It takes just eight minutes for a purchaser to know whether they will go ahead with buying a home.

Six in 10 adults will make their decision not to buy before even stepping through the front door - after just 4.5 minutes of standing outside.

In contrast, 15% of homeowners say they make the decision to purchase before even stepping inside, while 18% have bought the first home they saw.

Research also says that when viewing a property online, the average person takes eight minutes to choose whether to visit or not - as long as the advert is authentic.

The average house-hunter requires only two visits on average to choose a new home, but not before seeing nearly 40 other properties; 28 online and 10 in person.

When viewing properties online, six in 10 say they find it impossible to see how big the rooms are, and 49% can’t tell how light they are.

More than one in 10 complain they can’t tell the colour of rooms from static pictures, and 52% find it difficult to tell how overlooked a property is.

A third of people would welcome the opportunity to see if their furniture would fit the space, while 36% want a clear view of the layout of the rooms when looking at a property online.

Listings are crucial to a home selling quickly - they need to be accurate, detailed representations of a property.

Listed are the top 15 things that immediately put buyers off:

1. Finding out the house is on a busy main road with lots of parked cars

2. No kerb appeal whatsoever!

3. Obvious damp patches / cracks on the walls

4. Dirty / untidy / cluttered rooms

5. The smell of smoke / pets

6. Peeling or dirty paint on the walls

7. Awkward layouts

8. Terrible DIY

9. The gardens / house are overlooked

10. An outdated bathroom (coloured suite) or kitchen

11. Bathroom with no shower

12. Low ceilings and dark rooms

13. Overgrown gardens

14. A bright or scruffy front door

15. Wheelie bins in front of houses / overflowing bins.