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IKEA’s new smart home range makes upgrading your home easier than ever
With 21 new Matter-compatible products, IKEA is expanding how homeowners can integrate smart lighting, sensors and controls into everyday living
Why your home extension could cost more under proposed architect rule
Labour is considering plans that would make hiring a qualified architect mandatory for home extensions – a move critics warn could increase costs and bureaucracy for homeowners
Energy suppliers to be held accountable for faulty and delayed smart meter installations
Customers could receive £40 compensation for delayed installations, failed appointments or unresolved smart meter faults
Feed-in Tariffs: How 800,000 households with solar panels may earn less due to payments change
Solar households will still see payments rise each year, but at a slower rate, after the Government confirmed changes to how Feed-in Tariff payments are linked to inflation
Man who turned £500 boat into his home awaits planning decision
A Worcestershire dad transforms a £500 boat into an off-grid riverside home, while awaiting council approval to see if it qualifies as a legal residence
Man who claimed planning permission laws did not apply to him jailed for 12 months
Cheshire East Council took action after the homeowner had repeated breaches and ignored numerous court orders to remove two homes he built
Water bills rising by £33 a year, but could your home qualify you for a discount?
Household water bills in England and Wales are set to rise by an average of £33 a year from April, but millions of households could be eligible for discounted bills
The hidden kitchen organisation features four in five homeowners are adding without you noticing
Task-specific built-ins and clever storage solutions are reshaping UK kitchens as functionality becomes a top priority
