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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 ** percent that said COVID-19 motivated them to buy homes between and .

However, concerns of financial security and the home buying process being harder were also registered at high rates. ** percent of prospective home buyers were worried about their financial security, ** 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.