I have been really surprised when looking at houses....

Wickedkitten

latecomer wrote: »

when we were looking at houses we saw bathrooms which hadn't been cleaned. And they wondered why their house wasn't selling.......

To be honest, that wouldn't put me off at all. The house that we are buying hasn't been lived in since the owner died in July and the garden isn't looking its best.

Not only that but it was a very old couple that had bought it when it was new and lived in for a couple of decades before she died back in 2002 so the decor is completely dated but the house is perfectly sound

Enough to put some people off I'm sure but as a result we ended up getting for almost 30% less.

All you need for a dirty bathroom is a bottle of stardrops and a bit of elbow grease!

hethmar

I dont think it would put me off if the house was everything I wanted. The dogs and the dog poo would go once you got the house. Why should it be that important?

tessie_bear

i dont like it when the kitchen bin hasnt been emptied and when they reek of smoke...very grim

Kavanne

My in laws and worried. They aren't in the market to move but if they did put their house in their market they worry that the fact next door's garden is a dog toilet would put potential buyers off.

Next door even concreted their garden over so the poo has no where to go.. just sits there.... blech

PasturesNew

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!

hethmar

Has your mil spoken to the neighbours or to environmental health?

Running_Horse

anticlaus105 wrote: »

I viewed a house where the INSIDE had been used as a dog toilet.

Sounds like a house we viewed to buy. Shown around by tenants with a huge dog, and the smell was unbelievable. We nearly made a cheeky offer when our house was in danger of falling through (as it is a good area), but they wanted £10,000 more than it was worth. It went unsold with new tenants.