Thursday 25 October 2018

Stoic Brit self-builders and home renovators defy Brexit uncertainty

Stoic Brit self-builders and home renovators defy Brexit uncertainty

While business leaders across the UK are putting off major decisions as they sail the ‘We’ll See’ of Brexit, Britain’s growing army of self-builders and home renovators are remaining completely unfazed by the biggest political story in decades, preferring to adopt a ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ mindset.

As a result, industry sectors including doors and windows; drainage; roofing and cladding; security; lighting; plumbing and heating; kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms; planning permission; renewable technologies; energy efficiency, and home insurance can expect to reap the benefits of this buoyant and burgeoning market.

According to a recent survey of around 2,400 homeowners, carried out by the market-leading Homebuilding & Renovating Shows, 86 per cent said they are continuing with their project.

78 per cent of respondents said that there would be no change in their level of project spend.  Additionally, there was no indication that homeowners had changed their minds on product choice or scale of project.

The majority of survey respondents from the recent London Homebuilding & Renovating Show at ExCeL stated that they remained determined to continue with their projects including self-build/custom build, first time conversions, single and two-storey extensions, remodelling rooms and layouts, and creating new kitchens. 

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source https://specifierreview.com/2018/10/25/homebuilding-renovating-shows/

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