Crutches, a prosthetic leg, false teeth and even a gimp suit – just some of the things people say they discovered upon moving in to their new homes.
The unwanted or forgotten items were revealed in a new poll conducted by a home buying company.
It also found sneaky South Lanarkshire residents ranked third worst for both intentionally leaving items behind or just plainly forgetting to lift stuff before they moved.
Everyone should be recycling in this day and age and they say that someone’s old trash can be another person’s treasure.
The chances are that the home owner who discovered the gimp suit may not have been able to come up with an alternative use for it. A secret room was also discovered in one house which had chains attached to the wall.
It’s unclear from the poll if the room was in the same place the fetish suit was discovered.
The findings, pardon the pun, were revealed in the poll carried out by online company WeBuyAnyHome.
They polled 2000 people and discovered that the most common thing found when moving into a new place were messages scrolled on a wall. More than a third (36 per cent) found a message of some sort.
Plants, clothing and costumes also ranked highly. With one resident in Scotland discovering an Army Captain’s uniform.
The most common items found by house movers in Lanarkshire, hidden away in lofts in cupboards, are Christmas trees, VHS video recorders, underwear, and old unwanted sports equipment.
Some of the more fortunate found bundles of cash, while possibly the worst finds were rotting food.
One respondent claimed they discovered children still in the house when they arrived. While a number found household pets such as cats, dogs and budgies.
Others discovered hidden “treasures” such as wedding rings, weapons and a tambourine.
The poll discovered that a quarter of people in Scotland admitted forgetting stuff when flitting, and even more - 27 per cent – owned up to leaving their unwanted junk behind intentionally, with South Lanarkshire residents among the worst offenders in the country.
And it seems that younger people are most guilty of leaving unwanted possessions behind intentionally, with
40 per cent of those who admitted doing so, being aged from 25 to 44 years old.
