Victorian value, unlocked

When Amanda and Kevin decided to renovate their Victorian home in south London to provide better space for their family, their chosen architects managed to unlock the home’s full potential and achieved a trouble-free project TEXT ROSEANNE FIELD IMAGES LORENZO... View Article

A new curving copper home in New Zealand

A family based near Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island gave a local architect full freedom in designing their new home in picturesque Cass Bay. The result is a dynamic curved and copper-clad structure that emulates the surrounding landscape, while... View Article

Home counties overturn plans for new housing on green fields

A swathe of councils could follow two Hertfordshire authorities who rejected their local plans in the wake of the government’s decision to reverse proposed planning reform. The construction industry fears Conservative-run Hertsmere and Welwyn Hatfield borough councils’ move to revise their... View Article

Pocket Living secures permission for 139 homes on Old Kent Road

Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Southwark Council for two new developments in the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area. As two linked planning applications, the two schemes, Ossory Road and Credon House, will... View Article

EY response to the UK Government’s white paper on levelling-up

Rohan Malik, EY’s UK Managing Partner for Markets & Accounts, says: “For welcome ambitions around broadband infrastructure, public transport and housing, burning questions remain around how they will be funded and how results will be demonstrated. Clear metrics will also... View Article

Local builders are key to levelling up, says FMB

Local builders have a key role in helping the country level up, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the announcement of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB said: “The... View Article

New CIBSE guidance on building energy performance

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has published revisions to its Technical Memorandum 54: ‘Evaluating operational energy performance of buildings at the design stage.’ The revisions bring the guidance up to date by taking account of regulatory changes... View Article

HLM Architects appoints first Associate Heritage Architect

HLM Architects has announced the appointment of Matthew Morrish as the practice’s first heritage architect. Having previously worked on the Regency-era Brighton Dome and many Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian-era buildings, Matthew brings over 20 years’ experience of working with new... View Article

From the editor…

Hello and welcome to 2022! Well, you might be used to this new year by now, with all of its wintry trials and tribulations, but this is the first issue of Selfbuilder and Homemaker of the year, and we are... View Article

Dorset site manager named finalist at prestigious awards

The first female to drive tanks in the British Army, who is now working with Barratt Homes in Wimborne, has won a finalist position in the Ex-Forces in Business Awards. Victoria Grinnall, 27, worked in the military as an Armoured Engineer for six years, and... View Article

Ramboll acquires leading data centre consultancy

Ramboll has acquired the data centre consultancy EYP Mission Critical Facilities (EYPMCF). With the strategic acquisition Ramboll will strengthen its position in the international premier league of data centre consultancies and add fuel to its important mission of contributing to... View Article