Article: 'DIY costs pounds 1.5bn a year to repair'.(News)

Article: Ruin it yourself Owners who take on building work themselves ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... business can charge up to pounds 90 an hour plus VAT. Yet incomplete or botched DIY can diminish the value of a home. The relatively high cost of moving ... decorating can lop pounds 3,000 off the asking price of your home, while botched DIY can r

Article: Botched DIY jobs cost Pounds 1.5bn
The Independent - London;  May 20, 2008 ;     258 words ...Home News IN BRIEF *Homeowners are paying 1.5bn a year to fix botched DIY jobs, a survey has found. Almost one in six has had to call in experts to fix their DIY efforts, costing an average of 280 and ...

Article: Nailing cost of botched DIY jobs.(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England);  May 12, 2007 ;     520 words ... ... value of peoples homes, but a bad standard of work can actually drag the price down. "Savvy buyers can often see through botched DIY jobs, meaning that sellers will either need to drop the price or employ an expert to re-do the task."

Article: Britons waste pounds 850m on botched DIY.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 23, 2004 ;     432 words ...BRITONS waste pounds 850m each year on botched DIY jobs. After attempting to carry out the work themselves, they are forced to shell out to rectify the mess they have made. The ...

Article: The colour of money; Wrong colours and botched DIY ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 10, 2007 ;     534 words ...Byline: Karen Stewart Bad paint jobs and DIY disasters are knocking off pounds 1billion from UK house prices a year. Loud colour schemes and dodgy repairs cause estate agents to devalue an average home by pounds 1,392 - with one in 10 admitting they would slash more than pounds 3000. According to

Article: This CD costs pounds 13.99 if you buy it in Britain ...
The Mirror (London, England);  December 5, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... pounds 29. But if you fancy a loaf of bread don't go to Germany, where it costs pounds 1.30. And avoid Spain if you want some condoms - a pack of three costs pounds 4.86. PRODUCT OF THE WEEK Whatever will food manufacturers think of next ...

Article: Welsh houses rise a fifth in year; Land Registry figures show ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... 4%. The average house in Wales now costs pounds 105,382, up from pounds 87,225 ... 000 last year. The typical semi now costs pounds 93,221 up from pounds 75,919 last ... the average terraced home in Wales now costs pounds 73,764, up from pounds 59,810 this ...