New research has revealed the current cost of living crisis is stopping more than half of homeowners from making home improvements
Research has found more than 50% of UK homeowners are having to stop home improvements due to the cost of living crisis.is stopping more than half of homeowners from making home improvements., has calculated around 52% of homeowners are no longer hiring skilled professionals to carry out work.
Ettan Bazil, CEO and Founder of Help me Fix, said: “It’s an incredibly difficult time for UK households and so it’s understandable that many of us simply don’t have the disposable income to splash on home improvements or maintenance tasks. “It’s likely that we will see the vast majority sit tight until the wider cost of living is under control. This will undoubtedly have an impact on the wider home improvement sector and its forecast growth.”Of those surveyed as Help me Fix carried out their research, 35% stated their home improvements are so urgent they need to be done by Christmas.
Ettan Bazil said: “When it comes to your own safety and the safety of those in your household, you should always instruct a trained professional if the job at hand is focussed around gas or electricity.”
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