BRITS are ready to purchase a brand new property miles away from their place of employment – as a result of many plan to proceed working from dwelling completely, a research has revealed.
A fifth of employees hope they by no means should set foot within the workplace once more, even after lockdown restrictions are lifted and the world returns to regular.
⚠️ Learn our coronavirus live blog for the most recent information & updates
Brits are planning on working from dwelling sooner or later – which means they’ll purchase properties additional away
In consequence, a ballot of two,000 UK owners discovered that two-thirds would now look to maneuver to a home that was higher designed for dwelling working.
Homebuyers now additionally put having an workplace as the next precedence than a storage or a home that’s eco-friendly, whereas an even bigger backyard can be key.
The analysis was commissioned by on-line property brokers Purplebricks, whose managing director, Christian Howes, mentioned: “Sure issues about 2020 could have far-reaching repercussions, akin to the need to proceed working from dwelling in lots of instances.
“However it appears many Brits are nonetheless on the lookout for properties with sufficient room for entertaining friends – exhibiting we will’t wait to collect in teams once more.”
The research additionally revealed that know-how is altering the best way individuals view and purchase properties with 33 per cent turning to Google Road View to assist scout their potential new neighbourhoods.
Greater than half could be blissful to check out a ‘digital viewing’ in the event that they have been on the lookout for a brand new dwelling now, whereas 42 per cent would even be ready to make use of an app to assist handle the sale.
And age is not any barrier in relation to know-how, both, with 70 per cent of these over 65 open to viewing properties nearly.
Greater than half (52 per cent) of the older technology are additionally ditching property sections of the native paper in favour of apps.
Six in 10 adults assume trendy know-how like dwelling viewing apps makes the method of shopping for a property faster, in comparison with ‘conventional’ strategies like ringing property brokers or flicking via the newspaper.
Seeing extra element a few property earlier than even stepping within the door and having easy accessibility to details about the native space have been the primary causes for tech rushing issues up.
TURNING TO TECH
Greater than a tenth would even be blissful speaking with their solicitor and property agent over WhatsApp when making an attempt to get a home transfer over the road – though 39 per cent would like to maintain communication totally on e mail.
It additionally emerged that greater than 4 in 10 of these polled by way of OnePoll have elevated their use of know-how throughout lockdown intervals.
And 43 per cent of those that purchased their dwelling greater than 10 years in the past regarded on the property part of the newspaper – in comparison with now, the place 62 per cent would use the Rightmove app.
Christian Howes, from Purplebricks, added: “The truth that individuals are utilizing know-how a lot extra throughout lockdown, whether or not that’s to earn a living from home or keep up a correspondence with family members, means it’s no shock that know-how has impacted the house shifting course of as properly.
“We’ve seen extra curiosity in digital viewings as potential patrons look to maintain on the transfer, regardless of sure restrictions over these tough intervals.
“It is usually attention-grabbing to see how the usage of know-how has elevated throughout all ages of homebuyers throughout this time.”
