Date Published 29 January 2022
Whilst we do our best not to annoy our buyers or sellers, here are the UK's top 40 of things which would put us Brits off buying a house!
1. A busy road with lots of parked cars
2. Obvious damp patches
3. Discovering the house was on a main road
4. Cracks on the walls
5. Awkward layouts
6. The smell of smoke
7. Too many fast food shops on the same road
8. The gardens / house are overlooked
9. A shared driveway
10. Peeling or dirty paint on the walls
11. Terrible DIY
12. Power lines ahead
13. The smell of pets
14. Rooms that have to have lights on
15. Ashtrays in the rooms
16. Dirty toilets
17. Low ceilings
18. Aerial masts nearby
19. Train or bus station nearby
20. Bathroom with no shower
21. Stone cladding
22. Brown double glazing
23. Overgrown gardens
24. An outdated bathroom or kitchen
25. A bright or scruffy front door
26. A colourful bathroom suite
27. Overflowing bins
28. A front door with multiple security locks
29. Wheelie bins in front of houses
30. Cluttered rooms
31. Textured ceilings
32. A bar in the living room
33. Discovering the house was on a corner plot
34. Yellowed paintwork
35. A dining room which can't fit a dining table
36. A utility room the size of a cupboard
37. Leylandi bushes
38. Untidy rooms
39. Rendered housing
40. The estate agent!! 🤣🤣
