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New laws laid in Parliament this week will allow homeowners in England to carry out more improvement or extension work without the requirement for planning permission. The new rules, which will come into...

Interest in new-build homes has rocketed since lockdown was lifted, according to a new survey by the Home Builders Federation (HBF). After spending months in their existing homes, more householders are...

More than half of those who own homes in the UK are prioritising plans to update our homes as Covid-19 restrictions continue to be eased. Some one in eight British homeowners say they are expecting to...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has moved its virtual reality (VR) exhibition online. In response to the lockdown of its public buildings and galleries, RIBA has launched FREESTYLE: Architectural...

The government has restarted the property market with announcements allowing property purchases and sales to take place, as well as more movement in home building and construction. Anyone in England can...

Annual house price growth increased to 3.7 per cent before covid-19 hit the UK, the Nationwide’s House Price Index has revealed. Taking into account seasonal factors, but with the pandemic not fully...

More than1.2 million mortgage payment holidays have been offered by lenders to customers impacted by Covid-19, UK Finance has revealed. Action by lenders means one in nine mortgages in the UK are now subject...

Organisations representing those with architectural, surveying and planning specialisms have written to the prime minister to offer help during the coronavirus epidemic. Led by the Royal Institution of...

Howie Architects are very much aware of the ever-changing situation and of the growing concerns around Coronavirus (Covid-19), we therefore we want to make our clients aware of some of the precautionary...

Sales of new homes increased for a third consecutive month across the UK, as has buyer demand and new instructions. According to the February 2020 RICS UK Residential Market Survey, a net balance of +20%...

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...

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...