Problems that knock thousands of pounds off house sale prices

From subsidence to Japanese knotweed and noisy neighbours to pet odours - things that could cause you to lose loads of cash when hoping to sell your home

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With Halloween on the horizon, nationwide cash buying company and quick sale specialists Springbok Properties has revealed the housing horror stories that could give sellers the biggest fright.

Subsidence tops the list, knocking more than £53,000 off the value of the average UK home.

Springbok Properties analysed 10 of the most common homebuyer turnoffs, calculating their typical impact on property values and what this equates to against the current UK average house price of £270,000.

The worst offender by far is subsidence, which can reduce a property's value by as much as 20 percent, equating to a loss of £54,000.

Other horrors include:

Japanese knotweed-£40,500 loss

Power lines, pylons or turbines-£37,800 loss

Flood damage/flood risk-£36,720 loss

General disrepair or overgrown gardens --£34,560 loss

Damp and mould-£27,000 loss

Nuisance neighbours - £27,000 loss

Pet odours or damage - £12,960 loss

Messy or cluttered interiors-£11,340 loss

Outdated décor - £10,260 loss