A couple with no DIY experience decided to take on a self-build and now live in a beautiful oak-framed cottage

For some people, completing a top-to-toe house renovation means finally saying goodbye to endless tradespeople and builders. But, for Rhian and Tom, it laid the foundations for an even more impressive

On the verge of starting this self-build, a late change of design proved to be the making of this Devonian house on a bend

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So much of Britain’s diverse wealth of historic railway infrastructure still exists in one shape or another -if you know where to look. TIM DUNN goes exploring

The success of Jorge and Carin’s Kent extension owed itself to clever design solutions and a combination of talents