There are stately homes around the UK that use their dark past as a marketing tool. The public can even stay the night in these haunted houses to see the ghosts for themselves.
Mashroom wanted to explore the UK’s attitudes and beliefs towards the supernatural, so they surveyed 2,000 UK adults and asked them some hair raising questions. The survey revealed a number of surprising results!
The findings showed that over half of UK adults (57%) would consider living in a property knowing it’s got an unpleasant history. These surveyed confirmed they would not mind if their home would be known for being haunted or even the fact that someone was murdered there.
The research also showed that 2 in 10 (22%) think their house is haunted and 22% believe that they’ve seen a ghost.
Men are twice as likely as women to say that they are confident that their house is haunted. Men are also much more likely to consider living in a haunted property with 64% saying they would, compared to just 37% of women.
18-24’s were those to say the most that their house is haunted (42%) compared to 22% on average for all the age groups.
Looking further at the age statistics, those aged 25 to 34 were most likely to say they believe they have seen a ghost, with 30% saying so.
Londoners are most likely in the UK to say they believe they’ve seen a ghost are also most likely to consider living in a ‘haunted house’. They are also most likely to say their house is haunted, with 31% believing it is.
Agents have to disclose a ‘fair’ amount of information to property buyers and this includes ‘material information ‘. ‘Fair’ can be interpreted in a number of ways and ‘haunted’ might not be one of them.
It is the ethical choice to disclose this information to buyers. It’s not worth deviating from the rules to ensure your property sells, especially with the internet that allows tenants to have access to a wealth of information that can get you in trouble in the long term. It is essential to be open about all the property details to potential buyers or tenants.
