A messy bedroom could knock thousands off the price of your home

A new survey has revealed that a messy child's bedroom could potentially knock thousands off the price of your home.

If you’re not the type of person who makes their kids clean up their own room then you might like to know that a messy bedroom could potentially knock a massive chunk of change off the price of your house.

Mortgage providers ING Direct conducted a survey that questioned over 1,000 people on what would turn them off a house they were thinking of buying. It found that two out of five prospective buyers would be put off a property if it had an untidy boy's or girl's bedroom. So now you might be a little bit more motivated to make your kid take the dirty jocks and socks off the floor.

Other things included on the list of turn offs were traces of pet hair, smelly bathrooms, overgrown gardens and grubby kitchens.

ING Direct chief executive Richard Doe said: "Parents aiming to sell their home should bear in mind the impact an untidy kid's room could have on any offers.

"Even if the mess doesn't completely dissuade a buyer, it seems that it certainly impacts on the price they'd be willing to pay - so kids keeping their rooms spic and span could really pay off."