The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we relate with each other, at least for a long time to come. That's because close proximity, and strange environments cause us anxiety, even when we are with familiar friends. And a meeting with a stranger exaggerates that fear. … [Read more...]
Valuing and Clearing a Hoarded House for Probate
Probate is a legal term derived from the Latin word ‘probatum’ meaning something proved. Nowadays we use it in the sense of winding up a deceased estate. And incidentally clearing a hoarded house as may be needed too. The probate process includes identifying the … [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...]
Social Workers Should Manage Prejudice Before Intervening
The director of hoarding support group Clouds End, Heather Matuozzo believes social workers should put their own prejudices to bed before they can help compulsive hoarders effectively. They must confront and deal with their own problems first, she says. Or else they … [Read more...]
Six Steps Along the Road Towards a Tidier Home
Hoarding is a lifestyle syndrome characterized by acquiring too many possessions and being unable to get rid of them for emotional reasons. In extreme cases the hoard takes over entire rooms to the extent exits are blocked, and visitors have difficulty moving through … [Read more...]
Facts About Hoarding You May Be Too Shy to Ask
As many as one in twenty people in Britain are hoarders. This means somebody in your street or terrace may have a disorganized collection of junk. You probably won’t know about it unless they keep it in the yard. That’s because hoarders are usually quiet people who want … [Read more...]
Over Half Hong Kong Adults Are Compulsive Hoarders
Hong Kong became a British territory in 1842 after a spat over opium, although China got the land back in 1997. However, the special administrative region is still firmly British in terms of many ways of doing things. Woofoo Social Enterprise has been trying to convince … [Read more...]
Lost Will Found After 50 Years Under Hoarded Paper And Clutter
Will Found In Loughton, Essex Heavily Hoarded House In February this year I was asked to attend a property in Loughton, Essex to meet a lady who had the task of clearing out her uncles extremely hoarded house. Not only did the niece have to get the house cleared out … [Read more...]
Avery Associates Reviews – Compulsive Hoarding Case In Kingston, Surrey
Hi There Below is my testimonial as promised: I had to come to the UK from Australia and deal with the death of a close relative who had hoarding tendencies, who had also died in the house, and the associated problems that come with that. It wasn't a particularly … [Read more...]
