Our thanks to the price comparison site www.gocompare.com who, a couple of days ago, published a survey of the top 20 property turn-offs for potential buyers:-
Rank | 20 Top Property turn-offs | % |
1 | Damp patches, stained walls and ceilings | 70 |
2 | Property in poor state of repair e.g. rotten windows | 63 |
3 | No garden | 57 |
4 | Bad smells, including odours from pets, cigarette smoke, damp and food | 56 |
5 | No parking | 56 |
6 | Poor natural light, dark rooms | 54 |
7 | Unfinished building work | 54 |
8 | Small rooms | 51 |
9 | Small kitchen | 44 |
10 | Bad DIY | 43 |
11 | Dirty house | 37 |
12 | Stone cladding, render or pebble dash on outside walls | 31 |
13 | Outdated bathroom | 25 |
14 | Outdated kitchen | 25 |
15 | Artex or textured ceilings | 18 |
16 | Plastic windows | 18 |
17 | Overgrown garden | 16 |
18 | General untidiness | 16 |
19 | Cluttered rooms | 15 |
20 | Dated or over the top décor | 14 |
To avoid this sales nightmare we would be pleased to quote for a full or partial refurbishment of your current kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, home office or home cinema. Beware however – when we’ve finished you won’t want to leave!