There’s an estate agency in Japan selling houses that are up to 50 per cent cheaper than their market value, but there’s a catch – they all have a very dark history.
Jobutsu Fudosan specialises in houses known as ‘accident properties’, where tragic incidents have occurred. Japan’s law requires sellers of such property to report the incidences. It often causes the property’s price to drop significantly.
The company estimates that houses where ‘natural deaths’ occur are reduced in price by up to 20 per cent, whereas if a murder takes place in the property, the sale price is as much as halved.
Jobutsu Fudosan’s landing page (pictured) is bright and simple.
You can view the property listings here. Jobutsu Fudosan lists houses known as ‘accident properties’, where tragic incidents have occurred
Although the landing page looks the same as any other, it is bright and simple. But dive into the listings to see the details.
Jobutsu, who sometimes describes in horrific detail, gives details about each incident on every property list.
A star rating system allows customers to search properties according to the severity of incidents that took place. For instance, properties where ‘incidents or accidents’ transpired have just two stars, whereas the sites where a murder has been committed receive seven stars.
One apartment in the Hyogo Prefecture is up for sale for £91,633 (13.99 million yen). It’s described as ‘a lonely death property’ where the deceased’s body took ‘more than 72 hours to discover’.
Meanwhile, a house in the Shiga prefecture is available for rent for £426 (65,000 yen) per month. According to the listing, a murder occurred in the property.
The agency reveals that another murder took place in a 6th-floor apartment in Toyko’s Minato-ku district, which is listed at a sale price of £104,224 (15.9 million yen).
One apartment in the Hyogo Prefecture is described as ‘a lonely death property’ where the deceased’s body took ‘more than 72 hours to discover’
People who commit suicide or are killed in an accident that is related to another listed property may also be included.
The company, which was founded in 2019, has a ‘special cleaning SOS’ service, with experience in dealing with ‘body fluid stains, offensive odours, and pests’ that appear in cases of ‘lonely deaths, accidental deaths, suicides and murders’. This cleaning service restores the site to its original condition using ‘special chemicals and equipment’.
In a statement released last November, the real estate agency explains it intends to revive ‘accident properties’ and turn them into valuable real estate once again. Its mission is to ‘improve the image of the accident property’.
Jobutsu fudosan provided the following picture: The listing of a Shiga Prefecture house that was subject to a murder. Details of this tragic incident are included in the entry.
The statement reads: ‘We will perform special cleaning, dismantling, and renovation to maximize the value of the property where the accident occurred and sell it.’
The company also aims to help ‘elderly people and foreigners who need secure housing’, by enabling them ‘to realize transactions at a reasonable price’.
You can find more information at jobutsu.jp.