What do homeowners dread most about the house moving process?🙄

What do homeowners dread most about the house moving process?🙄

Its often cited along with death, divorce, and getting married as one of life's most stressful events. But what exactly is the cause of stress when you move home?

A new study of 2,000 adults who have gone through the arduous task of moving found 60% found the experience 'stressful', while 40% were frustrated as many aspects were out of their control. Among the top 20 bugbears were having to deal with estate agents and solicitors and being unable to squeeze furniture into the new property. A further three in 10 even hated having the nightmare of cleaning up after the previous owners. It also emerged that almost half experienced unexpected costs when they moved, and of these, nearly one in four were taken aback by estate agent fees. To continue reading, please Click Here


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