Price hit for ‘haunted’ properties

Haunted houses and properties linked to supernatural phenomena are likely to lose 17 per cent of their value – while more than half of Scots would be put off buying a home with paranormal links, a report has found.

People said they would pay an average of £38,574 less on the average UK property price if they thoguht it was haunted.

Adam Collings, of UKTV Really, said: “It’s staggering how much could be wiped off the value of your property, should you feel your house is haunted; and just how many of us have experienced spooky goings-on at home.

The paranormal property study was commissioned by the channel to mark a new series Help! My House is Haunted. Two Scottish properties – Balgonie and Fyvie Castles – feature in the series.