House Buyers get a shock

Post by **faceless** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:05 pm

Corpse surprise for house hunters
Friday, February 8, 2008

British house hunters examining a prospective property found an unwelcome surprise in the main bedroom - the owner's body hanging from a belt in the walk-in cupboard. A an estate agent accompanying the prospective buyers quickly ushered them out after they came across the body on Sunday in a house in the village of Quorn, in central England, the real estate agency Hartleys said. 'It was quite a shock,' a spokesman for Hartleys understated. 'Our agent quickly ushered everyone out, locked the property and called the authorities.'

The agent also contacted the man's family. The house, which was for sale for about £350,000, was quickly taken off the market. Police confirmed that a man's body was discovered in the house, and that the death was not being treated as suspicious.

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nekokate · Post by **nekokate** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:14 pm

"Look at those fabulous curtains! This guy must be in the closet... Aaaaargh!!!!"

Post by **Skylace** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:01 pm

Talk about a shock indeed! I couldn't even imagine. I mean with house prices these days that's enough of a scare!

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:51 pm

Can you imagine??? That poor real estate agent! "Oh, the body in the closet? No, we won't charge you extra for that..."

girldorksrule · Post by **girldorksrule** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:28 pm

So the agents don't go into the house first to do a look through before selling it? I think if I were the prospective buyers I'd now be content to stay where I was.

Post by **Skylace** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:53 pm

girldorksrule wrote:So the agents don't go into the house first to do a look through before selling it? I think if I were the prospective buyers I'd now be content to stay where I was.

I have a feeling they did have the house to go through before but you don't check it each time before a showing.

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:47 pm

Skylace wrote:
girldorksrule wrote:So the agents don't go into the house first to do a look through before selling it? I think if I were the prospective buyers I'd now be content to stay where I was.
I have a feeling they did have the house to go through before but you don't check it each time before a showing.

I suspect that this one just might!