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Welcome to Home and Build the leading online resource for home owners looking to improve their home. 

Extending your property, converting the loft or making better use of an underused garage are all ways to improve and add value to your home, but it is vital to get proper advice before you start work.

Homeowners considering any building project are advised to seek building control advice before embarking on building work to their properties. This advice is available free via your Local Authority Building Control office and could help save you money now, and help prevent problems when selling your property in the future. 

Home and Build works with Local Authorities across the UK to publish guides, advice, news and features to guide you through every step of the process and its professional building services directory will help you find the tradesmen, products and services you need to get your project up and running.

To see what we produce for your local Authority please use our Local Authority Search facility on the right hand side of this page.

News

Lord Justice Moses has ruled that the secretary of state "plainly has no power"

Is FITs ruling really "excellent news for homeowners"?

DECC's decision to ask the Supreme Court to overrule yesterday's unsuccessful High Court appeal against its recent ruling on solar PV feed-in tariffs means continued uncertainty for the industry.

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Supreme Winner, One New Change, London. Pictured: LABC President Mike Sansom (fa

VIDEO: LABC Building Excellence Awards 2011

Over 500 guests gathered in London recently for an annual celebration of building excellence at the LABC awards, presented this year by Channel 4’s Jon Snow.

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back the housing market more than a lack of mortgage finance or house price fall

Economic uncertainty holding back housing, survey finds

In the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) UK Housing Market survey, nine out of ten (89%) surveyors said uncertainty in the economy was holding back activity in the housing market and preventing any meaningful recovery.

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A new strategy to reignite the housing market and get the nation building again.

Government lays foundation for growth in housing

The government has published its new housing strategy which includes a £400 million pot to build 16,000 new homes and guaranteeing first time buyers’ mortgages.

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