Home owners have turned to lagging their lofts in record numbers as a response to the hike in fuel bills, according to GfK. The research firm says there has been a 40% increase in the amount of loft insulation sold between June and August, compared to the same period last year. Daniel Fearnley, at GfK, said the scale of the sales boom was surprising considering sales of most home improvement products have fallen by at least 10% in the same period.
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