boydens.co.uk 13 News Tidy House, Tidy Mind Not only is a clean and tidy home a selling point for any buyer, it also says a lot about your outlook on life! Research into homeowners by Procter & Gamble divided the respondents into those with messy and tidy homes, with some interesting and surprising results. As many as 76% of people who claim their house is ‘spick and span’ also describe their outlook on life as positive and ‘glass half full’. On the flip side, a staggering 72% of those who admit their house is a mess say they have a mostly ‘glass half empty’ outlook. Meanwhile, half of those (50%) with messy houses describe themselves as ‘artistic’. According to the data, if you’re a bookworm you’re more likely to have a messy home (38%), with a further 28% of untidy dwellers claiming they are ‘academic’. Surprisingly, Brits who have spotless houses are most likely to have an active social life, loving hosting parties and entertaining (17%), compared to a national average of 10%. Over a fifth of the Brits polled (22%) are guilty of secretly judging other people with messy homes, with 38% of tidy people confessing they don’t understand how they can live in a dirty, untidy house. Meanwhile the research suggests that cleaning could benefit our mental health, as almost a quarter (23%) of the Brits polled reckon cleaning their homes from top to bottom makes them feel calm and relaxed. In fact, 36% say that when their house feels clean and tidy, it makes them feel serene, while a third say being in a messy home is a sure way to make them feel stressed and depressed. Also, while having people round (68%) and hosting dinner parties (49%) would be out of the question for someone with a messy house, 42% admit they can’t even relax on the sofa if their home is a tip. At a Glance: *Properties in Essex had an overall average price of £406,432 over the last year. The majority of sales in Essex during the last year were terraced properties, selling for an average price of £367,670. Semi-detached properties sold for an average of £421,349, with detached properties fetching £610,458. Overall, sold prices in Essex over the last year were similar to the previous year and 13% up on the 2019 peak of £359,711. (Source: Rightmove, September 2022) *Properties in Su olk had an overall average price of £319,708 over the last year. The majority of sales in Su olk during the last year were detached properties, selling for an average price of £469,222. Semi-detached properties sold for an average of £285,619, with terraced properties fetching £234,892. Overall, sold prices in Su olk over the last year were similar to the previous year and 14% up on the 2019 peak of £279,373. (Source: Rightmove, September 2022) *Research by Comparethemarket has found that almost a third of homeowners whose fixed rate mortgages are nearing an end in the next three years will only consider remortgaging to a long-term fixed rate deal... see page 14 for more on remortgaging.
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