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Kevin McCloud: ‘We thought Grand Designs was going to be watched by one surveyor and his dog’

The TV presenter, 64, on his Footlights days, hatred of selfies, first embarrassing bike and the joys of just lying in his hammock

The Guardian - UK

Popular host keen to visit the Grand Design of Canberra - 'a park with buildings in it'

Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud is bringing his one-man show to Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Home Truths: Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud on climate, drinking games and ... death metal?

'In a way Australia is the canary in the coal mine.'

Newcastle Herald

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Mega mansion from Grand Designs’ most famous episode slashes £3.5 million off the asking price

Chesil Cliff House is searching for a happy ending to a story that has gripped fans of the TV show

Evening Standard

Kevin McCloud accuses Government of making ‘deliberately muddled policy’

The 64-year-old Grand Designs host said the approach was ‘hugely confusing’ and ‘very corrosive’.

The Independent UK

Eco homes and a Michelin green star: sustainable living on Denmark’s Djursland peninsula

A sustainable community whose residents have built their own homes sits in a beautiful, quiet Baltic landscape. And an innovative restaurant offering fine dining is at hand …

The Guardian - UK

Michael Jackson's former bodyguard speaks about failed £7.5m bid for lighthouse-inspired 'saddest ever' Grand Designs home

The West Country home featured on the hit Channel 4 show twice

Bristol Post

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The fall and fall of Grand Designs’ saddest home - and the marriage it helped end

An ultra-modern clifftop house, described as ‘one of the UK’s most spectacular’, appeared to bring its creator nothing but bad luck

The Independent UK

The fall and fall of Grand Designs’ saddest home - and the marriage it helped end

An ultra-modern clifftop house, described as ‘one of the UK’s most spectacular’, appeared to bring its creator nothing but bad luck, writes Jane Dalton

The Independent UK

Grand Designs 'Noah's Ark' home that appears to float on air on sale for £1.95m

A home nicknamed 'Noah's Ark' near Maldon, Essex, that appears to float on air - and which featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs in 2021 - has been put up for sale for £1.95million

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs 'saddest ever house' sees huge twist as property now on sale as two separate homes

The seller has been struggling to find a buyer for the West Country £10m property

Bristol Post

Beautiful (and cheap) Airbnb Rooms to rent in the UK and abroad

The cost of living crisis has made travelling a low priority for many, thanks to food and energy prices soaring and house prices going up too. But there are affordable ways to see the UK and Europe this summer, thanks to Airbnb Rooms, an all-new take on the platform’s original…

Marie Claire

Grand Designs 'saddest ever' house lands incredible break through with new sale deal

Grand Designs' saddest house appears to have finally been sold and is going ahead in just a matter of weeks, according to reports despite initial talks allegedly falling through

Daily Mirror

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

The Grand Designs guru on why creative problem-solving can benefit homeowners in a tough economic climate. By Imy Brighty-Potts.

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Grand Designs saddest house ever might finally get happy ending as mystery buyer surfaces

Grand Designs fans have been following the journey of the show's 'saddest house ever', which saw couple Edward and Hazel Short split

Daily Mirror

Lotto heiress finally builds dream mansion after row with neighbours to tear house down

Lisa and Craig Charters wanted the transformation of their £200,000 bungalow into a £5million mansion to be featured on Kevin McCloud's tv show Grand Designs

Edinburgh Live

Grand Designs home branded 'worst ever' as worried couple go £160k over budget

A couple, appearing on the popular Channel 4 programme, managed to go £160,000 over budget and saw their property branded an 'ostentatious big lump'.

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs home branded 'worst ever' and 'big lump' as couple go £160k over budget

Grand Designs viewers did not take to a property aired in an episode last night, with the modern style home described as ugly and ostentatious, as the couple went way over budget

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Manchester Evening News

'We took a punt and bought a derelict farmhouse... now it's our dream home'

Emily and Stacy fell in love with an 1800s lakeside property in Cheshire, but they had a whole lot of work on their hands

Wales Online

Grand Designs-style makeover more than triples value of three-bed home

An architect helped transform the 1920's home

Manchester Evening News

Couple give their £162,000 three-bed house a Grand Designs-style makeover - now it's worth £500,000

Ailsa and Paul Delaney enlisted the help of an architect to completely transform their 1920s home in Trafford

Wales Online

The Grand Designs award-winning straw house with one of the UK's top Airbnb hosts

This Airbnb home is completely off-grid and its owner has just scooped one of the travel site's inaugural awards for best hosts

Liverpool Echo

Channel 4 Grand Designs shows home with 'naked man' peering through window

Fans couldn't believe what they were seeing as Kevin McCloud was oblivious

Daily Mirror

Grand Designs viewers unimpressed by 'hideous' home with unusual roof installation

Grand Designs: House of the Year viewers weren't impressed by a property that featured on the Channel 4 show this week, which featured a metal mountainscape on the roof of its extension

Daily Mirror

Sweet moment King Charles shows late Queen his restoration skills in Royal Grand Designs

After restoring Dumfries House, King Charles - formerly Prince Charles - shows his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II and his son, The Duke of Cambridge, around the sprawling property

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