? to prevent flytipping. I would just do this rather than let it stress you

[alijangra]

If you think that is bad, I found a baking tray with rotten sausage rolls in the oven in a new rental flat, and dirty knickers under the bed!!

[Toureman]

Tell them if they don't remove it within a week you are taking them to the small claims court to recover cost of taking it to the dump, you are sure to win and it does not cost you anything.

Forget solicitors, all they do is send letters which are ignored.

[Peter Pedant]

Give them, notice you are going to clear it
two weeks shouldbe enough
and then clear it

If they come around later say, I said I would get rid of it and I did.

I have moved quite a lot and I usualy dont give notice
after all possession is possession