In June 2014:

Beginner's guide to choosing builders and tradesmen

The benefits and pitfalls of LED lighting

A look at outdoor living products

Interview with Nina Campbell about her successful career as an interior designer and writer, plus her advice on avoiding the 'show home' look

Case Studies:
- High and Mighty: conversion of Holywell Chapel into amazing high altitude residence in Worcestershire
- York's Traffic Stopper: contemporary new build home hailed as the most talked about house in York
- Living Space Below: an impressive lower ground floor has added valuable living space to new period-style London home
- Doing it Right First Time: four-bedroom house was built in just five months, on budget and without any drama
- Taking the Long View: extension of bungalow upwards and outwards to provide a home that will last into retirement
- Green and Simple: practical and highly energy-efficient home was designed for retirement and built on a tight budget

Permitted developments for agricultural buildings

Legal advice on claiming for faulty workmanship

Plus: the latest kitchen ideas, launch of domestic RHI, a look at achieving the receding carbon target and the potential of an unused outbuilding