If I was buying a property, one of the questions I’d like answered is, “Are there any doors with locks to which no key will be handed over?”

I’ve just been to a job where a new owner was faced with seven doors where there were locks but no keys. Luckily they were all open and were all straightforward locks to rekey.

So, amongst the 1001 things to worry about when buying, I do suggest a one thousand and second worry: that you ask your solicitor to add such a question.