It’s A State Agent

Grotty flat sells for over asking price despite brutally honest ad

Agent warned mouldy, trash-filled home was ‘not for the faint hearted’

The property was listed for £125,000 and sold for £147,000 Eastnews Press Agency

THIS mouldy, litter-strewn flat sold for more than the asking price after the estate agent placed a brutally honest advert.

Rob Kahl, 42, told prospective buyers it was “not for the faint-hearted” and warned them: “Wipe your feet on the way out.”

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The ad read 'I can't flower this one up or use my normal real estate jargon to make this sound any better' Eastnews Press Agency

The estate agent warned of rubbish, mould and potentially fleas Eastnews Press Agency

His Rightmove ad said: “I can’t flower this one up or use normal estate agent jargon to make this sound any better.

“The property is full of rubbish, there is mould on the walls and I think there may even be some fleas.”

The flat's vendors had recently evicted some not-so-charming tenants and couldn't face setting foot inside Eastnews Press Agency

Aside from the trash and mould the place was 'actually OK' the agent said Eastnews Press Agency

But he added the two-bed flat underneath the trash in Westcliff, Essex, was “actually OK”.

The ad made no secret of the fact the flat needed work Eastnews Press Agency

It went on sale last month for £125,000 and sold after only three days for £147,500.

Rob said: “I get bored writing the same adverts. It was obvious it needed a lot of work so I tried something different.”