Someone asked about leaving a ‘handover note’ when moving house – 21 examples of the good, the bad, and the downright odd
13.
‘My outgoing owners left the place filthy covered in cat hair and dust and dirt.’
–BoysenberrySevere224
14.
‘A short note was left in the flat when I moved in with info about the stopcock for example, and labels hanging on the water tank so I knew which switch was what. I also got a card and hamper with tea, biscuits and mugs from the mortgage broker which was so lovely and unexpected. I’d like to do the same when it’s my time to sell and move on.’
–Thinking10Thinking
15.
‘We bought from a dead bloke and he left a piano.’
–Thrown_Away_Life
16.
‘I left a card, a pack of tea, my old kettle and a bottle of milk in the fridge.’
–sock_cooker
17.
‘My seller left a half-empty pack of Nicorette chewing gum on the radiator in the living room, and a 240v live mains wire hanging under the stairs for me, so that was nice.’
–AdamOr
18.
‘My last buyers were such lunatics during the buying process that they got nothing. They then complained to the solicitor that I’d left the compost bin and compost. Would probably have complained about me leaving useful paperwork and a card.’
–LegitimatePieMonster
19.
‘Previous owner left me five pints of Guinness in the local.’
–Vocalsoul
20.
‘My handover note would have been two short words because they were vile. I wouldn’t bother. Just lay the keys out and leave all paperwork, rub your hands and close the door.’
–Zig07
21.
‘When my folks moved in 85, the seller had taken all of the lightbulbs, curtain rails, shower curtain and toilet seat but did leave them 8 sausages defrosting on the draining board and a cat locked in the back bedroom.
‘A week later they received £5 in the post with a note saying it was for cat food, no forwarding address other than they had gone to France. Insanity. I still remember laying awake all night in that bedroom with the streetlights shining in.’
–ComprehensiveAd8815
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