u/BeanOnAJourney

England. We're moving fairly soon from a large three bedroomed house to a small two bedroomed house. The house we're moving to has the washing machine, built-in oven, and a wardrobe included in the sale so we can't take ours with us but can't really get rid of them until we actually move because we still need to use them while we're still living here. What do we do with them when we do move? Our buyers don't want them so we can't just leave them in the house. I've never moved house as an adult and i'm feeling very overwhelmed so forgive me if this is a stupid question.

England.

Our solicitor informed us that searches identified a past metalliferous (tin) mining hazard and landslides and slope instability hazard on the house we're buying. The solicitor's email said not to worry yet as it's a common finding for the area but we are understandably very concerned. We will be calling first thing tomorrow (we didn't read the email until after they'd closed for the day) but in the meantime can anybody shed any light on this? Are our concerns justified? The property is an end of terrace house built in 2013 within an older development of local authority housing built circa the 1970s, many houses of which were subsequently sold through the right to buy scheme and and are now privately owned. The area is north/east Cornwall. As far as i'm aware there were never any mines in the town or surrounding area, but the town is built on a series of quite high and steep hills.

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"Ground stability hazards are known or considered likely to have occurred within the vicinity of the Site (property and land). The Ground hazards outlined below have been identified.

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Ground Report required

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Identified

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Date: 16/06/2026

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Past underground mining hazard results

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Coal

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Not Identified

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Rare minerals

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Not Identified

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*Metalliferous

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c. Tin

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Identified*

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Clay Inc. China and Balt

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Not Identified

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Stone Inc. Limestone

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Not Identified

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Evaporites Inc. Cheshire Brine

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Not Identified

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Natural ground hazards results

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Running sands

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Not Identified

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Soluble rocks

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Not Identified

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Collapsible ground

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Not Identified

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Compressible ground

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Not Identified

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Clay shrink/swell subsidence

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Not Identified

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*Landslides and slope stability

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Identified*"

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