curious comment from ea

MessedUp

well i know theres only one way to find out, but have found a house id love to view but its a good four hour journey from my current location, keep wondering why it hasnt sold as its been on the market several months , and only today have i seen the final paragraph of the EAs description:
Please be advised there is something we need to discuss with you before you view this property. Please contact us on for more information.

any guesses? 
forum wont let me post a full link sorry
www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66022641.html

bouicca21

short lease? Sitting tenant? Subsidence?

Why not ring up and ask?

MessedUp

i will but theyre closed today .  

MovingForwards

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66022641.html

Don't know, how about phoning and asking?

SameOldRoundabout

That’s generally something they say to indicate it’s a cash-buy only. I asked about one before which had a hint like that and it turned out there was unremedied subsidence in the back of the house so cash buy only. Is it priced cheaper than you’d expect? 

davidmcn

bouicca21 said:

short lease? Sitting tenant? Subsidence?

Serial killer used to live there? 

anselld

No vehicle access.  Pedestrian access only via a hole in the high street wall.
Railway in the back garden.

kinger101

They'll probably advise you not to watch TV in the house.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)

ProDave

EPC  TBC  I wonder why?

It looks a nice cottage if you can put up with only pedestrian access.

Do let us know when you find out what the "issue" is?

eddddy

MessedUp said:

Please be advised there is something we need to discuss with you before you view this property. Please contact us on for more information.

any guesses? 

I very much doubt it's something like a lease issue or subsidence. The EA would just state that in the listing.

FWIW, I saw a similar comment in an EA's listing a few years ago. In that case, the reason was that an estranged husband had hired some 'thugs' to murder his wife in the house in question, for life insurance money. Her body lay in the house undiscovered for a week or two.

In that case, when contacted, the EA was actually suggesting to potential buyers that the house should be demolished, and rebuilt. Which is what eventually happened.

But obviously, there could be less dramatic reasons. (But I doubt it's something good.)

MCI

eddddy said:

MessedUp said:

Please be advised there is something we need to discuss with you before you view this property. Please contact us on for more information.

any guesses? 

I very much doubt it's something like a lease issue or subsidence. The EA would just state that in the listing.

FWIW, I saw a similar comment in an EA's listing a few years ago. In that case, the reason was that an estranged husband had hired some 'thugs' to murder his wife in the house in question, for life insurance money. Her body lay in the house undiscovered for a week or two.

In that case, when contacted, the EA was actually suggesting to potential buyers that the house should be demolished, and rebuilt. Which is what eventually happened.

But obviously, there could be less dramatic reasons. (But I doubt it's something good.)

That's interesting--were they suggesting the new occupiers might be in danger from the murderers, or was it more of a bad vibes situation? (Or maybe a bad smell from the body?)