If expensive fireplaces, doors etc were in situ when the house was repo'd and then missing and it is not obviously burglary - surely this is negligence on behalf of the lender and their agents who were looking after the property?(posted 7946 days ago)Although the house might not lose value because the items are missing, if a once perfect house is poorly presented, it will attract a lower offer - in other words undersold.
In your case, you took the shower. Strictly speaking it was a fixture and should have remained. The solicitors have claimed off the insurance claiming 'theft'. But was it really theft, and have they reported a 'theft' to the police? I think the solicitors are on dodgy ground.