YORKSHIRE'S home-owners typically stay put for 20 years before moving, a report has found.

And with stamp duty and other moving costs to consider, more than half (54%) of home-owners in the UK say they would rather improve their current property than move to a new one.

Fitting new carpets, installing a new kitchen and landscaping the garden were the most common improvements for people to have made, Barclays Mortgages found.

Meanwhile, the most popular improvements on people's wish-lists were installing bi-fold doors giving access into the garden, smart home tech and putting in a wow factor spa-style bathroom.

Looking at what would put most put people off a home, woodchip wallpaper, mirrored ceilings and carpeted bathrooms were found to be among the top turn-offs.

Barclays Mortgages used data from property analysts Hometrack to find out how often homes change hands, with average property ownership time varying across Britain.

People in Wales stay put for 22.6 years on average, North East 21.3 years, West Midlands, 20.2 years, Yorkshire and the Humber, 20 years, North West, 20 years, and London 19.4 years.