Many buyers feel unhappy about the property they have bought after they have moved into it, a new survey has suggested.

AA Home Insurance said that 29 per cent of 2,230 people it polled were dissatisfied with their home with eight per cent claiming that buying their house did not bring them as much joy as they expected.

Janet Pell, head of AA Home Insurance, said: "For most people, buying a home will be the most important purchase they make in their lifetime, so it''s really important to get it right and make sure you have no regrets once the contract is signed."

The survey also revealed that many people doubted their estate agent, with 62 per cent saying that people in the profession are untrustworthy and seven per cent worrying that agents would try to rip them off.

Homebuyers who have previously felt under pressure to purchase a property before prices rose further, despite any misgivings they might have had, may find comfort in recent research from Nationwide claiming that house price growth is starting to slow down.