Virtual Tour Round-up No.1
Virtual tours have become an essential part of house-hunting, and while lockdown has brought the technology to the fore, it is widely recognised that the ability to look around a potential new home and talk to the sales agent from the comfort of the sofa, desk or train seat is here to stay.
3D-technology provider Matterport recently commissioned a study which found that 60% of home buyers would use virtual walkthrough to visualise a move-in, and research shows 71% of young professionals show a positive attitude towards virtual reality property marketing
Here’s a look at some of the latest and most popular virtual tours around the country.
Eagle Wharf Road, Hoxton
Aitch Group has just launched an interactive tour of the show home at the Eagle Wharf Road in fashionable Hoxton, east London. This warehouse-style, mixed-use scheme offers 36 apartments in addition to stylish and sustainable work and living spaces, comprising commercial floor place. The dressed show apartment has ‘industrial-luxe’ interiors and high-quality specification, such as timber flooring throughout the hallway, large Crittall windows, black nickel details throughout and an audio system in the living room and master bedroom. This property has two bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area, bathroom, powder room and a luxury glass balustrade balcony. Remaining apartments available from £675,000. Find out more at www.eaglewharfroad.com.
Age-exclusive homes around the country
Specialist developer RoyaleLife has partnered with property management company Quickmove to introduce virtual viewing events for buyers across the nation. The company’s bungalows for over-45s can now be viewed using popular video conference app Zoom so that they can see a property while having the opportunity to ask any vital questions without ever leaving the comfort of their homes. The next tours available to interested house-hunters are for the Oakwood Court development in Bordon, Hampshire on Wednesday 6 May at 2.00pm and Deer's Court in Wimborne, Dorset on Thursday 7 May at 2.00pm. Find out more at www.royalelife.com.
1 Ashley Road, Tottenham
Urban regeneration developer Argent Related has launched 183 new apartments as the first part of a mixed-use transformation of well-connected Tottenham Hale. With an impressive tour of the development as a whole, with the ability to look at every single unit, the sales team, buyers can make an appointment for the sales team to host a one-on-one video meeting via Skype. There are online applications, which (amongst other information) shows availability and has virtual walk-arounds tours of two show apartments. This is a collection of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments designed by Stirling Prize winner Alison Brooks Architects. Prices start at £365,000. Find out more at www.tottenhamhale.london.
Abbey Gardens, Old Craighall near Musselburgh, East Lothian
Cruden Homes has created a virtual tour of ‘The Roxburgh’, its four-bedroom show home, and the housebuikder has seen a surge in viewings and brochure downloads. The tour shows all the rooms of the house, from a range of viewing points. There are three double bedrooms (with an en suite to the master), and a single that could make a great home office/study. At has a large, L-shaped open-plan kitchen/dining room with a sizeable utility room, and a separate lounge with double doors to the dining area, so it could make an even larger open-plan space. Part Exchange is available as well as the £99 reservation offer right now. It’s one of a range of four-bedroom detached and semi-detached homes, priced £285,000 to £316,500. Find out more at www.cruden-ltd.co.uk.