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

The latest fireplaces, stoves and fireside accessories, selected by Amelia Thorpe

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

As renewable energy overtakes coal for the first time, a street in East London is taking itself off the grid this winter by installing solar panels. And residents hope to inspire other neighbourhoods

Discover the measures taken to radically improve the thermal performance of these existing homes

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