In article .com,
writes:
Chris,

When I bought my house recently the contract stated "vacant
possession". So when the owner left a load of crap behind I was able to
get my solicitor to chase them up and the offending items were removed
soon after.

Don't know if this applies for land purchase, though. What happens if a
load of stuff is fly-tipped just before a land purchase goes through?

or if you were renting the land before and the rubbish was yours ;-)

--
Andrew Gabriel