A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events.

As the London market waits with bated breath for the Chancellor’s late November Budget, Zoe Dare Hall discusses the options with the capital’s leading property experts

Barnbarroch House, Barnbarroch, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. A country house with views towards Urr Water estuary with two two-bedroom cottages in the grounds. It has period fireplaces and a kitchen

Combining good value, historic architecture, a rural lifestyle and strong connectivity to Edinburgh, the Borders are proving to be a popular destination both with domestic and international buyers

Inflation still too high: “Any good news on the inflation front must be seized upon, and the fact that food prices actually fell in September is likely to be a cause for celebration in struggling hous

Are you tired of next month’s Budget yet? Governments fly so many kites these days it feels as though we have been through the whole thing twice in slow motion already. No wonder: last year the chance