Brave Scottish first-time buyers are not willing to let a ghostly presence put them off purchasing their ideal property, new research has suggested.

Recent research carried out by Clydesdale Bank has suggested that half of first-time buyers would be more inclined to view a potentially haunted property than one with no supernatural inhabitants.

Only 17 per cent of respondents indicated that they would reconsider putting an offer on a house if they were made aware of a spooky story regarding the property.

Steve Reid, Clydesdale Bank director of retail banking, commented: "We all know to look out for damp patches and cracks in the walls when viewing a home, but it could prove a little trickier to spot a supernatural problem with your potential property."

Haunted or not, homes in Scotland were identified as the most affordable in the UK in the Bank of Scotland's latest quarterly Scottish house price index, with the average cost of a home standing at £141,158.