Kitchens and bathrooms lead the increases
The rise was not evenly distributed across cost elements. Cos Kamasho, principal consultant at BCIS, said an average increase of 4.9% represented a sustained rise on the previous year, with kitchens and sanitaryware climbing 7.8% and 9.4% respectively, and aluminium and uPVC windows rising between 5.5% and 7.5%, both well above the headline figure.
