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Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with more people than ever applying for holiday let mortgages. According to figures released by mortgage lender Hodge, Norwich...

New rules allowing commercial premises to be converted into homes have come into force as part of a package of measures to revitalise England’s high streets and town centres. The government says...

The first tentative steps towards the easing of lockdown are being taken and from this week in England we should be able to welcome friends and family into our gardens again. It has been a long hard winter...

Norwich has been ranked fifth in a list of the most family-friendly places to live in the UK. Research conducted by online retailer Play Like Mum, looked at the places those with young children might consider...

Increasing demand, together with the continued shortage of homes, means house prices and rents are still rising, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). This has prompted the...

Those soon to embark on extension, renovation or restoration work will often decide to bring in a completely new colour scheme. In recent times, homeowners with period homes have increasingly chosen to...

Most people in the UK are hoping to hear that the current stamp duty holiday will be extended by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in next week’s budget, according to recent research. The reduction in the rate...

The UK’s first homes with household appliances fuelled entirely by hydrogen are set to be completed by April. The two semi-detached properties, funded with the help of the UK government’s Hy4Heat...

Future-proofing a home for later in life is something architects are often asked to consider when working on designs for new builds, renovations, conversions or extensions. Indeed, here at Howie Architects...

Leading industry figures are becoming more vocal in their call to the government to extend the stamp duty holiday. With seven weeks to go until the tax break ends, there has been growing pressure on Chancellor...

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the design competition to build a multi-dimensional vertical “city” of two towers in Shenzhen, China. Tower C will sit within the business and financial...

The past year has seen lifestyle changes for all of us and for many this has meant exercising, as well as working and schooling our children, from home. Across the country, people have certainly been...