‘Family home’ with Nazi memorabilia removed from portals

Purplebricks terminated Lincolnshire home seller's contract after images of "offensive" memorabilia from a virtual tour were shared online.

Spilsby house

A Lincolnshire house listing has been removed from property portals after a virtual tour revealed what appeared to be a collection of Nazi-era memorabilia inside the home.

Lovely semi-detached family home.”

The three-bedroom semi-detached property in Spilsby was being marketed by Purplebricks for offers in the region of £190,000 and described as a “lovely semi-detached family home”.

The virtual walkthrough reportedly showed a study containing Wehrmacht helmets, wall-mounted firearms, military knives, a Waffen-SS poster and Nazi eagle insignia.

Images circulating on social media also appeared to show a mannequin wearing a German military field cap and a display of large knives mounted on a wall beside a Nazi propaganda poster.

The Telegraph reports that Purplebricks subsequently removed the listing from its website and terminated its contract with the seller after images from the virtual tour were shared online.

The company had created the walkthrough as part of its marketing package, using photographs taken inside the property to generate a digital 3D tour for prospective buyers.

Listing removed

The property was also removed from the major portals.

A spokesperson for Zoopla said: “The listing was live for a short time and we acted swiftly upon notification to remove it from our sites. We work regularly with our agent partners to ensure property listings comply with appropriate standards.”

A spokesperson for Rightmove said: “As soon as we became aware of the offensive imagery, we immediately took steps to remove it and we’ve spoken to the estate agent marketing the property to let them know the action that we’ve taken.”

A Purplebricks spokesperson told the Negotiator: ‘We have removed the property from our website and apologise for any offence caused. We have now terminated our contract with the seller.’


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