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Monday, June 08, 2009

Source: Catherine Deshayes

A survey by housing website, PropertyLive.co.uk, has revealed that 20 per cent of people view houses with no intention of buying but do it just to snoop around other people's homes...

The survey found that one in five said they had viewed a property they could not afford and were not even looking to purchase a home.

However, it seems that people in the capital are most curious with more than a quarter (27 per cent) of people most likely to look around properties they had no intention of buying, while those in Liverpool were the least nosey with only six per cent viewing homes out of curiosity.

According to the research, seven per cent said they liked to view houses to get ideas for their own homes.

Meanwhile, a previous survey conducted by PropertyLive.co.uk discovered that 12 per cent of people looked on property websites to find out how much their neighbours' homes were worth.

According to 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."

Source: www.homemove.co.uk