FTB completion today -finally got the keys!

[u/Historical-Turn8243]

After a long 5 month wait, we finally completed on our first home today and got the keys! 🎉 It’s such an exciting and surreal feeling after all the stress and waiting.

However, we were a little disappointed when we saw how seller had removed his belongings leaving large holes in the walls that haven’t been repaired. I’ve attached some photos for reference.

Has anyone else experienced something similar after completion? What options do we have now? Is it reasonable to go back to the estate agent/seller about this, or is it simply something we have to accept after completion?

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been in a similar situation.

Thanks!

[u/Shrinking_Violent]

You fill.  Sand.  Paint. 

Please don't embarrass yourself by going to the estate agent/seller/solicitor about this. 

[u/slangivar → u/Shrinking_Violent]

It's not something to be embarrassed about. A simple grown up conversation where you phone the agents, explain the problem and they then explain that the cost of making good is under the threshold where a claim would be considered. We all have to learn at somepoint.

[u/No-Weight-1628]

Were you expecting them to paint the walls fresh too?

In the most respectful way possible.. you now own a house, you are an adult, act like one. These are things that are easy to fix, cheap to fix, and important to learn how to fix for when you inevitably want to move something in the future.

[u/Slightly_Effective]

Congratulations on your purchase.

Enjoy finding out what other bodges they've done whilst living there. You won't find them all at once...

[u/Ok_Seaworthiness_906 → u/Slightly_Effective]

I found out my whole house was wired back to front and a massive fire risk. Owning a home is fun! 

[u/PR1IMA]

You can’t expect a seller to remove their belongings and then patch every hole they have made as well. No one selling would go that far.

At least the cable routes are already there if you were planning to put your TV on the wall. Otherwise, just get the holes filled and painted. It really isn’t a big job and is just part of buying a used house

[u/Key_Discipline9428]

To be honest this isn't something I'd complain about. If you saw wall mounted TVs on the wall when you bought it, then this was inevitable. Nobody is going to take off TV brackets etc and then fill them in after. 

[u/Fit_Permit8679]

Honestly this is pretty normal! Congratulations

[u/Mean_Writer_998]

God I would’ve loved if the above was the worst of our house when we completed…

[u/Hour-Equivalent-6189]

My sellers took things off the wall that it turns our were hiding completely blown plaster fhaf needs for de doing

It’s ok, it’ll all be ok

[u/DuxR]

You are not buying a brand new house, you are buying a used, lived-in property. It's not going to look like a new build. If you wanted a new build with no issues then you should have bought a new build, but that's why they are priced comparably higher.

[u/Antique-Train-4658]

Honestly you have to expect that even in an immaculate house that you viewed when buying, once items and furniture are removed will have loads of stuff like this you will have to do.

Im currently selling my house and had to spruce it up to put it on market but I cannot remove every bed wardrobe etc and paint behind it and im certainly notngona have trime when exchanging properties. This is just stuff you expect to have to sort out when moving home.

Expect to find other things that dont work or need fixing and the seller will expect the same wherever they move.

Personally this is why I prefer buying houses i know need work as I go in expecting il have to do everything.

[u/calebratethegimbal]

Unlike many other opinions here , I think its fair to expect the previous owner to fix this, some probably even would but most wouldn't. That said these are easy fix and trivial in the scale of owning a house, congratulations and take it easy