When the fixtures are not fitting
Published Date:
16 February 2008
Home-owners are increasingly stripping their houses of fixtures and fittings when they sell up, especially if they accept a lower price than they wanted to, according to a report.
Sellers have drastically reduced what they are including in a house sale in recent months, a study by online conveyancers Convex.net showed.
Fixtures and fittings such as curtains and lights are either being taken away, or charged separately, while fewer house-sellers are prepared to include white goods such as fridges and freezers in the advertised sale price.
Sellers are also increasingly likely to take away garden sheds and even tree houses, according to the study of 430 transactions.
Duncan Samuel, managing director of Convex.net, said: "We are finding that people will declare that they are taking everything possible and then try to squeeze more money out of the buyer by asking for extra to leave them."
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Last Updated:
16 February 2008 8:30 AM
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Location:
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