Design Buy Build Issue 32 2018 | Page 7

Figure 1.1 Michael Dall, Lead Economist at Barbour ABI - “With key factors that promote planning applications for home improvement being earnings, wealth, house prices and rural and semi-rural settings, there can be little surprise that the top ten districts have had a strong showing, not just in the South East but across the national home improvers league. All but Tandridge, at 26th, fall within the 2017 top 25 local authorities 7 for home improvement in Great Britain.” For more information, go to www.barbour-abi.com or follow on Twitter @BarbourABI for all the latest construction data news.