Effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on home buying in the UK in 2021

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.

新冠病毒（COVID-19）大流行及其期间的封锁措施，以多种方式影响了英国（UK）潜在购房者的心态。一方面，高达63%的潜在购房者表示，COVID-19促使他们在2020年3月至2021年3月期间购买房屋。然而，对财务安全担忧以及对购房流程难度增加的顾虑也普遍存在。71%的潜在购房者担忧其财务安全，68%的人表示封锁使得购房变得更加困难。这一现象表明，尽管购买房屋的动机和兴趣颇高，但封锁条件和新冠病毒（COVID-19）大流行对财务的影响构成了购买决策的重大障碍。