With House Prices Dropping Should you Move or Improve?

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 24, 2008 – many people are putting off moving house and are considering renovating their home either to help improve the asking price or to accommodate a growing family.

When this is the case, and especially when money is tight, it’s important to only consider recommended tradesmen in order to find a tradesman you can trust to carry out those improvements. That way you will get the best out of your home improvements and the most from your money. This is where UKTradeStreet can help.

UKTradeStreet helps those who want to find a builder or find a carpenter, or other tradesman, but are wary of being ripped off. By registering only recommended tradesmen on its website, UKTradeStreet takes the worry out of hiring workmen or women. By choosing an approved tradesman for your project through UKTradeStreet, you’re safe in the knowledge that they will be skilled, experienced and reliable and that they come recommended. The website is also an arena for those people to post jobs and projects, both big and small, for which they need to find a tradesman who is reliable and local to their area.

While a complete housing crash in the UK now seems unlikely, there is little doubt that prices across the country are dropping, or at the very least levelling out. This is stultifying the market given that less people are putting their homes up for sale with many choosing to stay put and ride out the storm. With the knowledge that their home will sell for markedly less than a year ago, or at least not bring in the profit that they had hoped for, homeowners are considering whether they should move at all, or carry out improvements that could give their home a much-needed lift instead.

For those choosing to not sell up for economic reasons and to do up their home instead there is of course even more of a financial imperative to find a tradesman that will be good value, reliable


and trustworthy. UKTradeStreet has a database of recommended tradesmen in different locations across the UK who have proved to be skilled and who come recommended. People who want to find a builder, handyman or other tradesman can obtain a free, non-obligation quote and ensure that they are getting the right person for their project and for the right price.

Whether you want to spruce up your home to get the best price you can in a bear market, or you need to build an extension to cater for a burgeoning brood, get the best tradesman for the job at www.uktradestreet.co.uk

Editor’s Note: UKTradeStreet is represented by the search engine optimisation (SEO) team at Top Position, the online advertising consultancy. Please direct all press queries to Louise Byrne. Email: Louise@topposition.co.uk or call: 0800 094 9001.