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GUIDE: 10 ways households can reduce energy bills this winter

For Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud, good home design is always a balance of beauty, innovation and sustainability – and right now, the cost of living crisis can’t be ignored. “I think what’s missing at the moment is sensible advice,” says the ...

23 Oct 2022 at 14:33

Life

Kevin McCloud’s clever tips for adding value to your home

Presenter and design guru Kevin McCloud has long been a champion of creative design choices and ingenious problem-solving, and with plenty of hitches and setbacks hitting homeowners, it is no surprise that he is pushing for greater ...

25 Apr 2023 at 08:00

Kevin McCloud accuses Government of making ‘deliberately muddled policy’

Television presenter Kevin McCloud has said that the Government’s “confusing” environment, energy and housing policies have been a “very corrosive way of running a country”. The 64-year-old Grand Designs host was speaking as his ...

25 Sept 2023 at 21:52

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Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud says UK property market ‘broken and dysfunctional’

Television presenter Kevin McCloud has criticised the “broken and dysfunctional” UK property market which he said is monopolised by big housebuilders demanding large profits. The Grand Designs presenter and designer said ...

15 Apr 2024 at 06:46

Woman ‘thrilled’ after being crowned first Flatpack world champion

A woman has said she is “thrilled” after becoming the first person to be crowned Flatpack world champion. The Flatpack World Championships, which is in its first year, saw eight competitors battle it out to build ...

02 May 2025 at 21:06

Life

TV property expert Kunle Barker on how to transform your home cheaply and easily

Most people would love to splash enough cash to transform their house into the home of their dreams. But the cost-of-living crisis means such transformations have to remain in dreamland for many of us. But ...

07 May 2024 at 08:00

New series of Grand Designs: House of the Year announced

Kevin McCloud will return to TV screens for a new series of Grand Designs: House of the Year, to offer audiences a glimpse inside the country’s most cutting-edge architecture. The four-part series will be ...

02 Jul 2025 at 12:24

Life

Kevin McCloud on 25 years of Grand Designs: ‘It’s become me and I’ve become it’

With heroes in the shape of hard-working builders and clever designers, villains like mud, rain and running out of money, and a happy ‘home of your dreams’ ending – Grand Designs has all the ingredients ...

24 Sept 2024 at 08:00

Life

Kevin McCloud on low-carbon builds and how home tech is advancing

They say charity starts at home – and in many ways, so too do our efforts to live more planet-friendly lifestyles. This year’s Grand Designs Live, which returns to Excel London on April 30, will ...

19 Apr 2022 at 10:25

House Of The Year 2022 revealed on Grand Designs

The Red House in Dorset has been named the winner of architecture award House Of The Year 2022. The new build family home was given the annual award by the Royal Institute of British Architects ...

07 Dec 2022 at 23:00

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Woman who built a bedside table in under 10 minutes to win the Flatpack World Championships wants ‘more competition’

The reigning Flatpack World Champion who built a two-drawer side unit in just nine minutes and 33 seconds is looking to defend her title and said she’s hoping there’s “a bit more competition” ...

23 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Life

10 ways households can reduce energy bills this winter, according to Kevin McCloud

27 Sept 2022 at 10:29

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