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The Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Autumn Show returns to people’s homes, supported by headline sponsor the Royal Institute of British Architects

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

Following a successful virtual summer event where over 70 per cent of visitors reported having an excellent or good online experience that they considered better value for time and money than attending a live show, the Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating... View Article

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

A coalition of thirteen leading rural organisations is today urging the Government to commit to more equitable funding in rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Rural Coalition has published Rebuilding Rural: Growing Back Better, setting out... View Article

Graven Hill answers your self-build questions at Build It Live

Friday, 18th September 2020

On 19 and 20 September, Bicester-based self and custom build development site, Graven Hill, will be talking all things self-build at Build It Live. The event is going virtual this year, taking place entirely online. From the comfort of your... View Article

The pros and cons of zonal planning

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a new report which sets out the strengths and weaknesses of zonal planning systems. Planning Through Zoning provides an insight into the use of zonal planning in a number of different nations... View Article

Lords Committee raises concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Lords Secondary Legislation Committee has published a report highlighting concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation which result in a lighter touch approval process for certain local developments. The Committee scrutinises policy aspects of all secondary legislation... View Article

Self-sufficient heating

Monday, 14th September 2020

Nicola Martin, Sales Manager at RadiWarm® makes the case for pipeless radiators. Homeowners are choosing modern pipeless radiators for their projects because they like their flexibility, low maintenance and cost-effectiveness. For a long time they were used where extending the... View Article

Custom Build Homes partners up with Tetlow King Planning to unlock large scale housing projects

Thursday, 10th September 2020

Custom Build Homes (CBH) is pleased to announce it will be working closely with Tetlow King Planning (TKP) to drive forward its ambitious growth plans to lead the delivery of large scale custom build housing projects across the country. TKP... View Article

The value in data

Thursday, 10th September 2020

The development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) changed the way that construction companies interact with data and helped them understand its true value. As we use this digital framework and develop more technologies, such as digital twins, built environment professionals... View Article

Extending Your Reach

Thursday, 3rd September 2020

Extensions on existing properties are one of the most popular residential construction projects in the UK. Here, Charlie Ayers, MD of sustainable backing system brand SureCav, offers his tips on how to make your extension investment go further. ‘Don’t move,... View Article

Stair safety – accessibility and the self-build project

Friday, 28th August 2020

Home accessibility and functionality are important considerations when planning a self-building project. Typically however, the stairwell and adjoining areas are often seen as the ‘poor relatives’ after the glamour of the kitchen and family rooms. Yet this area of your... View Article

Thinking of a self-build Passivhaus? What’s not to love?

Thursday, 27th August 2020

Undertaking a self-build project is not for the faint-hearted and I always take my hat off to anyone considering this route. You have to acquire, almost overnight, technical research and project management skills and the ability to make, often quick,... View Article

Self builders would consider brownfield sites if offered financial incentives akin to commercial developers

Monday, 24th August 2020

Commercial developers have long been offered financial incentives to build on brownfield sites but new research* from Ipswich Building Society shows that individual self builders would be more likely to consider these sites if they too were offered similar inducements.... View Article

Cottagecore ideas for your home

Monday, 24th August 2020

Kitchen: Neutral coloured and muted tones are the key to the cottagecore trend – whilst not everyone can live in a countryside cottage, that feeling can very much be brought into your home in the form of a country style... View Article

No compromises

Thursday, 20th August 2020

Self and custom build homes make up around 40 per cent of new homes throughout the developed World, yet in England, they make up just 5. Jack Wooler speaks to Andrew Baddeley-Chappell, CEO of the National Custom and Self Build... View Article

Innovative, sustainable flooring solutions – fit for a better normal

Monday, 17th August 2020

By Paul Woolvine, IOBAC Ltd.’s CEO We Brits spend around £30bn on household goods and improvements every year. It’s undoubtedly already a huge industry. But this year, under pandemic-induced lockdown and a large portion of us working from home or... View Article

How to specify windows for your selfbuild project

Friday, 14th August 2020

Donna Muir, Workstream Lead, VELFAC Direct Modern window technology can deliver a host of performance benefits to any self-build project, from vastly improved insulation to more natural light, and not forgetting the ‘wow factor’ of big windows or glazed screens.... View Article

Façade paints help selfbuilders take on a whole new look

Thursday, 13th August 2020

Modern advances have enabled today’s paints to offer fresh potential for creating new façade design possibilities. Kevin Davies, Technical Manager of Sto UK, looks at some of the benefits which the latest developments offer to selfbuilders. In contrast to previous... View Article

Planning experts brand this “Large scale centralisation of the planning system, and the biggest shift away from localism in a generation”

Wednesday, 12th August 2020

Claire Petricca-Riding and Nicola Gooch of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors welcome the opportunity to discuss and re-invigorate the planning system in England. We have recently seen the introduction of the ‘Planning for the Future’ white paper which sets out the ‘building... View Article

Hype is history – why the Building Safety Bill will shake things up

Tuesday, 11th August 2020

The draft Building Safety Bill is the most significant milestone in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire and it will undoubtedly drive up quality within the construction sector. However, these new and enhanced regulations for building safety and construction... View Article

Royal Town Planning Institute response to government’s proposed planning reforms

Thursday, 6th August 2020

The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has responded to the publication of the government’s planning reforms, as detailed in its policy paper Planning for the Future: Victoria Hills, chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute... View Article