Your Home
If your home is listed, in a conservation area, or simply an older building you can find lots of practical advice here on maintaining, repairing and making changes to it.
Find out what living in an older or listed building or in a conservation area means for owners.
Finding out about the history of a house - who lived in it and when it was built - can be a challenging but rewarding experience.
See our advice on looking after an older home, including how to carry out a maintenance check and where to find professional help.
Find out what permission you will need when making changes to older homes and see our advice on best practice.
Find out how to improve the energy efficiency of your home in ways sympathetic to its historic character.
Flooding and Older Homes: Advice on how to prepare for and minimise damage caused by flooding.
What should you consider when you run a business from an older building? Find out how to look after it, and how to make changes to it.
Also of interest...
Find out what ten places George Clarke has chosen from your nominations to tell the story of England's homes and gardens.
Four services providing enhancements to Historic England's existing free planning and listing services.
Add your knowledge and photos to our understanding of important historic sites. Your contribution could enrich The List for generations to come.
It’s important to know your windows before deciding on work to them. Historic windows are important additions to your home.
This page tells you about practical changes which can make your sash windows more energy efficient.
Historic windows of interest should be retained wherever possible using careful repair.
Here you can find information on Historic England grant schemes.