Stuff left in the house when you move in…

Your solicitor is the one to ask for clarifications – they may advise you to keep hold of it for ‘reasonable amount of time.’

What would a reasonable amount of time be? If there is very little room for storing things then I would guess it’s a shorter time than if it’s junk in a corner of an outbuilding.

You could make attempts to contact the person who previously owned the house and give them a deadline for removing items.