Has Covid Changed The Housing Market? Wolfe Answer Questions From The Westmoorland Gazette

What people need from their home varies widely, be it space for a growing family, proximity to good schools or work, or simply a space they love to spend time in. Often we find house-hunters in Cumbria have a great eye for a property's potential and are not afraid to invest in a property that needs substantial remodeling, recognizing this is often the best root to achieving their dream home.

I think this last year has made everyone realise adaptability is key, in our home and work lives. I think this applies to how we now view our homes, with people looking at spaces differently and seeing how, for example, a home office or gym can be incorporated, and the growing importance of outside space. This has always been there but has grown in importance recently.

Where the size or number of rooms is increased, when good design and build principles are applied, a property's value will increase, be this from an extension, loft conversion or internal remodeling. The way we live our lives today means the kitchen takes on more importance than ever before, as the social hub of the house. Therefore larger, often open plan kitchen diners are regularly on our client's wish list, and what is widely desirable will tend to add value.

A number of our clients are currently house hunting in Cumbria, and whilst the practicalities of viewing properties, through to actual move day are of course incredibly challenging at the moment, the market seems to remain buoyant. I think the increased time we are all spending at home has re-emphasised the importance the space in which we live has on our general wellbeing, and certainly for many seems to have spurred on their desire to find or develop the space they really want to live in.