Smell of smoke and nicotine stains can stub out value of your home by €20,000

NICOTINE stains and the smell of smoke could lower the price of your house by €20,000, according to new research.

Experts in England have said yellow stains and the odour of stale smoke mean that 30% of buyers would offer about 10% less than the asking price.

According to the latest Permanent TSB house price index, the average Irish house price is just over €230,000, which would mean smoking could cost the seller €23,000.