I’m never happier than when I get calls to assist with clearing hoarded houses in Buckinghamshire, in the heart of England. Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire all have their charms, but being on the fringe of Greater London could … [Read more...]
Situational Hoarding – Fresh Insights into Clearing a Hoarded House
The COVID-19 pandemic became a macro laboratory, when government changed their policy and forced us into lockdown. Back in April 2020, Economic Forum was already warning ‘Lockdown is the world's biggest psychological experiment - and we will pay the price’. And indeed … [Read more...]
What to Do When Collecting Turns to Hoarding
Compulsive hoarders may be hard to distinguish from other people until their habit becomes extreme. They just have a compelling difficulty getting rid of things. However, what sets them apart from serious collectors is the items have little or no real value. At least in … [Read more...]
Compulsive Hoarding as a Reflection of Broader Social Norms
There are three main streams of human science seeking to explain individual behaviour. The first of these is psychology, which examines the role of the individual mind. While the second, sociology explores the influence of groups to which the individual belongs. But … [Read more...]
Hoarding Versus Prosocial Behaviour While Sheltering from COVID
The COVID-19 surge in Australia, and subsequent city lock downs are apparently causing a run on loo paper. Scientists in four cities examined similar pandemic-related hoarding a year ago. They wanted to know whether hoarding, or prosocial behaviour would help them pull … [Read more...]
Need Support with a Hoarders House Clearance? Avery Can Assist
A hoarders house is an outward sign of the occupant’s reticence to discard items that are of no obvious use, or are valueless in other people’s minds. The items are usually piled up untidily, as opposed to a carefully curated collection of items of genuine value. A … [Read more...]
A Lay Persons Guide to Hoarding Disorder: How Does It Work?
What is hoarding in your mind? Is it something people accuse you of because your hobby is spreading itself? That’s harmless enough. However, if an elderly relative leaves their estate in your hands you could face a compulsive hoarding situation. And that's a more … [Read more...]
Valuing an Estate and Clearing a House for Probate
There’s quite a lot to do if someone talks you into valuing an estate and clearing a house for probate. If you are out of luck, you may have to do a hoarders house clearance too, but that's another story for later. If you have the time and patience for this, then … [Read more...]
Simplify Your Probate Task by Managing Your Hoarder
There can be few things more saddening than entering a deceased friend’s home and finding it piled high with junk. This is especially true if they appointed us their executor, and we have to sift through their possessions to find their valuables and last … [Read more...]
Clearing a Hoarder’s House While Checking for Value
Hoarding disorder is a compulsion that compels afflicted people to store things up for no apparent reason. This distinguishes the condition from a desire to collect items of social value. Hoarding tends to develop later in life, sometimes after a psychological … [Read more...]
