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Barclays Report Highlights Trends in UK Housing and Mortgage Spending Amid Economic Changes

(IN BRIEF) The Barclays Property Insights report reveals a slowdown in the growth of rent and mortgage spending, which increased by 1.8% year-on-year in December, down from 8.2% in November. This is the lowest growth rate since August 2024, attributed … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric Survey Reveals Energy Efficiency Tops the List of Popular Home Improvements

(IN BRIEF) A survey conducted by Schneider Electric reveals that 86% of consumers consider making homes more energy-efficient as the most popular home improvement action. Energy security (83%), cooling (79%), and energy independence (78%) also rank highly among energy-related home … Read the full press release

Cebr: This Easter garden centres and DIY stores to benefit from trend of Brits spending on home improvements

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) unveils its outlook on this year’s Easter retail sales in the UK. The Easter weekend has traditionally been one of the highlights for retailers with shoppers … Read the full press release