Studio Bark has completed Water Farm, an off-grid home in Suffolk with a bold geometric timber design, inspired by local timber frame buildings.
Dealing with Woodworm in Agricultural Buildings
Converting a former agricultural building can be rewarding, if the original structure contains timber, then woodboring beetle infestation is a possibility.
Top 10 Cost-saving Tips for Self-build Projects
Tim Phillips shares his tips for procuring materials cost effectively and making strong savings to reduce your self-build costs.
Bindloss Dawes has unveiled a remarkable transformation of Pitcombe’s Old School House, a Grade II-Listed property nestled within a picturesque valley in Somerset.
Preventing Traumatic Damp
While a damp-proof course and repointing are on every self-builder’s mind, what happens when everything goes wrong and traumatic damp strikes?
On 30th April 2024, the Government announced new legislation that will allow landowners to diversify buildings and deliver new housing without the need to acquire planning permission. The changes came into effect on 21st May 2024. Aidan Van de Weyer, Senior Planner at Lanpro in Cambridge, explains more.
Stacy Eden, Partner, Head of Property and Construction at national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, Crowe, explains how will this impact on the property industry.
In 2016, new legislation came into force which meant that councils now have a duty to grant planning permission to appropriate serviced plots as part of the ‘Right to Build’ entitlement. This was part of the government’s solution to tackling housing shortages across the country – the objective was to double the value of the custom and self-build...
