Mortgage seekers not scared of ghosts

A large number of British homebuyers said they would not be put off by rumours that the house was haunted.

The research, carried out by the Portman Building Society, showed that 43 per cent did not care about "evil spirits" or anything of the sort.

Over a third said they would not mind a house with a "sinister past", while almost 75 per cent said they would not be worried if the previous owner had died in the house.

Meanwhile, over a third of those surveyed said they had lived in a "haunted house".

Furthermore, almost a quarter of respondents said that they would hire an exorcist should things go bump in the night, rather than move out.

The news is good for those looking to sell their home, as Lynsey Hallam of the Portman Building Society said that "demand for property remains pretty much the same whether it is renowned to be haunted or not."