Fixtures and Fittings List

Who this is for

What stays, what goes and what is for sale. Walk the house room by room and give each item a line, ticking whether it is included in the sale, taken away or offered to the buyer at a price. The sheet totals the items offered and counts the rest.

Sellers preparing the information their solicitor and buyer will ask for, and buyers checking what they have been told stays with the house.

What this helps you track

• Each room's items listed on their own lines
• Which items are included in the sale price
• Which items the seller is taking
• Which items are offered for sale, and at what price
• The total value of everything offered to the buyer

How to use it

1. Write the property, the seller and the date at the top.
2. Walk round the house, including the garden, garage and loft, and give each item a line with its room.
3. Tick one column per item: included, excluded or offered for sale.
4. Enter a price for anything offered for sale; leave it blank for everything else.
5. The offered total and counts are worked out in the browser and the workbook; on paper, add the prices of the ticked offered items.
6. Send the finished list to your solicitor and keep it consistent with any form they ask you to complete.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser
• Excel / Google Sheets workbook

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The workbook uses plain formulas only — SUM, IF, COUNTIF and the like — so it opens in Excel, LibreOffice and Google Sheets without anything breaking, and every calculated cell is grey so you can see which figures it worked out.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

What is the difference between a fixture and a fitting?

Loosely, fixtures are attached to the building and fittings are free-standing, but where the line falls varies. Listing every item as included, excluded or for sale avoids relying on the label.

Does this replace the form my solicitor sends?

No. If your solicitor uses a standard form, complete that too. This list helps you decide what to put on it and gives you a room-by-room record to check against.

How should I price items offered for sale?

The sheet supplies no values. Enter the price you are asking; the buyer can accept, negotiate or decline, and anything agreed should be confirmed through the solicitors.

Can buyers use this list?

Yes. A buyer can fill one in from the seller's information and walk the house on completion day to check that what was included is still there.