75% Say floor plans are very important

Three quarters (75%) of buyers said a floor plan was very important information when searching for a property, according to the 2020 Property Academy Home Moving Trends Survey analysed by Dataloft. Quality of photographs (55%), description (52%) and number of photographs (50%) were also very important in a property search. Despite the pandemic stopping physical viewings during Lockdown One, only 16% of buyers said a video tour was very important. Energy Performance Certificates were more important to older buyers than younger buyers. 31% of over 65s said it was very important, compared to 20% of under 35s.