Millions of property viewers are just snooping

A survey has revealed that millions of people who arrange property viewings just want to get a look at the home of someone they know. Friends, family, co-workers and even ex-partners have been granted access by an estate agent to wander through a property in person. The survey by Direct Line Insurance calculates that 4.5m people have viewed the home of a relative when it's up for sale, 3.9m have taken a tour of a friend's property, and a similar number have checked out a neighbour's. Meanwhile, 22m people have used a property website to snoop on the home of someone they know. The top three motivations for having a peep at other people's homes online are to find out the value of other properties in the area, nosiness, and people wanting to see what they can afford.

Daily Mirror (25/08/2020)