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New venue marks 25th anniversary celebration of The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show ExCel London 25 - 27 September
with the numbers increasing year on year by 16 per cent, the up-and-coming London Homebuilding & Renovating Show, sponsored by Anglian Home Improvements, is set to attract thousands more visitors at its new spacious and contemporary venue, ExCel, London from 25 - 27 September. Throughout the three-day event, people who are still unsure how to undertake a project
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oinciding with the latest report that the South East of the UK has seen the largest rise in self-builders in 2015
efficiently from inception to fruition will have access to expert guidance and tailored advice at 15-minute consultations, in-depth seminars and masterclasses hosted by the UK’s leading property experts and housebuilding companies. The Ask the Architects zone will be hosted
by four experienced members of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) who will be available to provide solutions on how atten- dees can navigate their building projects and overcome challenges on the way.
The 15-minute consultations, designed to
be individual interactive sessions with over 20 property specialists, will be available at the Ask the Experts zone, where attendees can show plans and discuss ideas with the selected specialists. Standard tickets are £12 in advance or
£18 on the door (children under 16 go free). For further information call the ticket hotline on 08712 301 086 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras) or visit:
www.homebuildingshow.co.uk/London
The Mindful Home: The secrets of making your home a place of harmony
bined with the ever-increasing interest in the practice of mindfulness. Authors Craig and Deirdre Hassed have produced a book that will enable its readers to live a happier and more fulfilled life by helping them to create the living space they really want and need. If your home becomes a mindful home you are
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he Mindful Home unites two of the world’s most popular trends: the desire to live better in a lovely home com-
likely to be better rested, more fulfilled, happier and healthier. The authors look at the philosophy of the
mindful home before moving on to the most critical spaces: leisure, socialising, quiet, storage, and outdoor living. In The Mindful Home quiet spaces are discussed and the uses of light and colour explored. In addition, lots and tips and guides on mindfulness practice are fea- tured throughout this fully illustrated book.
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Engineers welcome Chancellor’s housing initiatives but much more action is needed
delivers too few homes, of variable quality, at very high costs”. The UK’s housing supply market is widely recognised as being broken, and fixing it will require bold long-term leadership from the gov- ernment to incentivise innovation, set challeng- ing standards and put the householder at the heart of the build process. Dr Colin Brown, Director of Engineering at
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the Institution for Mechanical Engineers, said in response to Chancellor George Osborne’s
s the recent report ‘Building The Homes We Need’ points out, the UK has “a housing supply system that consistently
plans to speed up housebuilding in the UK: “While today’s announcement on planning reform shows that the government is taking action on the UK housing crisis, it needs to be far more radical in its thinking if it wants to deliver an effective solution. “Reforming the planning system is a one approach, but we fundamentally need to look at overhauling the way we construct homes in the UK. “Off-site construction technologies have advanced greatly in recent years and can offer shorter build times, better energy effi- ciency, less waste, and lower costs for buyers.
“Government needs to support investment in
the UK supply chain for off-site construction technologies, must reverse policies that are working against improvements in quality and standards and work much harder to diversify the UK housing supply market, by opening up much greater opportunities for self-builders, local authorities and housing associations. “We need a minimum of 250,000 houses
to be built each year to keep up with the nation’s growing population. At no point over the last two decades has the figure exceeded 180,000, therefore, it is imperative this num- ber is increased so we can meet demand.”
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