[MisterTea]

Well I live in the USA and know PLENTY of people who either DiY to save a buck or hired some yahoo who just cuts the lines and did whatever because they were cheap to hire. Money will corrupt any regulatory illusion you have.

[bluSCALE4]

Problem is tradesmen want to charge too much.

[windowsrookie]

The tradesmen charge what it costs to run a sustainable business. Unless all the tradesmen in your area are driving Lamborghinis and live in multimillion-dollar homes?

[MisterTea]

All those regulations make running a business a chore so something has to give.