Home Renovation in the UKAnother useful infographic from HomeProtect

BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE HOME RENOVATION PROJECTS

Laying new flooring/carpets 30.1%

14.4%

Wallpaper / paintwork

Installing energy-saving measures

Re-plastering walls / ceilings

Re-painting the front door

Roof repairs

New bathroom

Painting kitchen cupboards

22.8%

20.9%

20.4%

19.9%

19.7%

16.9%

15.2%

Trimming hedges 14.8%

Landscaping garden

£ RETURN ON INVESTMENT

20% 29%

24% 27%

More than £8k Less

than £2k

Between �£2k and�£4k

Between �£4k and�£8k

Cost of home improvement projects

Average value added to your home

Loft conversion £20k

Conservatory £8k

Kitchen £5k

Windows £5k

Bathroom £3k

Redecorate £3k

New driveway £3k

Re-carpet £2k

PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED PER YEAR

2010

2011

2012

201,000 193,900 189,100

Number of planning permission applications granted in England per year

DO IT NOW...? OR LATER...?

6 2 % of Britons NOT DELAYING renovation projects

The remaining 38% who �ARE DELAYING PROJECTS...

May 2013

Extensions 18% Bathrooms 14% Kitchens 14% Redecoration 7%

NEIGHBOURHOOD APPEAL

8 5 % of us believe it’s�important to maintain the�appearance of the home�even in financial difficulties

5 5 % of us judge neighbours with shabby appearance of the home

DO YOU LIVE �WITH A N.E.R.D.?

61%Britons live with a�

Never Ending�Renovation Drama

33%

31%

36%

Kitchens

Bathrooms

Other �rooms

Rooms most likely to be affected by a N.E.R.D.

DIY ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME

2 0 0 , 0 0 0 (or 0.3% of the UK population)visit A&E each year after being injured doing DIY

Builders brew on the decline?

36%

31%

of 18-34 yr old homeowners DON’T �allow builders to use the kettle to �make a drink

of all ages of homeowners DON’T �allow builders to use the kettle to �make a drink

HOME INSURANCE

4 7 % of UK homeowners�in the last 5 years admitted�that they had NOT told their�insurer that they were �doing renovations work �at home

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Sources www.gov.uk, www.ratedpeople.com, www.rospa.com, www.guardian.co.uk, www.metro.co.uk

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