Updates from HOWIE ARCHITECTS

The number of newly completed build-to-rent homes across UK regions increased by 51 per cent in 2019, according to research commissioned by the British Property Federation. There are now 152,071 build-to-rent...

Chilly January is well and truly underway, but could we be keeping ourselves warmer and therefore happier in our homes – and also saving energy at the same time? Many homeowners could make their...

House prices in December 2019 were four per cent higher than in the same month a year earlier, according to the Halifax House Price Index. On a monthly basis, house prices rose by 1.7 per cent and in the...

It has been a busy year for Howie Architects, with the business expanding, moving premises and taking on new staff. We have also been involved in some very exciting projects, from extensions on period...

Those thinking of extending, renovating or even just redecorating their homes next year might already be pondering colour schemes. Well, according to Pantone, there is going to be a bolt from the blue…...

The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched its Accelerated Planning Manifesto. The manifesto contains industry perspectives on the practical ways in which the existing planning system can be made...

The year is drawing to a close and now is the time to start considering any plans for next year. We all know December is a time that can be phenomenally busy both at home and at work as everyone rushes...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published its own manifesto demanding urgent investment, leadership and new regulation from the next government. People, Places and the Planet: RIBA’s...

As the cold weather arrives so we all start to switch on, light up and buy fuel in a bid to keep ourselves warm. Many new homes these days now come with underfloor heating and homeowners are increasingly...

The average price of a UK home is currently £232,249, according to the Halifax House Price Index. House prices in October 2019 were 0.9 per cent higher than in the same month in 2018 but on a monthly...

More people are choosing to stay in their homes longer, extending and enhancing them to enable them to meet a variety of needs. With the uncertain economic climate, slow housing market and low property...

Goldsmith Street in Norwich has won the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize and the inaugural Neave Brown Award for Housing. Awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) the annual Stirling Prize is...