Updates from HOWIE ARCHITECTS

The warmer weather is finally here and it is time to start thinking about all those summer jobs. Whether you hope to sell in the future, carry out extension or renovation work or just carry on living there...

More than two-thirds of homeowners looking to buy or sell in the next six months say the decision to leave the EU and ongoing uncertainty have had no impact on their plans. Research from Legal & General...

People often have an irrational fear of the planning consent process but with a professional architect to guide you through you shouldn’t be concerned. Achieving planning permission for an extension,...

Great Yarmouth in Norfolk is among five places across England to be announced as participants of a new programme to recognise and support high quality placemaking. The Future Place programme is an initiative...

Whether you are thinking about extending up, down, to the side or front, there are a number of points to consider before embarking on your project. Firstly, think about why you want to extend your home...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a new prize – the Neave Brown Award for Housing. The late Neave Brown (1929 to 2018) was a socially-motivated, modernist architect,...

When considering an extension, renovation or other home improvement project people often wonder whether there is a need to use a professional architect. Certainly there are others out there, such as architectural...

The total number of build-to-rent homes under construction across the UK has increased by nearly 40 percent, according to the British Property Federation (BPF). Research carried out for the organisation...

A new year brings new fashions in interior design – and those thinking about carrying work on their homes might like consider the latest looks. Pantone, provider of professional colour standards...

First-time buyer mortgage figures have hit their highest levels in over a decade, according to recent research. A Yorkshire Building Society analysis has indicated some 367,038 first-time UK buyers secured...

There is just over a month left now of the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, which focuses on the internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano. Running in the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed its annual summary of trends in the architecture profession and construction sector. Key trends in 2018 (compared to 2017) are: *The value...