

Top 20 improvements that will add the most value to your home in 2021
A new study suggests the Covid-19 pandemic has changed what homebuyers are now looking for when it comes to finding a new home.
The report, from find-a-tradesperson platform Rated People, revealed that a self-contained annex for family members, a home gym, a garden room, and an outdoor cooking area for entertaining family and friends, are now among the most valuable home improvements, potentially adding more than £38,000 onto a property’s value.
So here are the top 20 value-adding home improvements you could make in 2021 (and how much value they’d add).

1. Self-contained annex
Potential added value to home - £14,385. Photo: Rated People

2. Loft conversion
Potential added value to home - £12,951. Photo: Rated People

3. Kitchen extension to create a large kitchen diner
Potential added value to home - £11,514. Photo: Rated People

4. Newly renovated kitchen
Potential added value to home - £10,649. Photo: Rated People
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