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BR14 replied

11 October 2018, 11:50
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

Lucky you're not living in Germany then, unfurnished means just that. That can mean no light fittings, no bathroom furnishings and so on...

Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

Just for clarity - that's for rentals.

And sales, in Netherlands they take everything they can, tight fisted t**nts
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PerfectStorm replied

11 October 2018, 11:27
Have you asked your conveyancing solicitor?
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NotAllThere replied

11 October 2018, 07:01
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

Lucky you're not living in Germany then, unfurnished means just that. That can mean no light fittings, no bathroom furnishings and so on...

Just for clarity - that's for rentals.
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darmstadt replied

11 October 2018, 00:26
Originally posted by mudskipper View Post

Agree re: light fitting. You have to leave the house in a safe condition. I'd be livid if I moved into a house and couldn't use the lights. At minimum, there should be a pendant and bulb or it is uninhabitable.

Lucky you're not living in Germany then, unfurnished means just that. That can mean no light fittings, no bathroom furnishings and so on...
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madame SasGuru replied

10 October 2018, 11:24
Originally posted by WTFH View Post

I reckon the buyer has gone in, seen the bare wires and the missing towel rail and has decided "let's see what else we can find wrong". If the bare wires/towel rail had not been a problem, the other things might not have cropped up.

+1. bare wires would just annoy me as it means additional work or a room not available when all I want to do is unload the van... This is utterly self-inflicted...
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WTFH replied

10 October 2018, 11:13
Originally posted by Manic View Post

Seriously taking out a light fitting and leaving bare wires? TBH both this and the towel rails is bad form, the other two issues I'd ignore.

I reckon the buyer has gone in, seen the bare wires and the missing towel rail and has decided "let's see what else we can find wrong". If the bare wires/towel rail had not been a problem, the other things might not have cropped up.
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Manic replied

10 October 2018, 10:09
Seriously taking out a light fitting and leaving bare wires? TBH both this and the towel rails is bad form, the other two issues I'd ignore.
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WTFH replied

4 October 2018, 07:38
Originally posted by AnthonyQuinn View Post

You will not have to pay costs. Disregard his letters and don't take his calls. He will go away after a while. You can see the fun from outside. Absolute worst case you will be able to experience a court case and be out of pocket £70. Treat this as fun and don't stress out.

No lawyer will take his case. If he emails you, to take the piss, send him typed out letters in response.

Have you seen he inventory/contract for the sale of the property?

The solicitors doing the conveyancing should be dealing with this and checking what each client signed and agreed.
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AnthonyQuinn replied

3 October 2018, 22:04
Originally posted by Sezbo88 View Post

Amazing! But he seems to think we will have to pay costs should he win. Will it have to be the small claims court for this type of case?

You will not have to pay costs. Disregard his letters and don't take his calls. He will go away after a while. You can see the fun from outside. Absolute worst case you will be able to experience a court case and be out of pocket £70. Treat this as fun and don't stress out.

No lawyer will take his case. If he emails you, to take the piss, send him typed out letters in response.
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northernladuk replied

3 October 2018, 21:07
Originally posted by GreenMirror View Post

You can make it up by organizing the Leeds meet up.....

So my punishment for being lazy and not doing something properly is to arrange a meet up? I think there is a little flaw in your logic there
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GreenMirror replied

3 October 2018, 14:37
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Laziness on my part sorry.

You can make it up by organizing the Leeds meet up.....
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northernladuk replied

3 October 2018, 13:57
Originally posted by Lance View Post

Why no 2ps or 1ps?
You feeling generous?

1p and 2p is only legal tender up to 20p so couldn't really be arsed working it out. Now you've mentioned it just take out some 20p's and put the shrapnel in. Laziness on my part sorry.
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northernladuk replied

3 October 2018, 13:55
Originally posted by DeludedKitten View Post

Which bit of the Coinage Act talks about paying in Euros rather than sterling?

I see your sense of humour bypass was a success.
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NotAllThere replied

3 October 2018, 13:43
Originally posted by DeludedKitten View Post

Which bit of the Coinage Act talks about paying in Euros rather than sterling?

I think the idea is you mix it all together, and throw in a few Euros for a laugh.
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DeludedKitten replied

3 October 2018, 13:39
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

I'd also swap a couple of the £1 coins for 1 Euro for good measure as well.

All this falls within the Coinage Act 1971 so is perfectly legal tender so he can't refuse it.

Which bit of the Coinage Act talks about paying in Euros rather than sterling?
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