The biggest homebuyer turn-offs and what they could cost you🙅🏻‍♂️🏡

The biggest homebuyer turn-offs and what they could cost you🙅🏻‍♂️🏡

Despite the current market being skewed firmly in favour of sellers, the average homebuyer will still have their own individual list of turn-offs and dealbreakers, so not every home is guaranteed to sell quickly at the price it is marketed at.

New research from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, looks at the five biggest homebuyer turn-offs and how much money each of them can remove from a home’s market value. To continue reading, please Click Here


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