The top 10 most stressful experiences in modern day life revealed

According to a survey, buying a house is the most stressful experience in modern day life.

17:12 14 July 2014

A recent survey, which was conducted to identify the most unpleasant modern day life experiences, revealed that buying a home is the most stressful experience for a lot of people. This is due to high interest rates, increasing house prices, unhelpful staff and fears of imminent collapse.

The survey found that a large percentage of adults said that dabbling in the housing market is more stressful than divorce, bankruptcy, and even bereavement.

Aside from interest rates and increasing house prices, respondents said that dealing with solicitors and paperwork for weeks on end add to the unpleasantness.

Meanwhile, selling a house is also considered an unpleasant experience and it ranked higher than losing a job, becoming a parent, or planning a wedding.

Over a quarter said that not getting updates from agents trying to sell their homes and being unable to get hold of solicitors during office hours make the experience a major source of stress.

A spokesman for EstatesDirect.com, which commissioned the research, said: 'The results show just how gruelling the process is regarded and clearly it’s viewed among the most stressful events we encounter in modern life.'


The 10 Most Stressful Experiences in Modern Life

1. Buying or selling a property
2. Relationship break-up/divorce
3. Being made redundant
4. Death of a grandparent
5. Getting the sack
6. Being in debt
7. Starting a new job
8. Becoming a parent for the first time
9. Planning a wedding
10. Going broke / bankrupt


10 Most Stressful Aspects of Selling a Property

1. Slow solicitors
2. The risk of it falling through
3. The huge sums of money at stake
4. All the documentation to complete
5. Endless phone calls
6. The survey
7. Difficult vendors
8. Difficult estate agents
9. Being gazumped at the last minute
10. Disruption caused to your working day