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Häfele UK reports “bright times” ahead for home improvement market

There are signs of optimism for the home improvement market, with new research revealing homeowners are planning kitchen and bathroom renovations in 2025. 

17 Jun, 24

There are signs of optimism for the home improvement market, with new research revealing homeowners are planning kitchen and bathroom renovations in 2025.

Häfele UK reports “bright times” ahead for home improvements

According to the Homes for Living report by Häfele UK, a third of UK homeowners are prioritising home improvements over making plans to move.

On top of this, 1:10 people who need or want to move – but can’t due to the costs and challenges associated with buying and selling – are putting their plans on hold to improve their current home.

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According to Häfele UK, the home improvements topping the nation’s wish list are interior decorating (29%), new kitchens (23%), bathroom renovations (21%), flooring updates (21%) and new doors (15%).

Other planned projects include external works such as roofing, gutters, and external paintwork (14%), new windows (14%), building a downstairs toilet (11%), installing a new boiler (10%) and adding new lighting (9%).

For cost conscious consumers, ‘part grading’ is providing the opportunity to create improvements at a lower price point.

In the research, over a third of homeowners who want or need a new kitchen said they would consider replacing components, with over a fifth saying they would replace the frontals.

Over a third said they would updating accessories including taps, handles and splashbacks to refresh the space.

When it comes to the motives behind changing their kitchens, homeowners said updating the style is most important (25%), followed by needing to improve the quality of their space (23%). Challenges with their current kitchens, such as not having enough storage (19%) or being functional enough (13%),  were also top drivers making consumers plan for a refurb.

Other reasons homeowners are conducting home improvements are to increase the value of their property (16%) and to improve energy efficiency (13%).

The areas in the UK most likely to make home improvements in the next year are Wales (58%) and Yorkshire and Humber (48%).

Chief product and marketing officer at Häfele UK Rachel Tuckey said: “A slow property market, interest rate fluctuations and the cost and complexity of moving are all leading to people considering how they can improve their current homes rather than move.

“Feedback from a lot of our customers is that consumers have been holding off investing in major home improvements in recent months, however these findings show we’re starting to see a shift in this trend.

“Whether you’re a designer, retailer, manufacturer or installer, now is the ideal time to start inspiring and informing customers about products, trends and best practice when it comes to their planned work, to take advantage of the predicted upcoming demand and get ahead of the competition. 

“This is a really promising time for the KBB sector and wider home improvements industry, because it suggests there are bright times ahead.”

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Sintered stone manufacturer Neolith has launched Calacatta Roma and Cappadocia Sunset, inspired by nature and classical architecture, and for use in kitchens or bathrooms walls, floors, in gardens or facades.

Neolith | Calacatta Roma and Cappadocia Sunset 

They belong to The New Classtone and Fusioncollections which interpret marble and natural stone, respectively, and boast Neolith’s antibacterial NeolEAT technology.

Inspired by Ancient Rome,  Calacatta Roma (pictured top) pays homage to Italian Carrara marble, with ochre and grey veins in a white background.

While the Cappadocia region, in central Turkey, with its rock formations formed by volcanoes and underground cities, has inspired Cappadocia Sunset (pictured below).

Neolith | Calacatta Roma and Cappadocia Sunset  1

Just like all of Neolith’s surfaces, Calacatta Roma and Cappadocia Sunset are resistant to heat and atmospheric conditions, are 100% recyclable, and do not contain added quartz to their formulation.

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