I chose 4 components on the mobile website to redesign using basic UX heuristics, and then tested the prototype on users.
The user is forced to navigate away. Assuming that 'Search' is their main user task, I moved the search form onto the homepage hero section and converted the orignal Buy-or-Rent buttons into a toggle switch.
The forgiving-format allows searching of multiple datatypes (Cities, Postcodes etc.) but the input-hint takes up space. I moved it into the search bar itself to save space and focus attention.
The Min and Max bedrooms were both identical dropdown menus containing just a few options. To save space and speed up input, I converted them to a 'toggle-chip-slider' revealing the options and reducing the interaction cost.
This separated the form out unecassarily. I grouped the search form into a common region to appear as one section.
More details coming soon...