Clients often ask us how does compulsive hoarding begin. Did my aged relative fall into it after their partner died, they ask, or is it something that happens with aging? We found an interesting post at Very Well Family we decided to share. Because hoarding, believe or … [Read more...]
Into the Mind of a Compulsive Hoarder
A compulsive hoarder stores junk nobody wants, right? Wrong! A hoarder keeps possessions they believe are valuable, and they can’t help doing so. We explore the mind of a compulsive hoarder in this post. What makes them tick? Is there any way to help them stop? A … [Read more...]
Should Hoarders See a Doctor?
Hoarded homes can be a real challenge when we arrive to do a RICS property valuation for a deceased estate. Sometimes we can’t even reach into some spaces to do a proper assessment. More than a few clients ask us whether they made a mistake to look past the evidence. … [Read more...]
Ways to Understand and Help a Hoarder
Hoarding is a clinically-diagnosed condition where someone compulsively accumulates objects. They can’t stop what they are doing, and refuse to clear their home. Avery Associates clears hoarded houses as part of their probate service. We dedicate this article to ways … [Read more...]
Diagnosing, Assessing and Treating Hoarding Disorder
Ask the average doctor and they will tell you chances are slim a patient will arrive and say ‘hey doc I think I have hoarding disorder’. That because hoarding is not a problem for people who hoard. Therefore treating hoarding disorder often begins with someone … [Read more...]
Compulsive Hoarding Disorder – A General Overview of a Deep Topic
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...]
Extreme Hoarding – 25 Years Of Compulsive Hoarding In London Property
Hoarding in London is now worse than ever as tv programme "buried alive" brings hoarders situations out into the open and a brief video of a recent hoarder house clearance we carried out can be seen by following this link to YouTube, take a look at a hoarders house from … [Read more...]
