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Moved house - problems with previous owners.
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Hi,
We moved house about 9 weeks ago although we were only given one key and no instructions for any of the electrical appliances that we paid them for - including an oven which was broken - obviously it shouldn't have been! We've tried to follow up a number of times to get the spare key, instructions etc... but they say they'll drop round with them once they've found them etc... So if we have a burglary etc... with them having the other key, could they be held responsible? What legal options do we have?
Thanks,
Unisu.
We moved house about 9 weeks ago although we were only given one key and no instructions for any of the electrical appliances that we paid them for - including an oven which was broken - obviously it shouldn't have been! We've tried to follow up a number of times to get the spare key, instructions etc... but they say they'll drop round with them once they've found them etc... So if we have a burglary etc... with them having the other key, could they be held responsible? What legal options do we have?
Thanks,
Unisu.
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When we've moved we've always had the locks changed because you don't know how many friends/neighbours./family members of the previous owners had keys.
As for the instructions etc, there's nothing in the contract that says they will provide you with them, just the appliances. I had a similiar incident except it was my freezer that wasn't working which had been left. No come back though, just have to lump it and move on.
The oven is your problem now.
And now in our new house we have nine copies of the keys. One extreme to the other.