What were the most important factors you considered when you bought your home? The area, good schools, original features?
Well, it seems like there's a lot more to think about than just location, location, location...
New research carried out by My Home Move has revealed the most important considerations Brits make when choosing to buy a new home.
As modern day, discerning house hunters we might look for good location, fitting price and a beautiful garden first and foremost, but the list goes on...
When asked what made them fall in love with their property, those surveyed revealed a lengthy list of 15 main pull factors:
58% said it was all about location, location, location
37% claimed price
was their biggest deciding factor
29% were interested in the garden
15% looked at the interiors
13% wanted a lovely living room
8% longed for a cool kitchen
7% wanted a marvellous master bedroom
7% studied the exterior
7% demanded lots of natural light
5% had to find it architecturally interesting
3% looked for beautiful decoration
2% fancied a good fireplace
1% checked out the flooring
1% wished for good walls
1% were drawn by the street name
With location coming out on top, with well over half those polled saying this was their strongest pull, the research then went on to investigate top location deciding factors:
40% needed good transport links
35% wanted to live near a green area
32% had be close to amenities
29% looked at the nearby schools
29% longed to be close to family
23% wanted a short commute and be close to work
16% considered up and coming areas
9% wanted to be close to friends
The group were then finally asked what put them off other properties they had looked at and, you guessed it, bad location was up there at the top again:
43% said location was wrong
40% said house was too expensive
34% said interior appearance wasn't appealing
30% said house was too small
26% said exterior appearance wasn't attractive
20% couldn't put their finger on it, didn't know
9% said the house was under budget
so felt they could get a better property for their money
7% said the property was too big
7% worried about the
neighbours
5% didn't feel safe
in the area
So, what do you look for when buying a new house? Is it all about the postcode for you too, or are you more interested in what's on the inside?
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