Private Housing RMI Market Report – UK 2025-2029
The Private Housing RMI Market Report reviews the market for home repairs, maintenance and improvements (including extensions), but solely focusing on the private sector, i.e. homeowners and the private rental sector. Get the report today to uncover:
- Forecasts to 2029
- Market size
- Trends and influences
- Performance of individual sectors within residential RMI
- Recent market performance
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Market Summary
The UK private housing RMI market has been impacted by the cost-of-living squeeze, which is expected to result in a small market decline in 2025 and 2026. Short-term economic vagaries will continue to impact the market, but the underlying trend remains one of gradual growth. This is driven by the UK’s ageing housing stock, increasing consumer awareness of energy efficiency, and a trend towards ‘improve, don’t move’.
Market Size
By combining the ONS contractor data with the DIY estimates, a market for private housing RMI of £39.6bn is identified for 2024.
Market Analysis
Contractor output in private housing RMI accounts for some 89% of the total spend on private housing RMI. Contractor activity has slightly over-performed against the total market. This reflects the type of RMI activity being undertaken as well as a small trend to ‘do it for me’ rather than DIY. Inevitably the more complex tasks are assigned to contractors, who are also favoured by increases in regulations such as in the electrical installation sector.
The DIY sector represents an estimated 11% of the total market. DIY remains popular due to its cost-effectiveness, while the lack of available tradespeople also tends to steer some people to the DIY sector. Further market growth influences come from social media and online platforms with a host of “how-to” videos stimulating activity. Nonetheless, there tend to be limits to the DIY capabilities of most homeowners.
Forecast
The ongoing cost-of-living squeeze is expected to result in a small market decline in 2025 and 2026, though the underlying influence on the market is one of growth. Between 2016 and 2029, private housing RMI activity is expected to increase by a cumulative 14% to £43m.
Market Trends and Influences
Private housing RMI is dependent on factors such as consumer confidence, real wage growth, and house-moving activity. Demand is also influenced by the ageing housing stock, with 39% of homes built before 1944, leading to a growing need for repairs and improvements.
Consumer confidence is critical for RMI expenditure, with high mortgage rates and inflation affecting homeowners’ willingness to invest in significant improvements. The market has shown volatility influenced by economic fluctuations.
Product Category
For this report, the UK private housing RMI market is segmented by contractor output in private housing RMI and the DIY component of the market.
Sector Analysis
This report focuses on RMI activity in the private sector, i.e. homeowners and the private rental sector.
Regional Analysis
The report includes a regional breakdown of housing RMI output by contractors.
End-Use Analysis
The report includes an analysis of key markets related to private housing RMI, including bathrooms and showers, central heating, building insulation, floor and wall tiles, kitchens, paint and wallcoverings, and windows and doors.
1 INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Context
- 1.2 Sources of information
- 1.3 Abbreviations
2 MARKET SUMMARY
- 2.1 Market size
- 2.2 Market drivers
- 2.3 Market mix
3 MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION
- 3.1 Market size – Contractors
- 3.2 Market size – DIY
- 3.3 Market size – Full market
- 3.4 Market segmentation
- 3.4.1 Customer intentions, 2024/2025
- 3.4.2 Residential property alterations
- 3.4.3 Bathrooms & Showers
- 3.4.4 Central heating
- 3.4.5 Building insulation
- 3.4.6 Cladding remediation
- 3.4.7 Electric vehicle chargers
- 3.4.8 Floor and wall tiles
- 3.4.9 Kitchens
- 3.4.10 Paint, woodcare and wallcoverings
- 3.4.11 Residential windows and doors
4 HOUSEHOLD SPENDING
- 4.1 Household RMI spending
- 4.2 Repairs and maintenance
- 4.3 Dwelling alterations and improvements
5 MARKET INFLUENCES AND DRIVERS
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Underlying market influences and drivers
- 5.2.1 Housing stock
- 5.2.2 Housing condition
- 5.2.3 Housing age
- 5.2.4 Housing property type
- 5.2.5 Housing property size
- 5.3 Political market influences and drivers
- 5.3.1 Government housing policies
- 5.3.2 Stamp Duty Land Tax/Land and Buildings Transaction Tax/Land Transaction Tax
- 5.3.3 Permitted Development Regulations/Planning Permissions
- 5.4 Economic market influences and drivers
- 5.4.1 The general economy
- 5.4.2 Disposable income
- 5.4.3 House price inflation
- 5.4.4 Consumer confidence
- 5.4.5 Mortgage Rates
- 5.5 Social market Influences and drivers
- 5.5.1 Home ownership
- 5.5.2 House moving activity
- 5.5.3 House move or improve?
- 5.5.4 Consumer awareness of climate change
- 5.5.5 Long-term impact from COVID-19
- 5.6 Technological market influences and drivers
- 5.6.1 Materials and systems
- 5.6.2 Smart homes
- 5.7 Legal market Influences and drivers
- 5.7.1 Building Regulations
- 5.7.2 Permitted Development Rights
- 5.7.3 Future Homes Standard 2025
- 5.8 Environmental market influences and drivers
- 5.8.1 Net zero targets
- 5.8.2 Sustainability
6 CONTRACTORS
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Plumbing, heating and air conditioning services
- 6.3 Electrical installations
- 6.4 Plastering
- 6.5 Joinery
- 6.6 Floor and wall covering
- 6.7 Painting and glazing
- 6.8 Roofing
7 MARKET FORECAST
- 7.1 Total market
- 7.2 Contractors
- 7.3 DIY
Table 1: Abbreviations
Chart 2: UK Estimated Total Development of Private Housing RMI, 2020-2024 and Forecast 2025-2029
Chart 3: UK Contractor Private Housing RMI, 2020-2024 and Forecast 2025-2029
Chart 4: UK Development of Estimated DIY Private Housing RMI, 2020-2024 and Forecast 2025-2029
Chart 5: UK Development of Private Housing RMI by Contractors, 2020-2025
Chart 6: UK Regional Breakdown of Housing RMI by Contractors, 2024
Chart 7: UK Development of Estimated Private Housing RMI Component of DIY Sales, 2020-2025
Chart 8: UK Product Segmentation of the DIY Housing RMI Sales Through Home Improvement Multiples, 2024
Table 9: Average Tradesperson Cost Range per Day, 2025
Chart 10: UK Estimated Total Development of Private Housing RMI, 2020-2025
Chart 11: UK Consumer Intentions for RMI Projects, 2024/2025
Table 12: Average Monthly Internet Searches for Housing RMI, 2020-2024
Chart 13: Planning Approvals for Extensions, 2020-2024
Chart 14: Regional Distribution of Planning Approvals for housing RMI, 2024
Table 15: UK Residential Property Planning Approvals, by Type, 2020-2025
Chart 16: Planning Approvals for Basement Conversions, 2020-2024
Chart 17: Planning Approvals for Loft Conversions, 2020-2024
Chart 18: UK Estimated Total Bathroom Market, 2020-2025
Chart 19: UK Product Segmentation of the Total Bathroom Market, 2025
Chart 20: English Housing Stock with Secondary Bathroom Facilities, 2023
Chart 21: UK Estimated Shower Market, 2020-2025
Chart 22: UK Bath and Shower Ownership by Type of Installation, 2024 (% of UK homes)
Chart 23: UK Residential Central Heating Market by Value 2020–2025 (£m at MSP)
Chart 24: UK Residential Central Heating Market by Product Category 2024 (% share by value)
Chart 25: UK Building Insulation Products Market, 2020-2025
Chart 26: Segmentation of Insulation Measures under GBIS, by Type, April 2023-April 2025 (number of measures)
Chart 27: Segmentation of High-Rise Buildings Identified with Unsafe Cladding, by Tenure, May 2025
Chart 28: UK Floor and Wall Tiles Market by Value 2020–2025 (£m at MSP)
Chart 29: UK Residential Floor and Wall Tiles Market Segmentation by Material, 2024 (£m at MSP)
Chart 30: UK Floor and Wall Tile Distribution Channels for the Residential RMI Sector, 2024 (% by Value)
Chart 31: UK Residential Kitchen Products Market by Value 2020–2025 (£m at MSP)
Table 32: UK Segmentation of Total Residential Kitchen Furniture Market, by Type of Product, 2020-2025
Chart 33: UK Consumer Use of Kitchen, 2022
Chart 34: UK Consumer Motivations for Updating a Kitchen, 2024/2025
Chart 35: UK Decorative Paint, Woodcare and Wallcovering Market by Value 2020–2025 (£m at MSP)
Table 36: UK Segmentation of Decorative Paint, Woodcare and Wallcovering Market, by Type of Product, 2020-2025 (£m at MSP)
Chart 37: UK Residential Windows and Doors Market by Value 2020–2025 (£m at trade prices)
Table 38: UK Segmentation of Residential Windows and Doors Market, by Type of Product, 2020-2025
Chart 39: UK Average Annual Household Expenditure on Housing RMI FY2017-2018 to FY2022-2023
Chart 40: Segmentation of UK Repair and Maintenance Household Expenditure, 2022-2023
Chart 41: Development of UK House Maintenance Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 42: Development of UK Central Heating Repair Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 43: Development of UK Paint, Wallcovering and Timber Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 44: Development of UK Equipment Hire and Small Materials Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 45: Segmentation of Average Household Expenditure on Dwelling Alterations and Improvements 2022-2023
Chart 46: Development of UK Contracted Out Home Improvement Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 47: Development of UK Central Heating Installation Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 48: Development of UK DIY Household Expenditure, including Double Glazing, Kitchen Units and Sheds, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 49: Development of UK Bathroom Fittings Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Chart 50: Development of UK Material Purchases for Capital Improvement Household Expenditure, 2018-2019 to 2022-2023
Table 51: UK Private Housing RMI Market PESTLE summary, 2025
Table 52: UK Housing Stock, by Country and Tenure, 2023 (million properties)
Table 53: Average Cost of Returning a Non-decent Home to Standard in England, by Region, 2023
Table 54: Age Profile of Housing Stock in England, (000 Properties) 2023
Chart 55: UK Renovating Homeowner Demographics by Property Age, 2024
Table 56: General Timelines Before Major Housing Repairs Needed, 2024
Table 57: Private Housing Stock in England, by Type of Dwelling, (000 Properties) 2023
Chart 58: Housing Stock in Scotland, By Type of Dwelling, (000 households) 2022
Table 59: Housing Stock in England, by Size, (000 Properties) 2023
Chart 60: Development in Vacant Dwellings in England, 2004-2024
Table 61: Medium term economic forecasts 2025–2029 (published May 2025)
Table 62: UK Bank Base Rate, and Dates of Change, 2020-2025
Chart 63: Average UK Annual Household Disposable Income, FY2019-2020 to FY2023-2024 at 2023-2024 prices
Chart 64: Average UK Annual Disposable Income, by Region, FY2023-2024
Chart 65: UK House Price Inflation, April 2021-April 2025
Chart 66: UK Consumer Confidence Index, 2020-2025
Chart 67: Average Timespan of Home Renovation Projects, by Activity, 2024
Chart 68: Average Mortgage Value and Volume, by Quarter, 2020-2025
Chart 69: Development in Owner Occupier and Private Rental Properties in England and Wales, 2004-2024
Chart 70: UK Residential Transactions, Financial Year 2016-2017 – 2025-2026
Table 71: Internet Searches, Cost and Property Value Impact of Selected Home Improvements, 2025
Table 72: Variation in Home Improvement Loans, by City, 2025
Chart 73: Most Popular Home Improvements Perceived to Increase Chance of Property Sale, 2024
Table 74: Share of ECO Measures Installed, by Type and Scheme, to end of 2024
Table 75: UK Contractor Turnover in Private Housing RMI, by Size of Company, (£m) 2020-2024
Table 76: UK Plumbing, Heating and Air-conditioning Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Chart 77: UK Plumbing, Heating and Air-conditioning Companies, by Country, 2024
Table 78: UK Plumbing, Heating and Air-conditioning Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 79: UK Electrical Installation Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Table 80: UK Electrical Installation Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 81: UK Plastering Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Table 82: UK Plastering Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 83: UK Joinery Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Table 84: UK Joinery Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 85: UK Floor and Wall Covering Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Table 86: UK Floor and Wall Covering Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 87: UK Painting and Glazing Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Table 88: UK Painting and Glazing Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 89: UK Roofing Companies, by Employment Size Bands, 2024
Table 90: UK Roofing Companies, by Turnover Size Bands, 2024
Table 91: UK Estimated Total Development of Private Housing RMI, 2020-2029 (£m)
Table 92: UK Development of Private Housing RMI by Contractors, 2020-2029
Table 93: UK Development of Estimated Private Housing RMI Component of DIY Sales, 2020-2029 (£m)
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