re.garden when selling house

 

We are  thinking about moving in a year or two, I will of course have to
leave my garden where I have worked hard and am now happy with. What is the
way to go about it? I suppose one has to leave growing things or can some be
removed to new garden, maybe I should start taking cutting`s and sowing
seeds in pots now. Do ornamental pots etc go with the house,  questions
questions questions ? Words of wisdom and advice will be appreciated .

kate

 

Kate Morgan wrote:

AFAIR you can take what you want with you, provided the purchaser is
notified (normally on the questionnare you complete when you find a buyer) .

If you take a lot of large established plants that the buyer assumed were
part of the purchase then be prepared for them to drop their offer!

 

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:13:59 +0100, "Kate Morgan"


When selling you can take or leave whatever you like.   However, it is
necessary to inform the prospective buyers exactly what is included in
the asking price.  
You should take cuttings into pots to take with you and certainly take
your ornamental pots unless your buyer can agree with you how much he
is prepared to pay for them (or you could up the asking price
accordingly and include them in the sale)

Basically, you must make it clear what you are removing and what you
are leaving,    Unfortunately, there have been many instances where
buyers have purchased, got the keys and found that light-bulbs, light
fittings, curtain rails, toilet-roll holders etc have been taken,
although I do believe that soaking off the wallpaper and removing
switches and door-handles is rare south of Hadrian's. <BG>


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It's the normal practice here in France :-(

Our first job after buying the house here was to go straight back out again
and buy and install some light fittings before it got dark! They took
curtain rails, toilet roll holders the lot! The wallpaper was hanging off
the walls too but that was down to rising damp.

David.

 



Taking note of what others have said, I'd like to add that you should ask
the prospective new owners what they are going to do with the garden. Our
last house had a pond and a lot of mature plants/trees etc. I did take a few
plants with me but when we were in the area after some months, we discovered
that the new owners had removed the pond and a lots of the plants etc and
grassed the lot over !!

if I'd known they were going to do that I would have taken much more stuff
with me !

Jenny