Workers who have taken electrical courses may find themselves in demand as a result of changes announced in last week's Budget.
One of the biggest talking points from chancellor Alistair Darling's speech was the fact that he is raising the stamp duty limit from £125,000 to £250,000 for first-time buyers (FTBs).
And according to moneysupermarket.com, the legislation has caused a raft of people to head on to the website in search of mortgage price comparisons.
Traffic on this specific section of the site has seen an increase in FTBs of 15 per cent in the last week, it stated.
Hannah-Mercedes Skenfield, mortgage channel manager at the firm - which also gives consumers the chance to research prices of utilities and broadband - said: "As we approach one of the busiest weekends of the year for house-hunting, the first-time buyer could well be back out after months of hibernation."
And it could be that tradespersons who have completed electrical courses are increasingly required by FTBs to update, upgrade and repair their new properties.
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