Junk left over after sale

dar_cool

Hi all,
We just completed our first house buy in the country, a lovely house on 2 acres. Alot of sheds and outbuildings , still alot of junk lying around and in the sheds, Got onto the solicitor who reckons there's not much I can do. She is going to send a letter to vendors solicitor. This happen to anybody on here ? Probably be around 3/400 for a skip to get rid of all the crap.
Cheers

Michael D Not Higgins

They're not supposed to leave their old junk behind but it's fairly common. You won't have much luck trying to get them to remove it.

antoinolachtnai

Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »

They're not supposed to leave their old junk behind but it's fairly common. You won't have much luck trying to get them to remove it.

Yep get the skip, get rid of the stuff and forget about it. You are in the right but it is just a waste of time.

L1011

Would have needed it to be a contract condition. I had it for the inside of the house but forgot the shed, three sodding skips! Turning circle not there to get a roro skip and the largest normal ones are for light waste only.

Ms Doubtfire1

If you order the skips just before the christmas you get to keep them until the new year for the price of a day or 2 as they don't pick up during the christmas wekk...should give you enough time to clear it all out.

macnug

Skips have gone really expensive lately, my local place won't even let you fill above the top anymore. It might be cheaper to get a lend of a van/trailer or even rent a van and do a couple of trips to the dump, depending on how far the dump is from your house.

Sleepy

If a lot of the waste is metal you might find some members of the local travelling community will take it off your hands for very little...

the_syco

Sleepy wrote: »

If a lot of the waste is metal you might find some members of the local travelling community will take it off your hands for very little...

Would advise against this, in case they see something in your house that they decide to come back for.

dar_cool wrote: »

Hi all,
We just completed our first house buy in the country, a lovely house on 2 acres. Alot of sheds and outbuildings , still alot of junk lying around and in the sheds

Are we talking rubbish, or possible farming supplies? Get talking at "ye local shop" and show pictures of said stuff, as someone make take the bulk off your hands for nought.

dar_cool

Just old building supplies. Bits of scaffolding. Bags of rubble, lengths of wood, coving, guttering, old wheels off a big trailer, I will gather it all up and see what exactly is there.
Thanks for the help lads

The Princess Bride

Some of that sounds recyclable, might reduce your waste costs considerably by bringing what you can to your local recycling depot.

CianRyan

Old metal can be sold to scrap metal dealers. Old wood can be turned into heat during the winter and the rest, well... If it was me I know I'd find a use for it.

you could post ads on freedtradeireland and jumbletown.

You'd be surprised at what people will take off your hands

L1011

Sleepy wrote: »

If a lot of the waste is metal you might find some members of the local travelling community will take it off your hands for very little...

Leave road end of skip. Do not block skip. Will no longer be in skip taking up space the next morning...

me_right_one

dar_cool wrote: »

Just old building supplies. Bits of scaffolding. Bags of rubble, lengths of wood, coving, guttering, old wheels off a big trailer, I will gather it all up and see what exactly is there.
Thanks for the help lads

Well thats not exactly "junk". They are possessions, worth money. Any pics? I would gladly take some of it if you are close.

StupidLikeAFox

+1 for the suggestions above - stick it on done deal or adverts and mark as free to take away - people will be all over it

sunnysoutheast

L1011 wrote: »

Leave road end of skip. Do not block skip. Will no longer be in skip taking up space the next morning...

.....and the skip will be piled high with other people's rubbish blowing everywhere! Somehow people have a spidey sense about an unwatched skip.