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No More Master Bedrooms …
//Estate agents across the UK are banning the use of the term master bedroom due to its links with slavery and sexism.//
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I wonder what will happen to master plans, ships’ Masters, Master’s degrees - and - heaven forbid - Masterchef?
It’s all becoming worse than daft now.
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I wonder what will happen to master plans, ships’ Masters, Master’s degrees - and - heaven forbid - Masterchef?
It’s all becoming worse than daft now.
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> Is the term used anyway? ... Just looked up the particulars of a couple of propertis we sold 3 years or so ago. Both said Bed 1.
I agree, ymb. Obviously some agents like Wetherell in Mayfair must still use the term, and have decided to use a different one instead. Smart move because nobody will notice if they use "Bedroom 1" or "Principal Bedroom", but I suppose from what they're saying that a few may take offence if they use "Master Bedroom" so why put them off?
Not such a smart move making a news story of it!
I agree, ymb. Obviously some agents like Wetherell in Mayfair must still use the term, and have decided to use a different one instead. Smart move because nobody will notice if they use "Bedroom 1" or "Principal Bedroom", but I suppose from what they're saying that a few may take offence if they use "Master Bedroom" so why put them off?
Not such a smart move making a news story of it!
Ellipsis; "These changes are being driven by political correctness..."
"... and the dramatic transformations in the buyer demographic across prime central London."
So it's mainly a 'southern thing'. Don't think we're posh/pretentious enough to have master bedrooms oop north. "This is the main bedroom, this is the kid's bedroom, and this is the box-room."
"... and the dramatic transformations in the buyer demographic across prime central London."
So it's mainly a 'southern thing'. Don't think we're posh/pretentious enough to have master bedrooms oop north. "This is the main bedroom, this is the kid's bedroom, and this is the box-room."
Ken, you forget we're dealing with estate agents here ...
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Ken - // If they do away with Master Bates, Seaman Staines won't be very happy. (Yes, I do know that Richard Digance invented the characters). //
No he didn't.
The 'characters' first appeared in the Sunday Correspondent newspaper, and cartoonist John Ryan sued that paper, and the Guardian for printing the names and alluding to them as being his characters.
No he didn't.
The 'characters' first appeared in the Sunday Correspondent newspaper, and cartoonist John Ryan sued that paper, and the Guardian for printing the names and alluding to them as being his characters.
The term at issue is not "master", which has several meanings - some noun, some adjective, some verb. It's "master bedroom", which has a historic meaning that these days very few people know or care about - but some do, and that's what is prompting the agents to take action in their best interests.
If the same £4M London property is listed with two agents, one who uses "Master Bedroom" and the other who uses "Principal Bedroom", and the eventual buyer is put off the first agent because of their language, that's a problem that first agent could easily do without.
If the same £4M London property is listed with two agents, one who uses "Master Bedroom" and the other who uses "Principal Bedroom", and the eventual buyer is put off the first agent because of their language, that's a problem that first agent could easily do without.
that's abnormal for Norfolk ... it's different elsewhere, though - this is today's report:
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> But seriously, "master bedroom"? Does anyone anywhere ever refer to the master bedroom in their house? It sounds as though an estate agent is leaping forward into the 20th century at last.
About 1 in 6 of the properties listed for sale on Rightmove use "master bedroom" somewhere in their description. A few others use "master suite".
About 1 in 6 of the properties listed for sale on Rightmove use "master bedroom" somewhere in their description. A few others use "master suite".
'Master' Bedroom is still very much used by Architects on their plans. I think it is more by habit than any belief/understanding what may be inferred by the term.
But as Estate Agents are (generally) prize-plums, in any case, I don't think we need detain ourselves too much over the workings of their tiny minds.... ;o)
But as Estate Agents are (generally) prize-plums, in any case, I don't think we need detain ourselves too much over the workings of their tiny minds.... ;o)
