My eyes, my eyes!! Perhaps House Doctor might have something to say?

[JustKeepSwimming]

Friend looking for houses sent me this link:

here

(hope link works!)

Really, do they really think this is how to present a house for sale?

I have never even heard of "shoeburyness"

Ilove the bit in the blurb where it says viewing is essential to fully laugh at appreciate this property

Thank you for posting that - I had a great chuckle.

Holy Moly!

That is a tad cluttered!

oh my!

House doctor would have a field day.

bran - it is a bottle of hair product (bed head).

I get a tightness in my chest when I see that much clutter

Love that it is their taste and no tv programme or style mag has reached them! Prefer it to laminate floors and brown leather sofas

That house is hilarious

But makes me twtch

LOL at the EA description: "The property is decorated in a charming 'Cottage' style theme throughout."

Somehow 'cottage style charm' isn't what came to chmind when I saw the boy's bedroom with the explosion of hardrock souvenirs.

*mind, not chmind!

Do you think they've 'outgrown' it?

I agree with Noddy - at least it's very clearly someone's home, and someone with a personality of their own!

Oh god, thats just round the corner from me!

The kids take after their parents.

Dear god, the clutter

It looks fine to me. Clean and well loved! They obviously like their possessions and stuff on the walls, but its deffo not trashed.

P.S. Tell your friend that all that stuff disappears on moving day, incase he/she hadn't realised.

I would hate to live like that, I can't stand clutter, but the house looks fine tbh, you can see beyond the crap nicknacks.

Where the fuck is Shoeburyness?

Essex coast, near Sarfend, GOML.

Infact, I am rather loving the twin pink washing up bowls

Christ, I thought it was up north, sounds like Cumbria to me

It's just a house like millions of others that people live in - it looks like the residents enjoy it. There are floorplans so you can get an idea of the room proportions and, in my opinion, the house is in good condition - the roof and exterior look well maintained. Why does it matter if there are a few too many fridge magnets? Who gives a toss what the furniture and bits and bobs are like - guess what, they take those with them when they sell.

And by the way, I really hope the house doesn't belong to someone who reads this board.

Of course my friend (& I) realise that the stuff goes on moving day.

However, having bought a flat once where the previous owners had hundreds of pictures on the walls, there is likely to be a lot of hole-filling/replastering needed when all of their pictures come down. Something worth bearing in mind - the flat walls looked like they'd been machine-gunned

Plus, there are lots of borders stuck on the walls - more work to remove than just knick-knacks on a mantlepiece.

And, my point is not about their taste/lifestyle, but about presenting your house for sale, lots of people will not see past the clutter so you are limiting your potential buyers.