leaving satelite dish when moving house

[mark6869]

i will be moving house soon. Can I leave the Sky satellite dish up for the new owners or does Sky need to remove before we leave?

[Mark39]

You own the dish, so you can do what you choose with it.

[mark6869]

thank you for your reply. I thought we now rent the box not own it, so thought the same with dish

[caesarome · Accepted solution]

With a Sky+ box (where you have posted on here) you own the equipment so you can do with it as you see fit. 

[mark6869]

thank you for your help👍

[TimmyBGood]

@mark6869 

Sky doesn't take down dishes at all.

Typically for a house sale there will be a form from your solicitor where fixtures and fittings get listed, and the dish will be one of those.

If you did choose to remove it (and there's no reason to do so) you'd be expected to make good the brickwork and cable entry hole, so it's really not worth the effort and expense unless that's a condition of sale.

[TimmyBGood]

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@mark6869 wrote:

I thought we now rent the box not own it, so thought the same with dish

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Sky Q boxes are loaned.  Dish ownership still transfers to the occupant upon installation.