Pandemic lockdown spurs home improvement projects

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• For most of us, renovation means modernising our home, adding more “functionality” to it or increasing its value.
• Find out if you can release the equity in your home to fund it.
• Speak to a local estate agent for an idea of what your home will be worth after any work is done.
• There are various energy efficiency schemes and grants available.
• Phil Spencer and our CEO,