One in five people view properties they have no intention of buying and do it just to have a nose around other people’s homes, a survey has suggested.
It seems many people view homes but don’t intend to buy them.
Around 20% of people admitted they had been to look around a property they could never afford and at a time when they were not looking to buy a home, according to recent research.
One in eight people said they could not resist the temptation of nosing around other people’s homes.
And 7% said they liked to do house viewings to get ideas for their own property.
Previous research carried out by the group found 12% of people used internet property sites to try to work out how much their neighbours’ homes were worth.
Peter Bolton King, chief executive of the National Federation of Property Professionals, said: “It’s no secret that Britons are obsessed with looking at property.
“But what this research suggests is that for some people it has become a full-time hobby.
“These figures clearly show that (Keeping Up Appearances TV character) Hyacinth Bucket is alive and well and most probably lives in a street near you.”
People in London were most likely (27%) to look around properties they had no intention of buying.
Those in Liverpool were the least nosey with only 6% viewing homes out of curiosity.
But remember its a numbers game and the more people that look at your property the better chance you have of selling or letting quickly and at the price you want.
Regards
The Rovster Team.
Posted: 30. June 2010 15:53