A simple five-bedroom house valued at £420,000 has gone viral after people discovered something very unusual in the online listing.
At first glance, this spacious, detached property in Beverley, Yorkshire, looks like any other family home.
But when TikToker @viviendahorrores When he stumbled upon the listing on Rightmove, he quickly realized something “very unusual” was happening.
The house itself looked very normal in the photos, with two bathrooms, a large living room, and an open dining room and kitchen.
But posing in the middle of each photo was someone dressed as a giant panda.
A modest five-bedroom house valued at £420,000 has gone viral after people discovered something very unusual in the online listing.
The Housing Horrors manager couldn’t believe what he was seeing and told his followers: ‘There’s someone dressed as a panda in the estate agent’s photos! I am absolutely speechless.’
In the kitchen, the panda was sitting at the table eating a piece of fruit with a knife and fork.
In another picture, he was sitting in the studio, working hard on his laptop.
The panda was then photographed relaxing in the bathtub, going all out by adding a small starfish lying on its stomach.
The TikToker continued: ‘I have a lot of questions. Who is under this panda suit? Is it the owner, is it the real estate agent?
He added: “This is actually a very good marketing tactic.” I’m completely done. This is actually very good. I’ve never seen anything like it on Rightmove!
‘I feel like real estate agents need to do that more often, just have a little fun with the photos.
“I really think this is a very smart move as a lot of people are struggling to sell their house, but obviously this will generate a lot of clicks because people will start sending it to each other.” This is the way to do it, people.
TikTok page @housinghorrors was left stunned after stumbling upon the listing on Rightmove and noticing a giant panda in the images.
In the kitchen, the panda was sitting at the table eating a piece of fruit with a knife and fork.
The panda worked up a sweat while working out in his home gym in another hilarious photo.
In another picture, he was sitting in the studio, working hard on his laptop.
The panda was then photographed relaxing in the bathtub, going all out by adding a small starfish lying face down.
In a cheeky snap, the panda enjoyed a shower and worked up a sweat while working out in his home gym.
People quickly flocked to the comments to praise the fun idea and reveal their surprise at seeing a giant panda in the otherwise perfectly normal photos.
They wrote: “I don’t know, I think this is great marketing”;
‘I will only buy it if it comes with the Panda’; ‘It makes people look at the listing. very intelligent’;
‘MY GOD! I just put a house on the market and we wish we had done this!!’;
‘I think it’s ridiculous to please people like that’;
‘Does the panda come with the house?’ asking for a friend.’
People quickly flocked to the comments to praise the fun idea and reveal their surprise at seeing a giant panda in the otherwise perfectly normal photos.
Upon closer inspection, a giant panda can be seen on the porch of the house.
After investigation, FEMAIL can reveal that the house was put up for sale in 2016 and that the panda was none other than the owner, Lee Wilson, himself.
Lee, 42, rented the panda suit from his local real estate agent and used it for photographs in hopes of bringing the property to life.
Richard Welpton, director of East Yorkshire-based estate agency Quick and Clarke, bought the suit for £78 on eBay.
He previously said: ‘I get really bored of seeing the same old photos and videos. For me it’s a bit like Groundhog Day.
‘I asked a lot of customers but none of them wanted to do it, so I thought it would be fun to have them dress up.
After investigation, FEMAIL can reveal that the house was put up for sale in 2016 and that the panda was none other than the owner, Lee Wilson, himself.
“That idea didn’t catch on until Lee agreed to do it and we hope it makes the house stand out.” We certainly had a lot of laughs filming the video.”
The marketing strategy was clearly a huge success, as Richard said the house received “a lot of interest” and was quickly taken off the market. It said the click-through rate was more than five times higher than its other properties.
Lee, who put his house on the market in hopes of downsizing, said, “I thought it was a novel way to show the house; it’s a little different.”
‘I think it’ll probably be something that people will remember, just because it’s a bit random.
“They’ll always think, ‘I’ll take another look at that house with the panda in it.'”
