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January 2024

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January 31
- Energy minister accuses those with 'vested interests' of launching 'campaigns of misinformation' against heat pumps
- 'Honeycomb' shaped self build earns Grade II listed status
- Could disused coal mines be used to heat more than 6 million homes in the UK?
January 30
- Gavin and Stacey star's former home on the market after extensive renovation
- Celia Sawyer's bid to halt neighbour's balcony overlooking her garden fails
January 29
- Couple change ‘agricultural bungalow’ into residential home using ‘10 year rule’
- Ground source heat pump to be installed at National Trust's Kingston Lacy that will 'help preserve the estate's art collections'
January 28
- 'It's grey!' Homeowners hit back at critics of semi-detached house painted 'black'
January 27
- Top Gear star criticises plans to turn England’s oldest petrol station into home
- Couple say giant self build that replaced bungalow ‘changed the climate' in garden
January 24
- There's a dehumidifier shortage that could continue into 2024
- Take a look inside this family's tiny garden home they built to live in while renovating
- Heat pump installations hit record levels in 2023 — plus, more people are adding solar batteries to their homes
January 23
- Rishi Sunak proposes '1% deposits' for first-time buyers — but is it a good idea?
January 22
- Helen Skelton claims house renovation caused her to miss 'signs' that led to her divorce
January 21
- Eighty-eight £850k newbuild homes torn down after foundations found to be unsafe
January 20
- Michelle Keegan admits she ‘cried’ at seeing self build Essex mansion finally finished
January 18
- Couple told they can keep 6ft garden fence built without permission after councillors overrule planning officers
- Discover this contemporary extension on a traditional stone cottage built for under £500k
January 17
- Michael Gove threatens to take away council's planning powers
January 16
- Gabriel Agbonlahor claims he received a £37,000 gas and electricity bill over the last 16 months
January 15
- More than two-thirds of the Housing Infrastructure Fund remains unspent, despite UK housing crisis
January 14
- How this 17th century corn mill was converted into a £750,000 home — with its original features still intact!
- This unique Passivhaus built on a Victorian estate draws inspiration from historic glasshouses
- Eco home buyers shocked as energy bills skyrocket to over £380 a month after ‘mix up of energy and solar meters’
- How couple recycled materials from old cow shed to create this incredible self build
January 12
- Artists spend 20 years painting colourful 'tattoos' on the front of their house
January 8
- Heat pumps and solar panels could be mandatory in new homes from 2025
January 7
- New heat pump that links to solar panels could soon provide your home's hot water
January 6
- Homeowner who replaced hedge around garden with 6ft fence told to remove it
- Ashley Walters faces planning battle to extend his bungalow for his growing family
January 5
- Government invests £7.6m into UK timber for British homebuilding
January 4
- Squatter renovates and sells home for £540,000 after successful adverse possession claim