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).
![Potential added value to home - £14,385.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjNjODc2NGUyLTFmZmYtNDM0Mi04NWM1LWQ5NWI5N2I3M2EyNDozYzFmMGNlYi00NWQxLTQ2MmItODQ0NS1kMmVkMTYxN2E1N2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Potential added value to home - £12,951.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmExMmRhNWNhLTA2YmItNGZiYy1hMTU5LWFhMWUxNDEyZGQxMTo0OTcxZGZhYi01OTVlLTQ3YjgtYWQ1Zi0xZGYwMGE2OWYxMTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Potential added value to home - £11,514.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxM2NhMDNjLWViNjctNGJkYy1iNmJhLTM2MDE5MjIyODg2YzowNGEyMGM5MS03OWVlLTRhZDctODg4ZS03MWE2NGM1YzkwMzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Kitchen extension to create a large kitchen diner
Potential added value to home - £11,514. Photo: Rated People
![Potential added value to home - £10,649.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxNDU0NTA3LTY2MmQtNDdmOC05YTIwLTA1YjZmN2Q4YjI2Mjo5ZmY3ZTcwNi0zYmE1LTQxYWEtYTE2ZC1lY2Q5YzVlODM3NWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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