The HomeOwner Survey 2019 - Concerns, trends and how we feel about our homes

Regional results: Obstacles to carrying out home improvements % of UK homeowners in each region who agree Total North Mid East London South Wales Scot Difficulty finding a reliable builder 42% 42% 40% 42% 53% 37% 43% 40% Lack of availability of good builders/ builders booked up 29% 25% 26% 32% 35% 33% 21% 22% High cost of architects 25% 22% 26% 21% 31% 24% 30% 33% Planning permission issues 27% 25% 28% 27% 27% 31% 29% 24% Financing cost of improvements 39% 39% 39% 33% 42% 37% 40% 45% High cost of VAT 23% 21% 23% 25% 23% 24% 28% 20% Making my mind up about design 10% 8% 9% 8% 12% 9% 15% 18% Lack of confidence in taking on a home improvement project 15% 15% 13% 15% 17% 14% 19% 12% Lack of time to organise project 12% 10% 10% 16% 16% 11% 8% 10% Economic uncertainty caused by Brexit 15% 16% 15% 16% 20% 13% 14% 15% Other 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% Don't know 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% 3% No factors would prevent me from carrying out home improvements for my home 21% 25% 21% 20% 13% 20% 17% 19% Sample size: 1337 324 220 124 146 332 62 96