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Brits turn ‘Do-It-Yourself’ into ‘Devalue-It-Yourself’. Prolific DIY'ers are doing themselves a major injustice when it comes to placing their homes on the market. Recent research carried out by TrustMark revealed disturbing statistics that DIY could actually prevent the sale of property.
Shoddy DIY makes more than half (54%) of Brits less likely to put in an offer on a home
Visible wiring most off-putting poor DIY (40%)
Nine in ten (91%) would reduce their offer on properties showing signs of poor DIY