AUDIO NEWS: Homeowners spending £500 million fixing botched DIY and Screwfix wants lower taxes for tradies
Posted: Sunday, September 1st, 2024
Homeowners are spending over £500 million a year employing tradespeople to fix botched DIY jobs – that’s according to research from Direct Line Business Insurance. The research also claimed that 85% of tradespeople attributed the surge in people taking on ambitious DIY projects to the rise of instructional videos on social media. Nearly 60% of homeowners surveyed who had started a DIY project, said they had been influenced by social media. One in five homeowners admitted their DIY projects had only been partially successful. --- Screwfix is lobbying the government to ease recruitment headaches and reduce taxes on small businesses and sole traders. Research from the builder’s merchant found that 60% of tradespeople were concerned about rising tax burdens and increasing admin work due to government regulation. The same report also found that fewer than 1 in 5 small firms were able to hire an apprentice in the last year. Screwfix’s Voice of the Trade report also said that nearly 60% of tradies thought that the availability of skilled labour should be higher on the government’s agenda. --- Mira Showers is hunting for three Yorkshire bathroom installers to star in a nation-wide advertising campaign. As well as promising an unmissable opportunity for the tradespeople to boost their industry profile, and influence perceptions of the trade, each installer will earn £5000! --- To listen to the construction news please click below
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