Annoying phrases

[starone]

I am thinking about moving, although I have to sell this house first, so I keep looking at nice places I would like to buy. One phrase that estate agents use really annoys me - "deceptively spacious" - Deceptively? Immediately leads me to believe they are trying to deceive me and so I would not buy from them or would look very carefully at what they are trying to sell me. Any other phrases that put you off rather than tempting you?

[anneasquith]

quirky features_______________ outside toilet !

[hau kola]

That reminds me of when i went to a jewellers to get a bracelet resized. He said my wrists were deceptively slim. It was only when i got outside it struck me that he was saying i was fat........cheeky ****

[amber_stone]

Furnished in a minimalist style - spartan and bare furnishings.

[jason.p]

We once looked at a house that was described as "Bijou and compact". Believe me it was!!

[yinyang]

'In need of some attention / upgrading '


One place we viewed had a shower cubicle plumbed into the living room!

[DEN53]

Ideal for a DIY enthusiast .....................its a dump !

[pretty_snowdrop]

Its full of 'period' features..could be very nice or in serious need of updating.

[Rodge2]

We looked at one house that had a toilet in the built-in wardrobe in the bedroom. It was basically a nice house though.

[cc1]

Low maintenance garden, ie concrete

[mike11111]

Euphemisms for second-hand such as "pre-owned" or "previously loved".

[ChuckFickens]

"Ideal project to finish" means somebody else, who probably should never be allowed to breed, let alone pick up a tool has made a totally cack handed job of it so far.

[starone]

I see "caveat emptor" still applies then. I shall have to watch everything very carefully when I eventually get around to buying.