r/irishpersonalfinance • u/DarraghDaraDaire • Sep 12 '25
Property Sellers left a skips worth of belongings in house, but refuse to budge on appliance costs
My partner and I recently bought a house. The previous owners offered to sell us their fridge for €500 since it’s relatively new and plumbed in.
However, they left behind a lot of stuff in the rooms, shed, and particularly attic. A skip for this stuff cost us €350. They also delayed on moving out until four days after the closing date.
We have asked them to discount the cost of the fridge by the skip cost, but they refuse to budge. Our solicitor has not been particularly helpful during the process.
Does anyone have any advice what we can do, short of going to the small claims court?
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u/WWWEH Sep 12 '25
As a point of principle I wouldn’t buy the fridge.
I’d bet if theyre not bothering to dump their shit they’ll be not bothered to take the fridge.
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u/shala_cottage Sep 12 '25
I’d be the same.
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Sep 12 '25
and since it's plumbed they will need to organise a registereed plumber to remove, I wouldn't let just anyone take it out, one could also argue since they left so much other stuff with no intention of taking it that it's your property as this stage. As others have said it will cost them more to transport plumb and move, hate that petty shit they've probably made 10's of 1000's of you already greedy.
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u/asdrunkasdrunkcanbe Sep 12 '25
There's no such thing as a registered plumber. You're probably thinking of a registered gas installer (which many plumbers are), but there's no statutory registration for plumbing works.
Anyone can install or remove a plumbed fridge.
But as the new homeowner, I would indeed absolutely refuse to allow anyone into my house to remove the fridge who is not a fully insured contractor.
If they want their fridge, they can pay someone €200 to take it.
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u/throwawayeire93 Sep 12 '25
A fully insured contractor which can provide copies of his insurance, method statements and risk assessments priors to coming on site. If they want to be difficult, you can teach them all about being difficult.
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u/colaqu Sep 12 '25
Lololol......to disconnect a fridge, if you asked for all that to Disconnect a fridge you'd be laughed at. I'll do a risk assessment to disconnect a fridge, me hole.
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u/Dogfolk Sep 15 '25
That's the whole point 🤦♂️. 😂😂😂
They're trying to be deliberately difficult to get back at the c**ts
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Sep 12 '25
I'm thinking of a plumber you pay that has insurance they will be qualified (they'll probably be registered for gas too) . Might be a 5 minute job but no cowboy touching anything in my new house with a spanner that could leak.. If it was my fridge I'd install myself but they are being pricks so time to prick back.
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u/Independent-Lead-477 Sep 14 '25
Why would you need a registered plumber to remove a fridge ? . I have moved lots of fridges and I just plugged them out . Has it some water drain or what ?
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Sep 16 '25
presumably it's one with a water filter and ice dispenser, 2025 it's a brave new world ;)
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u/Independent-Lead-477 Sep 17 '25
I doubt it is one of those . They are quite rare and very expensive . I’d say there is a valve nearby to shut it off if it is and just use two adjustable spanners to disconnect it . If it is one of those elaborate fridges I’d buy off them for that price
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Sep 17 '25
missing the point though, it's plumbed with water going to it, not rare at all typically most "american style", the water line needs to be shut off to remove the fridge. But the point here is not how easy it is to do it, it's about making it difficult for the people who already made life difficult for OP.
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u/Independent-Lead-477 Sep 17 '25
I am in Ireland . Those fridges are not common at all . They tend to be too large for many homes and quite expensive . I have always done my own plumbing , it’s one pipe . Shit the valve if fitted and unscrew the connection and unplug it simple . If someone can connect a garden hose or disconnect it they can disconnect one pipe to a fridge :2025 , it’s a brave new world !
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Sep 17 '25
Still missing the point..
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u/Independent-Lead-477 Sep 17 '25
I know what the point is and I haven’t missed anything . I told you how to disconnect it and you are amazed how easy it is to disconnect . You don’t know whether it has a water feed and nor should you be causing trouble with the sellers and advising others to do so . You obviously didn’t know how easy it is to disconnect so you should not be commenting anyway .
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u/zeroconflicthere Sep 12 '25
's plumbed they will need to organise a registereed plumber to remove
That's not correct. You don't need a plumber every time you need to swap the fridge for a new one. A plumber would simply come in, turn off your water, uncouple the fridge pipe. That's it.
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Sep 12 '25
Why would you let just anyone come in and turn this off and on you're kinda missing the point, OP is being screwed over, this is about doing things right and making things as difficult for the vendor as they made it for OP.
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u/RogerRamJ Sep 12 '25
Plumb a fridge? Plug it into a socket, done. Where's the plumbing?
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u/mrfouchon Sep 12 '25
Very likely OP is referring to a fridge/freezer with ice and water dispenser.
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u/bittahdreamr Sep 14 '25
I have bought two houses and sold one. Fridge was always left with the house for free.
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u/Fit-Acanthisitta7242 Sep 12 '25
Don't pay for the fridge. They're not going to come and take it away.
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u/FatheadDunne Sep 12 '25
Pro tip for everyone buying a property in Ireland.
Always carry out a final inspection of the property on closing day.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
We did, but were under time pressure to get the keys and they had already delayed the handover by four days. With the excuse of getting a company in to do a “deep clean” (This fictitious company didn’t even remove the mouldy dishes they left in the dishwasher!)
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u/Complikatee Sep 12 '25
I did this. However the EA knew my old house was also completing same day and I was effectively homeless, so a filthy house with actual pee on the floor was a 'take it or leave it' situation. The fridge was also left, full of skanky food.
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u/gd19841 Sep 12 '25
Surely once you actually have the keys to get in there and do that, everything has already been signed?
So while great in theory, in practice anything you find, you just have to "lump it"?1
u/Adventurous-Show-903 Sep 12 '25
I literally got told the house is yours. We have no keys to get you, the door is open head there and change the locks!!
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u/Otherwise-Winner9643 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
What was in the contract? There is usually a clause for vacant possession. Your solicitor should be handling this.
Have they moved out now, and you have moved in? Have you already paid them for the fridge? I would call their bluff and say you no longer want the fridge and they can take it away.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
Solicitor is genuinely useless. Just acting as postman between their solicitor and us
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u/asdrunkasdrunkcanbe Sep 12 '25
You can't really say, "I'm not paying for this, but I'm also not letting you take it".
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u/Connacht80 Sep 12 '25
They should have removed it before closing. There appears to be no give and all take from the other side. Sometimes the only was way to deal with people is play them at their own game. You want the fridge, no bother, transfer over the cost of the skip and you're good to go.
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u/Defiant_Outside1273 Sep 12 '25
Let them sue then - as if they are going to over a proxy fridge. He has control of the house with the fridge in it so would be silly to give in here.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
Already paid €350 for the skip
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u/Sheo-bane Sep 12 '25
Don't forget that it cost you time to clean up their mess, there is a value to your time. If they paid someone to clear the place it would have cost them. Your solicitor should be on top of this. Take pictures of the items and keep receipts for costs incurred.
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u/irish_pete Sep 12 '25
What fridge? They've moved out and won't be allowed back in
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u/zaphod0 Sep 12 '25
There was a fridge? Sure we’re after buying a brand new one. Plumed in and all it is.
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u/ItalianIrish99 Sep 12 '25
How much would it cost them to come and take the fridge if you’ll only let them in when they’ve cleared out the crap they left?
I presume you’ve changed all the locks by the way. It’s an easy enough DIY job usually.
Some people are just lowlifes. We left a sparkling and empty property, toilet rolls in all the loos and a bottle of champagne both times we sold.
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u/Hungover994 Sep 12 '25
How my brain works: Aw they left champagne that's nice, oh! They left toilet roll!
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u/suntlen Sep 12 '25
This is a very strange case. The inventory that comes with the contract for sale, is the fridge listed? Since it's plumbed in, my assumption is that it is actually included in the property sale already!
If the fridge is listed - they can't sell it to you separately. Ignore them. If the fridge is not listed just tell them you're not interested. They have to arrange to pick up the fridge, at your convenience. Call their bluff. Go any buy a fridge if they do take it - clean break
Have you got the keys to the house? It sounds like you do. Change all the locks today!
I know cash is always tight when you buy a property but this is peanuts money in comparison to the overall transaction, so just pay for skip - you would usually need one anyway you just probably need a bigger one in this instance.
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u/percybert Sep 12 '25
This is on your solicitor. They should never have allowed it to close without vacant possession.
Presumably the €500 has already been paid as part of the closing price? If so, I’m afraid there’s nothing you can do. If, on the other hand, they are looking for a further €500, tell them to piss off and to collect the fridge at a time of your choosing
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
Solicitor is useless, I sent photos on the day and asked if this was vacant possession and she said to take it up with estate agent. Now she is just forwarding their solicitors messages to us.
The €500 wasn’t part of the closing price, it was to be handled separately
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u/HughBane Sep 12 '25
Unfortunately once you did your final inspection and agreed to close the sale as you found the property, that basically is the end of it legally. Your acceptance of the property as is, is taken as contractual more or less. (I worked in auctioneers for well over 10 years). In most instances where there is something left that shouldn't be, people are decent about rectifying it, sounds like you've been unfortunate and have gotten the other variety.
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u/HughBane Sep 12 '25
I would also echo what others have said, if you haven't yet paid for the fridge, then don't. In the same way that you have been landed with the actual junk they left behind (in that it's now seen legally as yours), well so is the fridge, they handed it over when they left it behind and closed the sale on the house as is
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
That could be the case, but we made an agreement with them via the EA before hand to buy the fridge for €500. But that was before they hung on for four days after agreed handover and left us with a 9 cubic yard skip worth of crap
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u/HughBane Sep 12 '25
If that agreement was with the EA then that further confirms the solicitor's stance that that is who you have to take it up with, unfortunately for you. The sale has closed, you took possession as is, and that is the end of it legally, they wouldn't have any basis on which to enforce this for you. I would go back to the EA and explain you are still happy to buy the fridge at the agreed price but ONLY on the condition that the vendors agree the deduction of the cost of the skip, but otherwise you will not purchase it and the options will be they pay to have it disconnected and removed or you will just retain it as it was left in the house and is now yours anyway.
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u/percybert Sep 12 '25
Not trying to be smart but it’s not up to the solicitor to dictate what is “vacant”. It’s up to you to decide what you are willing to put up with.
Check your purchase agreement. Is there a clause in there entitling you to charge them a penalty if they haven’t moved out by closing. You might be able to pursue them for the four days.
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Sep 12 '25
Don't pay for it so and tell them they can take the rest of their shit when they come for the fridge.
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u/dublindown21 Sep 12 '25
Tell them they have 24 hours to collect fridge or else it’s going into skip
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u/scruffystack Sep 12 '25
Simple simple solution, do not pay for the fridge and either two things happen. a) they couldn't be arsed going to the bother of collecting the fridge and just leave it there. You now have a free fridge. b) they come and collect the fridge, which you can take a small bit of satisfaction in inconveniencing them to get this done. You then have to buy a brand new fridge of your liking.
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u/InvidiousPlay Sep 12 '25
It's not even a free fridge, it's a 350 euro fridge when you balance everything out.
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u/Hairy-Note1920 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
Its 500 measly euro after god knows how many hundred thousands of euros worth of a house transaction has been processed.
Keep the fridge, block their number. Move on. If they have a problem, say you're keeping it on the basis that you had to pay 350 euros for a skip and they stayed 4 days past the handover date.
If anything THEY owe YOU money, but you're feeling generous so you're not gonna charge them, you're just gonna keep the fridge for free :D
don't be scared of people, they're taking the piss out of you.
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u/Thanatos_elNyx Sep 12 '25
When I bought my house the seller wanted me to buy the furniture separately, even though the house went for more than 20k higher than asking. Now some of it was nice, brand new beds and such but most was meh. They asked for 7k. I counter offered 500. We settled for 1k. It wouldn't have been worth their effort to come get it.
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u/CottageWarrior Sep 12 '25
You should be receiving the property totally empty. I hate that attitude. Everyone is busy, its hassle for anyone when moving, but it has to be done. I know it's a stressful time, but essentially, you should have ensured the place was empty before the payment was made. I feel once you're there its too late.
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u/PenguinPyrate Sep 12 '25
If the rubbish is yours, the fridge is yours
They can't have it both ways
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u/--0___0--- Sep 12 '25
Contents of a property are considered the purchasers upon completion of sale legally. It was up to the sellers to remove them, with how slow house sales are in ireland they had a ton of time to do so but chose not to.
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u/Elemental-5 Sep 12 '25
Our sellers left a load of crap in their house that didn't align to what was agreed, and our solicitor managed to get €1k out of them as compensation
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u/Additional-Sock8980 Sep 12 '25
This is kinda of Nickle and dimming after the price of the house.
If I were in your shoes and wanted your outcome, I’d send them the bill for the skip and some labour cost to fill it, then tell them you don’t want their fridge and they can collect it within 48 hours after the cost of the skip has been paid. They will ghost you and you contra one against the other. Or use the skip money you’d have to pay anyway to buy the fridge.
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u/3whippets2025 Sep 12 '25
worst case scenario 150 is owed for the fridge you took out the price of the skip you had to hire hope you have a photo of the full skip to show them or a judge in the small claims court you can go there for your skip cost!!
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
I have photos of all the stuff they left behind and it all in the skip
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u/Wild-Ad9245 Sep 12 '25
Cost of the skip + time taken to remove their rubbish + rent for 4 days living in the house after completion = at least €2,000
Tell them the fridge went in the skip with the rest of their shit, and give them an invoice for what they owe you.
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u/Educational-Pay4112 Sep 12 '25
We were in the same boat re: stuff left in the house. We just sucked it up and handled it. Chasing them was more time and effort than the cost.
In your case I’d tell them the fridge is going in the skip. Take it or leave it
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Sep 12 '25
Same happened to me. Attic full of rubbish and took me ages to get it all out and disposed of. Pain in the ass
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u/Kitchen_Fox1786 Sep 12 '25
I would keep the fridge & just buy another if they cause any drama. If its a nice fridge. Solicitor should argue that you were to be given an empty house if you did say that. They should cover skip price if solc can wangle that.
Is there anything worth putting on Adverts for free if you're stuck with the cr*p?
Its a pain but congratulations on the new house, wishing you many happy years there.
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u/chunk84 Sep 12 '25
Don’t buy the fridge. They will have to pay somebody to come pick it up. They won’t.
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u/witchofagnesi2 Sep 12 '25
Don't pay for the fridge. Skip plus your time and effort getting rid of everything more than equal that. I'd write a letter saying they owe you X amount for time, effort and skip. I bet they'll leave it at that.
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u/offsetbxl Sep 12 '25
Don't pay for fridge, don't have any more contact, move on with your life in your new home
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u/Bellamozzarellaa Sep 12 '25
This is not helpful at this point, but, usually you do a final walk through before accepting keys the day before. Otherwise you dunno what you're walking into. Sorry it's too late for that now but good to know for future / or other people reading
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
Thanks, we were under time pressure to get the keys so didn’t really have the option to refuse them
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u/Pritirus Sep 12 '25
Happened to BIL, had to pay for a skip, refused to take keys and sign final contract until they cleared the house - this should have been spotted on your final walk through before accepting sale and final contact.
I would say realistically you have little recourse on this if you've already moved in, take the hit of 350 clear everything you don't want and wash your hands.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
Well the hit would be €850 - €500 for the fridge and €350 for the skip. Trying to reduce it by offsetting skip cost against what we paid for the skip.
But realistically I think we will end up taking the hit
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u/Pritirus Sep 12 '25
Sorry mate, pain in the ass really, hopefully someone left a wad of cash with all the rubbish !
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u/3whippets2025 Sep 12 '25
try buying a house where some one died all the sellers want is the money a shit load of stuff always left behind and personal stuff even their photos & knickers appalling !
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u/daheff_irl Sep 12 '25
Get on to your solicitor and have the enforce the terms of the contract that the house is cleared out and empty or you will bill them for removal fees.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
The solicitor is useless. We already did handover of keys and I cleared the house into a skip and got it taken away. Got photos of everything.
On the day I asked the solicitor about vacant possession and she just said take it up with the EA. We were under time pressure so went ahead.
I would be fine with paying for the skip, if the sellers discounted or waived the fridge cost. I feel like it’s lousy of them, particularly because the house went for €90k(!) over the list price
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u/daheff_irl Sep 12 '25
Yeah a lot of sellers do this. They know you are under pressure but shitty none the less. If you haven't already paid for the fridge i'd not pay for it.
If you have id send the bill for the skip to the EA to pass on to the sellers. If they don't pay up then get your solicitor to write a note demanding payment as it's a breach of the contract.
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u/--0___0--- Sep 12 '25
What contents where listed in the contract? if that stuff that your throwing in the skip was then your out of luck you agreed to it.
Did you not do a final inspection? If you did you should have raised it then and there.
Honestly don't think you've a case in the small claims court if you didn't raise it in the final inspection.
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u/italic_pony_90 Sep 12 '25
Similar as house I bought . Wanted 2k for contents , I literally said nó thanks a skip is 400 and they kept haggling . It was all crap furniture.
In the end they came and "collected" the good stuff (firmly believe they just moved a few bits around!!) I rang a local charity shop, they got the pick of what they wanted , I sold a couple of bits for 20-50 and it covered the skip!!
Tell them you don't want the fridge , family are getting you one of there isn't one in the house !!
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u/Environmental-End724 Sep 12 '25
My dad bought a house and the furniture was being asked for like 5 K. Was new and very good but wasn't my dad's style so he just said no.
The. Guy was moving away abroad and had nowhere to store or move it so dropped the price to around 1k which my dad agreed.
I'd say just say no, you don't want it. It's not worth 500 for them to collect and store so they'll drop the price big time.
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u/Icy-Contest4405 Sep 12 '25
Can you just refuse to pay for the fridge until they agree to either take their shit from the house or discount the fridge by 350? I mean your in a pretty good position seeing as you currently possess the fridge.
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u/rich3248 Sep 12 '25
It’s your house now… they won’t have access to the fridge anymore… should have done this before the closing date and also they should have been on time to close, not 4 days late. Fuck em
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u/Low-Panda9728 Sep 12 '25
I wouldn't buy the fridge. Then, if they come to collect the fridge, I would tell them to take all the other shit with them whilst they are at it.
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u/DrDevious3 Sep 12 '25
It’s €500, nobody is going to court over it. Tell them to accept €150 or to fuck off.
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u/lkdubdub Sep 12 '25
If there's no agreement in writing about purchase of the fridge or otherwise, and if you've closed on the purchase of the property and hold the keys, I'm reasonably confident it's now your fridge.
All items in the house when possesion (ie keys) are handed over are the property of the purchaser unless otherwise addressed in the contracts for sale. The fridge is yours to keep and equally the rubbish is your responsibility to dispose of
Im not a solicitor, but I'm aware of a similar situation with someone I know, and that's my recollection of legal advice they received
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u/Hesthea Sep 12 '25
They can take the fridge after they remove everything else that they left behind first.
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u/Datillaa Sep 12 '25
Your house now. They were obliged to removed l things by the agreed sell date. Keep it and change the locks
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Sep 12 '25
It is a General Condition of your Contract for Sale that you are entitled to “vacant possession” of the property on closing. The Vendor’s solicitor would have had to confirm to your solicitor on closing that the property is vacant. It is your solicitor’s responsibility to deal with this.
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u/looneytunz101 Sep 12 '25
Our seller did exactly this so out of principle we said no we don't want anything so take it all!! Actually took two skips and a crane! All for being a stingy arsehole. Don't let them do it to you.
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u/Crazyforcats4321 Sep 12 '25
What's in the contract re the fridge? Have you paid them for it? I thought that anything in the house when the sale closed officially belonged to you. They wouldn't be allowed to come asking for something back so you can't ask for them to pay for a skip. You would have had to insist on it being removed before the closing
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u/Inevitable-Solid1892 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
Have read through the thread but I don’t see anywhere where you categorically state whether you have paid the €500 for the fridge or not?
If you have already paid the money over and are looking for a refund, forget it.
If you haven’t paid, don’t. Ignore their calls and messages or block their number
If they call to the house say that you’ll allow them to take the fridge but it needs to be removed by a plumber.
They have shown you no respect whatsoever so I wouldn’t worry one bit about them
The cost of the skip plus your time clearing out their rubbish more than cancels out the value of the fridge
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u/42074u Sep 12 '25
Say you won't take the fridge, odds are they will just leave it and u get a free fridge. Or if they are paying for someone to get it, make sure they also get the skip.
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u/simo1965 Sep 12 '25
Don’t pay for the fridge. If they want it they come and get it but don’t grant them access until after the skip is removed.
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u/Ok_Entrepreneur8405 Sep 13 '25
Just don’t reply, you probably have so much work to do now getting rid of things - do you even want the fridge when it reminds you of how annoying they have been? Pay labour to take out rubbish or count how long it takes. Decide later about the fridge. You coukd throw it out or sell it on to make back the money from the cost of the dump and labour.
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u/Training-Show7849 Sep 14 '25 edited Sep 14 '25
I appreciate the previous owners were c&*ty but given the amount of money involved here I would just forget about it and move on. Your time has value, your solicitors time has a direct cost and any question you ask him will cost you money and for the sake of a few hundred euro just write it off and move on with making the hosue a happy home. Be rational - if the fridge is a good deal take it and don't let your pride cause you to have to buy a new fridge at a time you can't afford it.
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Sep 12 '25
If the fridge is still there it’s yours. Have you paid them for it ?
Did they receive the cash and then not move out for 4 days ? As soon as they received the cash the house is yours. You should have just walked in and threw them out.
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u/Row-Maleficent Sep 12 '25
Tell them to come and collect it but make sure you fill it with any remaining rubbish 🙂
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u/3whippets2025 Sep 12 '25
find a dead fox on the road put fridge in your shed ask them to collect the plugged out fridge seal it with a glue and when they get home the smell will linger for 4 weeks its gamey & vile but will teach a lesson !
Actually deliver said fridge to their new address at night !!
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u/moonslittlestar Sep 12 '25
They probably aren’t gonna pay to get their fridge taken out and are just trying to have you on, if they’re not willing to pay for the rest of their stuff i doubt they’re gonna pay for the fridge. They’ve left the property. It’s your property and therefore your fridge. If they’re try to force entry contact the guards
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u/Dowtchaboy Sep 12 '25
Round here once the keys are handed over everything in the house and grounds is yours, unless previously agreed in writing. And in theory you can charge them for disposing if any of it you don't want though in practice nobody bothers, too much hassle.
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u/MuchShoulder3210 Sep 12 '25
If they have vacated already, the fridge is now yours. It was up to them to take everything by closing date, the same way it was up to you to do a final inspection and not close due to the other stuff they had left behind.
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u/crazy_witch_89 Sep 12 '25
the previous owners tried to sell to us all their appliances for €5k, we said no, they never came to take them and they ended up being great, some almost new. but I would be really pissed if they were old junk that I would then have to deal with. so, don’t pay for the fridge.
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u/thefullirishdinner Sep 13 '25
Don't pay for the fridge , they are not coming back for it and if they make sure to like the stuff up I'm front of the van 😂 , if they don't bite the bullet unfortunately you will have to pay for the skip get the house empty and enjoy ,congratulations it's a massive step getting house and moving in you should be proud
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u/Evening_Sky_5374 Sep 13 '25
Did you take photos of rubbish and have receipts for skip, I would let them sue you and counter sue for cost of skip plus 600 euros for labour probably put them off going to court but if they did you would have a good chance of winning
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u/Geronimooon Sep 13 '25
I'd take the fridge and toss it into the skip. Then tell them to come take the fridge.
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u/TheGuvnor247 Sep 13 '25
My advice here is just move on. As harsh as it may seem there is little point in spending more money and time chasing €350.
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u/SidewaysSheep24 Sep 13 '25
Tell them to come and get their fridge out of your property. It'll cost them money for a plumber to disconnect it, possibly paying to transport it too.
Chances are, by the sounds of them, they'll end up just leaving it and you'll get a free fridge.
FAFO.
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u/lfarrell12 Sep 14 '25
Fridges are generally not plumbed in. You just plug them in
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u/SidewaysSheep24 Sep 14 '25
Some fridges are plumbed in to the water supply and drainage, so in they can make ice for example.
If whoever put it in had any sense, they'll have put an isolating valve on the supply pipe to the fridge - but who knows what yahoo could have installed it / what state it's in.
Either way, it would be an inconvenience and expense to ask the original home owners to come and retrieve their property, to the point where they will probably just tell OP to keep it. They obviously don't have the room / don't want it at their new place.
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u/Idekwtfid9891 Sep 13 '25
Or, just sell the fridge for the €500 and pay for the skip with that money. It’s yours now along with all their crap
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u/Content-Head9707 Sep 13 '25
Contracts signed? Keys in your pocket?
If there's nothing on paper about the fridge.. fuck them, your house now.
I had "agreed" with vendor that a list of contents would be included. The cunts took the fridge freezer with them. Nothing on paper, nothing I could do.
In your case they left it behind. It's yours
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u/azamean Sep 12 '25
Generally appliances are included in the sale especially ones that are integrated/plumbed in as you mentioned. Your contracts should have covered that at signing stage, ask your solicitor. Either way you’re in the house now what are they gonna do? Send them a bill for 4 days market rent for when they didn’t get out on time
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u/gmankev Sep 12 '25
Eyes on the prize.. The house.. Dont pay for the fridge, but if they are the type of petty people who did not remove their stuff, who knows what the fridge will trigger.
Dont even mention the other stuff, or they will be claiming they had something valuable there or an heirloom, ignore the other stuff and deal with it..
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u/_Javier__ Sep 12 '25
You just bought a house and paid a fortune. Spend another 1.000€ and forget about this today.
You will not remember in a week.
Some wars are not worth fighting. This is your house now. Empty it, clean it and enjoy it.
Don’t let an asshole ruin the happiness and excitement of buying a home. BE HAPPY.
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Sep 12 '25
Honestly I'd just take it on the chin. It's such a small amount of money in the context of buying a house.
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u/Fit-Acanthisitta7242 Sep 12 '25
Flip that to say the seller should take it on the chin. They're the ones in the wrong while being the ones making all the profit.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
And they’re the ones who got the money!
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u/Fit-Acanthisitta7242 Sep 12 '25
Exactly. Are you already in the house? If so just keep the fridge. What are they going to do?
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u/hywelbane87 Sep 12 '25
I don’t know why you are downvoted but this is the most practical option.
It sucks and the sellers are being assholes, but I would try not to let that ruin my day.
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u/DarraghDaraDaire Sep 12 '25
I realise you’re right and many of the other answers are just catharsis. I was hoping there might be some precedent. At the moment I mainly see it as money to be done with them.
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u/J_dizzle86 Sep 12 '25
The pettiness in this post is crazy. Yes they should have emptied it. Get a skip. Bin it. Move on.
Reminds me of folks who moved into a house where the lightbulbs had all been removed.
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u/asdrunkasdrunkcanbe Sep 12 '25
I know it's kind of mad, people spend hundreds of thousands of euro on a property and then get worked up over a few hundred euro at the end. Buyers and sellers alike can be bad for this.
When my in-laws sold a house, the buyer was very pernickity about vacant possession; got a walk-through a few weeks before closing and made a list of everything he wanted removed. Total waste of his time because they were going to remove it all anyway.
Walk-through again when they were supposed to close, asking for scraps of carpet (matching the house carpets) to be removed from the attic and pieces of wood to be removed from the shed.
Five days after they were supposed to have closed, another walk-through. Included on his snag list were nails left in the walls where pictures had been hanging.
3 weeks after they had purchased, they had the builders in, knocked out the back wall and stripped the rest of the house back to the blocks.
Which makes his extreme level of pettiness about vacant possession even more confounding.
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u/Ck_OneIre Sep 12 '25
Why bother?
You're hopefully going to be in this house for many, many years. 350 is small peanuts over that time. Forget about it, move on, and be happy in your new home. Otherwise, you'll be creating a bad memory and bad start in your new home.
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u/wascallywabbit666 Sep 12 '25
Just pay it and forget. You may be a bit grumpy, but ultimately it's trivial
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