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Why Are Young Brits so into Home Renovations & DIY?

Home refurbs are trendy among young Brits who use their DIY skills to make the homes of their dreams…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Young Brits are more likely than their European peers to do renovations in their current home to make it look like their dream house
  • They’re also more inclined to be using DIY skills to renovate their house
  • Gen Z and Millennials in the U.K. are also thinking more about how their home looks on socials than other young Europeans
YPulse’s WE Life Milestones & Future Plans report shows that young Brits’ biggest goal for 2024 was to buy a house. As opposed to countries like Germany where renting is the norm among young people, in the U.K. renting is typically seen as a temporary stage before becoming a homeowner—hence why house-winning lotteries are so popular in the country. But due to the bad economy of the past few years, it’s increasingly difficult for young Brits to get onto the property ladder, let alone move up it. Many have decided instead to do some budget, self-done renovation work on their...

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