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Renovate or relocate? A simple way to decide
21 July 2026
Renovation costs have stabilised after two volatile years for trades and materials, making a like-for-like comparison more reliable than it's been in a while.
As a rule of thumb, if your renovation budget exceeds 25–30% of your home's current value, it's worth pricing out what that money could buy elsewhere.
Get a Haven Estimate on your current home first — it gives you a baseline before you start collecting renovation quotes.