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August 2023

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August 30
- Bristol City Leap: UK's largest water source heat pump will power 12,000 homes
August 27
- Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber gets planning permission to build pool house at his Watership Down estate
August 26
- SuDS to become mandatory in homes from next year
- Private road owner seeks court order to stop couple’s building project on £1.5m home by withdrawing their access
August 24
- See how Jonnie Irwin has transformed his 1960s home into a stylish Sixties hideaway
August 22
- ULEZ charge on homes would tackle air pollution and rising NO2, say researchers
August 21
- Family home with 'living roof' given planning under Paragraph 80 — despite owner being warned she'd 'never succeed'
August 20
- Take a look inside Bob Dylan’s 16-bedroom period mansion in the Scottish Highlands as it goes on sale for £3million
August 19
- Energy companies announce billions in profits after 'cost of living crisis' saw households unable to afford heating
- Rick Astley's former childhood home has gone on sale for £360,000
- How this 'dream' pink kitchen with zoning was built with a budget of £25,000
August 18
- Could a 5G mast devalue your home? Proposals for 50ft-high 5G masts leave homeowners fearing house price drop
- Eco home with 'Cornish hedge' built into its design gets approval under Paragraph 80
August 14
- Builder says order to demolish house built without planning permission near coal mine is against his 'human rights'
August 13
- These Hive smart devices will stop working after Centrica ends product lines
- Ed Sheeran builds his own chapel with underground crypt 'as part of Sheeranville'
August 12
- Panasonic is giving away a free 4K 65" Smart TV if you buy their heat pump
August 10
- Only 15% of the available Boiler Upgrade Scheme vouchers have been redeemed, Ofgem reveals
- Why terraced homeowners may need planning permission for heat pumps
August 9
- What is the oil boiler ban that is set to affect homes from 2035?
August 7
- How first time renovators transformed this period home for £40k in under one year
August 5
- Homeowner sparks planning row at £1.3m home over helipad in his back garden
August 4
- Millions of smart meters could stop working after the 3G and 2G switch-off
- British Gas announces £969million profit — almost £900m more than last year
August 3
- How a tiny garage measuring just 67m2 will be transformed into this 'compact home'
August 2
- What Gove's latest speech on homebuilding means for self builders and renovators
- 'I'll cohabit with newts!' says Boris Johnson as swimming pool plans come under threat