Press Releases

Using our extensive database of active self-builders built up through our magazine, exhibitions and online activities, Homebuilding & Renovating has researched a method of estimating the total size of the market using the figures of VAT reclaims from HMRC as a base.

The Government's Housing Strategy, published today (21st November) sets out their attempts to kickstart the UK's housing market. And with the onus on getting more homes built in coming years than have been for the past decade, the focus is on self-build to deliver.

New service launched by My Building Project – helping self-builders find the right builder for their project. Following the successful launch of the Estimating Service, Homebuilding & Renovating have now launched their second service within My Building Project, the web portal which helps self builders manage their projects from concept to completion.

Need an independent estimate to benchmark your builders’ quotes? Managing your own self-build project and looking for a breakdown of exactly how much it will all cost?

Housing Minister Grant Shapps is working with the self-build industry to help more people realise their dream of building their own home.

This week marked the first meeting of the working party set up by Housing Minister Grant Shapps to establish ways in which the Government can help the self-build industry.

Just-released data gathered from the plotfinder.net database of individual building plots for sale in the UK shows that prices continued to fall in the first three months of 2010 — but at a lower rate than in 2009.

This Thursday May 20 2010 sees the launch of the Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards — the UK’s leading awards scheme for people who have self-built or renovated to create their dream home.

Homebuilding & Renovating, the UK’s leading magazine for self-builders and renovators, comments on the recent introduction of Feed-in Tariffs for renewable technology.

Homebuilding & Renovating, the UK’s leading self-build magazine and website, responds to last week’s launch of the Conservative Party’s Green Paper on planning policy, “Open Source Planning”