The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the lockdowns during this period had an impact on the attitudes of prospective home buyers in the United Kingdom (UK) in different ways. On one hand, there was a large percentage of prospective home buyers of 63 percent that said COVID-19 motivated them to buy homes between March 2020 and March 2021.
However, concerns of financial security and the home buying process being harder were also registered at high rates. 71 percent of prospective home buyers were worried about their financial security, 68 percent reported that lockdowns made it harder to buy homes. This shows that while the motivation and interest in buying homes was large, but the conditions of lockdown and the financial impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were a big barrier towards making purchases.
Share of prospective home buyers by attitude towards home buying as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021
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Aldermore. (March 30, 2021). Share of prospective home buyers by attitude towards home buying as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250241/prospective-home-buyer-attitudes-uk-covid19/
Aldermore. "Share of prospective home buyers by attitude towards home buying as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250241/prospective-home-buyer-attitudes-uk-covid19/
Aldermore. (2021). Share of prospective home buyers by attitude towards home buying as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250241/prospective-home-buyer-attitudes-uk-covid19/
Aldermore. "Share of Prospective Home Buyers by Attitude towards Home Buying as a Result of The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250241/prospective-home-buyer-attitudes-uk-covid19/
Aldermore, Share of prospective home buyers by attitude towards home buying as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250241/prospective-home-buyer-attitudes-uk-covid19/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of prospective home buyers by attitude towards home buying as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph], Aldermore, March 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250241/prospective-home-buyer-attitudes-uk-covid19/