A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events. By Jennifer Grimble and Joseph Mullane

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

BUYING A RUN-DOWN BUNGALOW ON A LARGE PLOT ENABLED KATE AND ROSS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE GARDEN AND EDGE CLOSER TO BEING MORTGAGE FREE

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

WHEN THEY MOVED IN, NATALIE AND TIM’S KITCHEN WAS DAMP AND UNUSABLE, BUT NOW IT’S THE HEART OF THEIR HOME