Brexit worker shortfall is being exacerbated by high demand for room revamps during Covid lockdowns

Homeowners are waiting months longer than usual for bathrooms and kitchens to be installed as an industry-wide labour shortage that has been exacerbated by Brexit collides with the home improvement binge triggered by Covid-19 lockdowns.

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