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July 30
- Leaked documents show gas boiler lobby's attempt to delay heat pump rollout
- Take a look inside this £250k home renovation with a loft conversion and kitchen extension
- Homeowner paints house almost black in conservation area — and can keep it
- 1930s mansion that inspired several famous artists goes on sale for £5.45m
- Take a look inside Jeremy Kyle’s £2.2m home as it goes on the market after his divorce
July 29
- Simon Cowell sells his multimillion-pound mega mansion in Holland Park
- Man caught adding toilet and cesspit to garden without planning permission after 'unbearable stench' wafts to neighbours
- Watch: Kevin McCloud visits converted boat house where owners claim heat pump has cut their energy bills in half
July 28
- How the Church of England is switching to heat pumps and solar panels — starting with St Paul’s Cathedral (well, part of it)
- Giant robot mural sparks row but council says it doesn't need planning permission
July 27
- Sixty 240-metre-deep boreholes to be dug under London for new heat pumps
July 23
- Council order Captain Tom spa pool complex to be demolished ‘within six weeks’ after appeal deadline passes
- Take a tour of this Grand Designs woodland wavy home built using 'steam bending'
- This project home on a large plot is only £100,000 — but comes with a catch
July 22
- Disabled man's planning application for wheelchair ramp is refused due to being in conservation area
- Take a look inside this little 'mushroom' house believed to date back to the 1800s
July 21
- First hydrogen boiler trial scrapped due to concerns from local residents
July 20
- Visa rules for foreign bricklayers and plasterers relaxed to fill skills shortages
July 19
- Are you owed a Stamp Duty rebate? £30m repaid to homeowners in last three years
July 17
- Jeremy Clarkson wins planning appeal for car park — but can't have a restaurant
July 16
- Councils using Article 4 to block bungalow extensions ‘to protect the elderly’
July 15
- Dua Lipa wins two-year planning battle for her £6.75m home renovation — but with strict Section 106 conditions
- Elon Musk's Tesla set to become electricity provider in the UK
July 14
- Heat Training Grant launched to increase the number of heat pump installers
- Jack Grealish seeks planning permission for extension to his £5.6m mega mansion
July 12
- The Bosch 18V cordless combi drill PSB 1800 LI-2 was perfect for all my DIY needs
July 11
- Why my Mountfield lawn mower is still a cut above the rest after 10 years
July 10
- How to protect your heat pump from theft
- Why this affordable hand sander is ideal for small DIY projects
July 9
- Affordable Homes Programme gives extra funding for regeneration projects
- I bought this shower head with purifying water beads and it's actually very good
- A 10th of smart meters 'are faulty' — how to tell if yours is working properly
- The tool Garden Ninja uses to weed his lawn is on offer this Amazon Prime Day
July 8
- Couple find mysterious letter from the 1960s whilst renovating former Post Office
- We asked why the four-year rule is being scrapped — here's the government's reason
July 7
- We asked experts if there's any truth in claims it can be too hot for solar panels
- How this homeowner took the unusual step of using geopolymer 'concrete' foam to avoid catastrophe
July 6
- This heat pump is now available in the UK on a monthly subscription
- Could water-filled glass be the answer to cooling our homes?
July 4
- How government heat pump funding could actually be slowing down uptake
July 2
- Keir Starmer announces plans to relax planning restrictions and develop green belt land
- Led Zeppelin bassist's former Rectory home on sale for nearly £10million
- Boiler Upgrade Scheme only hits half its first year targets
- Kevin McCloud looks at retrofit heat pump in a 1960s semi-detached home
July 1
- TV stars told to demolish tool shed as it falls 'outside curtilage of the house'
- Victorian bathhouse converted into incredible family home with its own bowling alley and home cinema
- Self builder given permission for Passivhaus on greenbelt under Paragraph 80
- This council is making up to £1m a year charging householders for DIY waste