More than half (60%) of British workers who worked at home during the most recent period where the government recommended home working say they are more productive at home, according to a YouGov poll.

Data found that around a quarter say their location makes little difference, while 17% confess they are less productive in the home office compared to the workplace.

However, bosses are not in agreement with 33% suggesting their direct reports are more productive working from home, while 35% think they get less done.

Looking at their company as a whole, only 25% say they think home working is more productive, compared to 38% who say the workplace produces better results. 

In both cases, around a quarter think it makes no difference to productivity whether employees are in the workplace or at home.

When bosses rated their own performance, only 28% of business decision-makers say they themselves get more done in the workplace than at home. 

Two in five (44%) say they are more productive at home, while a further 26% say there is no difference whether they’re at the workplace or at home.

Earlier this year, mortgage brokers suggested that while the hybrid model of working has introduced innovative ways of working, it has also raised challenges.

One such challenge for brokers is the inconsistency in underwriting across lenders within the market.

It has been suggested that inconsistencies exist because many mortgage underwriting teams are still working from home, either full-time or part-time, which is causing problems in the chain of command.

Visionary Finance managing director Hiten Ganatra believes a return to the workplace would have the most impact on productivity.

“Full- or part-time home working is leading to delays and inconsistencies that were not as prevalent before the pandemic,” he explains.

If the work-from-home model is here to stay, a dedicated adviser assigned to each case will help to improve consistency, says Ganatra.