According to an analysis by Fixando, 51% of requests have no answer and prices will increase 9% in the 3rd quarter.
Remodeling and home repair professionals are unable to respond to about half (45%) of Portuguese requests, according to a study by APP Fixando of more than 160,000 requests on the platform, which also warns of a 9% increase in prices charged by the sector in the third quarter of the year, according to a statement sent to SUPERCASA Notícias.
From the same analysis, Fixando estimates that the percentage of clients who cannot find specialists in this sector available in the third quarter of the year is 51%.
"This paradigm is caused by two important factors: on the one hand, the shortage of qualified specialists in these areas, derived from the lack of incentives for professional training and, on the other hand, the increase in demand that occurs in a post-pandemic scenario, due to the postponement of projects during periods of confinement," explains Alice Nunes, director of New Businesses at Fixando.
Between the first and second quarter of 2022, there was an 8% increase in the prices charged in the sector, and the same responsible points out that, in addition to the little available labor, the shortage and increase in the price of raw materials and delays in the delivery of materials contributed to this situation.
Several areas recorded higher price increases, especially electricity services (+9%) and construction (14%), with Fixando warning of a 9% increase in the third quarter due to inflation and seasonality, which decreases supply and increases demand during the vacation season.
Fixando estimates that the specialists enrolled in APP will exceed €5M in turnover in the third quarter of the year, a figure that has not been recorded since 2020, and which confirms the trend of increasing demand for these services.
Lack of manpower worries the sector
Almost half (49%) of the specialists surveyed by Fixando say that the lack of manpower is affecting their business, because the difficulty in hiring qualified people to work ends up making it impossible to meet deadlines or even cancel services.
Of the specialists interviewed, 32% admit having to refuse services due to this problem, which ends up causing a drop in profits for 67% of these businesses.
Among the main reasons given for the labor shortage in the sector are the lack of qualified professionals (55%), low earnings (44%), and unappealing working conditions (24%).
As for the shortage of raw materials, this affects 44% of the businesses, and the main consequences pointed out by professionals are the increase in prices for the final consumer (50%), the decrease in the percentage of profit (48%), the refusal of work (21%) and postponement (11%).
Alice Nunes says that the solutions pointed out by the sector to these problems include "better salaries, investment in training and qualification of people in these areas and reducing dependence on external suppliers when it comes to raw materials, favoring domestic production.
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