Horror awaits couple when they open the fridge in their new home

A couple who encountered a horror when they opened the fridge at their new property have shared the dismay online.

They had settled on the purchase of the home, but a “filthy” surprise awaited. The fridge was full of dog hair.

The entire house was littered with fur, from the vendors’ three dogs, leading the couple to suspect they stopped cleaning after the house sold.

In a Reddit post, the buyers explained there was ample time for the previous owners to swoop around with a vacuum before handing over the keys. Somehow, there was enough dog hair that it blew into the fridge and collected.

“I think after our vendors had a sale agreed they stopped cleaning up after their three dogs,” the post said.

“When hoovering the main bedroom I had to empty the hoover four times before I’d done the length of the room once. Also found that they’ve nail gunned (why?!) the window frame in what was meant to be our toddlers room.

“I know this is part and parcel of buying and there are always some suprises, but f****** dog hair on all the window frames and windows up to ceiling height is nuts.

“I’m just shouting into the void with this one.

“For anyone who wants a timeline – we accepted an offer May 7th and had our offer accepted May 12th. Completed September 20th. There were some delays the leasehold paperwork on our house we were selling that took eight weeks to resolve so don’t think it was a slow process all in all.”

The post was met with sympathy, especially from buyers who suffered a similar occurrence.

“Sellers of our old house did the same,” one comment said. “Clearly stopped cleaning completely after offer was accepted. Like not even wiping up spills in the kitchen… for months. The house stank of bins and dog poo and sewage. I cried when we got the keys.”

Another Reddit reader said they should have done an inspection before settlement, but the buyer responded that there was little they could do, as they would not have wanted to back out of the deal.

One mum said in her response that she bought a house with a six-week-old baby and endured debt collector letters and phone calls to the address. The sellers had left with a mountain of unpaid bills which, although they were not her obligation, the ongoing communication was her cross to bear.