As the Easter break draws closer households in the UK planning on doing home or garden improvement have been advised on how they could save money.

The words of advice follow the current economic trend which makes it much easier to maintain an old home than moving to a new one.

As such people trying their hands on DIY could save money doing a bit of research and comparing prices before buying an item, be it a garden equipment or a plant.

They were also reminded that with sales going on in big stores they could be lucky enough to get a huge discount on an item.

But they may have to search the websites of such superstores as B&Q and Homebase to know exactly what is on offer at a discounted rate.

Meanwhile, insurers are often worried about people doing DIY in their homes and encourage them to check their home insurance policy to know the terms in case their DIY goes wrong.