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Compulsive Hoarding in Later Life and Managing the Home

January 15, 2022 By Avery Associates

Greater disposable income coincided with the emergence of the late 20th century phenomenon of accumulating trappings of wealth. But there does come a time when we must start to declutter. However, as Gloria Stafford says so eloquently, we must first face the question … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: accumulating clutter, beckenham, compulsive hoarding, house clearance, jeffrey avery

Situational Hoarding – Fresh Insights into Clearing a Hoarded House

October 15, 2021 By Avery Associates

situational hoarding

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...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: behaviour, compare, compulsive hoarding, covid pandemic, dispositional, panic buying, situational

How Covid-19 Affects the Way We Do Our Probate Work

June 2, 2020 By Richard Farrell

covid-19 affects the way we do our probate work

The coronavirus is affecting all of us, and it’s becoming evident it will be with us for a while. We have refined our health and safety policy so we can continue delivering exemplary service. Many of our clients are unaware how Covid-19 affects the way we do our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chattels Valuation, Probate Valuation Tagged With: available, compulsive hoarding, covid-19, england, free quotes, house clearance, inspection, probate, valuation, wales

OCD and the Covid-19 Impact – The Latest Research

June 2, 2020 By Richard Farrell

ocd and the covid-19 impact

Compulsive hoarding is too slim a topic to attract much attention from scientific researchers at this time. However, the broader debate around OCD and the Covid-19 impact did obtain the interest of one Dr Debanjan Banerjee. He works with the National Institute of Mental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: compulsive hoarding, covid-19, effect, extent, findings, impact, obsessive compulsive disorder, ocd, report, research

OCD and Compulsive Hoarding in Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum

May 5, 2020 By Richard Farrell

ocd and compulsive hoarding

Spectrum mental disorders include a range of linked conditions. The syndromes in the range may display similar outward signs. Or be the result of the same subconscious triggers. Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder OCD and Compulsive Hoarding can still be difficult to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: break points, compare, compulsive hoarding, contrast, differences, obsessive compulsive disorder, obsessive compulsive spectrum, ocd, overlaps

Is Diogenes Syndrome a Sub Category of Compulsive Hoarding?

April 28, 2020 By Richard Farrell

diogenes syndrome

Diogenes the Cynic was a disruptive Greek philosopher who was aged about 89 when he died in the 3rd century before the current era. He was no respecter of wealth or power. When Alexander the Great visited him, he refused to get up off the ground to greet him. One of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: compare, compulsive hoarding, contrast, define, describe, differences, diogenes, similarities, syndrome

The Potential Effects of Hoarding Disorder on Families

April 19, 2020 By Richard Farrell

A report in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 21, Issue 6 brought the impact on families into sharp relief. The research team spent a year collecting data before they revealed three underlying themes of deteriorating quality of life, shattered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: children, compulsive hoarding, effects, family, impacts, parent, spouse

What Compulsive Hoarding Is and How Doctors Can Treat It with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

April 14, 2020 By Richard Farrell

what compulsive hoarding is and how doctors can treat it

Compulsive hoarding is an impulsive response that makes it extremely difficult to throw things away. The only way to fix this may be clearing the hoarded house. However before taking such a radical step, we first need to understand what compulsive hoarding is, and how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: causes, cbd, cognitive behavioural therapy, compulsive hoarding, how doctors treat it, origins, triggers, what it is

Compulsive Hoarding Disorder – A General Overview of a Deep Topic

April 1, 2020 By Richard Farrell

compulsive hoarding disorder in the garage

Compulsive hoarding disorder is a lifestyle characterised by accumulating an abnormally large number of things of little value. These are kept in a chaotic manner, as opposed to in a tidy collection. When Compulsive Hoarding Disorder Needs Attention However this only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: accumulation, advice, compulsive, compulsive hoarding, definitions, disorder, examples, house clearance, ocd, principles, solutions

Dementia and Hoarding We Explore Sporadic Links

March 2, 2020 By Richard Farrell

We should be careful not to assume a direct link between these two conditions. That’s because we know of people with the one, but not the other. None the less there are interesting things to learn where both are present. We provide this information in the general … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding, House Clearance Tagged With: compulsive hoarding, dementia and hoarding, help clearing a hoarders hpuse, hoarder clearance london, hoarder house clearance, house clearance hoarder

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Jenny Schon
Dec 3, 2021
 by Jenny Schon on Avery Associates
Well done

This truly is a 'one stop shop' for all things relating to Probate valuations and clearance. Jeffrey is a 'facilitator' and full marks to him for finding... Read More

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Oct 26, 2021
 by Kevin Anderson on Avery Associates
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Our aunt was a recluse and hoarder. She died leaving two properties in London that were dilapidated and completely hoarded. Unfortunately, because everything... Read More

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Aug 26, 2021
 by T. Hackett on Avery Associates
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