According to Tracy Kellett, of home finders BDI Property Search:

"Telltale signs include three-quarter size beds and sofas to make rooms look bigger, tables ready laid with wine glasses and serviettes, coffee and bread smells permeating from the kitchen, smelly candles dotted around – especially in the toilet, never-read art books stashed on the coffee table, curtains that don’t close because they’re only there temporarily to dress window; baskets of painstakingly arranged fruit in the kitchen."

She's not impressed. Why? Because, apparently, she's had clients put off homes before because they've been so over-dressed families haven't been able to imagine living there. Interesting.

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