London man says house cleansings earn £700 a month

Kofi Masdammer says he earns an average of about £700 a month cleansing homes for people who report unexplained disturbances, charging from £50 to £350 per job. The 24-year-old audiovisual engineer, from New Cross in London, describes the work as a side business and says helping clients is more important to him than making money. The reported income and service details come from his account; the reports do not independently establish that spirits cause the disturbances or that the cleansings remove them. Masdammer says clients have described slamming doors, unexplained footsteps and other experiences in their homes. He recounts visiting a woman who reported doors slamming and footsteps, and says he felt a coldness in the house. He also says a door slammed while he was discussing her experiences. The cause of those events is not independently established. He says his cleansing sessions use fire, water, smoke and sound, including incense. A two-bedroom flat can take up to 45 minutes, he says, while a larger home with three or four bedrooms can take as long as two hours. His fee starts at £50, with larger jobs costing as much as £350. Masdammer says he first performed a cleansing...