For Jude Hesselgrave, home is not just where her heart is, it’s also where her roots lie. After renting in London and then buying and renovating a house near Brighton with her partner, Roger Page,…
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Rural Retreat
Here is a step-by-step self-builder’s timeline for building an oak-framed house so you know what to expect throughout the journey.
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Project Inspiration
News that the UK is aiming to ban gas grid connections to new-build homes from 2025 serves as a clear indication that the development of sustainable eco homes of the future should, in fact be…
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Project Inspiration
This month, Stephen Malkin, Associate at Whiting & Partners, discusses your financing options when building your dream home.
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Contracts and Legalities
When Kent-based Architect Brian Heron and his wife Ayesha discovered a disused water tank space on one of Bethnal Green’s iconic tower blocks for sale for residential use, they knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…
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Innovative Homes
Christopher Ploutarhou’s parents had owned the same plot of land in Cyprus for many years and he’d always loved it there. The view from the plot was phenomenal so it seemed clear to him what…
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Innovative Homes
Providing timelessly beautiful facades for over 20 years, Cedral is experienced in helping you to create a more beautiful world by adding the perfect finishing touch to your self-build project.
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Walls & Cladding
Once, conservatories had a bad reputation. They were the tacky white boxes that stifled you in summer, froze in winter and were a constant headache to keep clean and maintain. Not so in 2017, says…
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i-build
When in search of a comfortable, healthy, bespoke and energy-efficient home, Aberdeenshire couple Vic Kirwan and Teresa Green felt that a self-build was going to be the best way to achieve their criteria.
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Sustainable Living
As the owner of home technology company, Clever Association, Richard Jones knows all too well the increasing trend towards ‘smart’ living. Therefore, when Richard was faced with the opportunity to renovate a tired Victorian property,…
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Innovative Homes