MSE Blog: Would you live at a murder scene to bag a house price discount?

melanzana

I suppose it would depend whether the facts of a murder happening in a house were revealed or not when I was buying. If I didn't know, I wouldn't bother. But if I did, like many, I'd do a double take, and see what that means for me.

I would imagine that many, many houses are sold every day where awful domestic violence leading to the deaths of partners and children happen. But I wonder does everyone search the archives before exchanging?

I don't believe in ghosts, or any of that malarkey. But I do think if KNEW that something bad had happened in the house, I would put very creak and noise down to bad karma or something.

SO DON'T TELL ME!

Sinked_boat

Definitely! Would not bother me at all.

As someone else has said I bet lots of people are living in a house unaware someone has been murdered there. 5-7 women a week are killed by their partners.

Ronaldo_Mconaldo

seradjernie wrote: »

Definitely! Would not bother me at all.

As someone else has said I bet lots of people are living in a house unaware someone has been murdered there. 5-7 women a week are killed by their partners.

In which country is that then? Googling your claim shows that the figure was 2 per week at a recent high point but is now falling:

http://fullfact.org/factchecks/women_deaths_domestic_violence-28942

Anyway, i wouldn't want to live in a murder house. I think it would just give off an overall sense of dread and forboding for me.

Slinky

No chance. It's not just that he murdered them, he dismembered them and kept the bodies under the floorboards for months.

Fraise

It would spook me terribly.

I also believe that houses retain atmospheres from past events.

Goldiegirl

No.

It would come under the category of 'too obsessive about getting a discount / saving money'.

Tancred

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Absolutely not. The old terraced house I've lived in for the last 8 years has had items of clothing moving themselves around the house when nobody was inside (I'm serious).

Sinked_boat

Yeah I'm way off! I'm sure it was 5-7.fail.

Oh well I'd still live in a murder house. It would be a gruesome talking point.

Torry_Quine

Yes I would but would draw the line at the house in question with body parts down the drains. All houses of any age have a history of good and bad.

Davesnave

Tancred wrote: »

Absolutely not. The old terraced house I've lived in for the last 8 years has had items of clothing moving themselves around the house when nobody was inside (I'm serious).

You're not joking, that's serious. I should get them into the washing machine pronto, before they walk out the door!:rotfl: