A terrace of houses dating from the Arts and Crafts period © Historic England

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.

Front elevation of limewashed house

Owning an Older Home

Find out what living in an older or listed building or in a conservation area means for owners.

 House with date stone

Your Home's History

Finding out about the history of a house - who lived in it and when it was built - can be a challenging but rewarding experience.

 Scaffolding for roof repairs

Looking After Your Home

See our advice on looking after an older home, including how to carry out a maintenance check and where to find professional help.

 Front elevation of houses on a street

Making Changes to Your Property

Find out what permission you will need when making changes to older homes and see our advice on best practice.

 Detailing on external facing of bay windows in terrace

Saving Energy

Find out how to improve the energy efficiency of your home in ways sympathetic to its historic character.

 Henry Taunt's 1890 photo of flooding in Oxford

Flooding and Older Homes

Flooding and Older Homes: Advice on how to prepare for and minimise damage caused by flooding.

 Image of shops in Richmond in older buildings or varying size.

Your Business

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.

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Aerial view of Blenheim Palace and gardens, Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Homes & Gardens

Find out what ten places George Clarke has chosen from your nominations to tell the story of England's homes and gardens.

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Bridges over the Tyne river connecting Newcastle and Gateshead at night

Enhanced Advisory Services

Four services providing enhancements to Historic England's existing free planning and listing services.

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Entrance to Carnegie Public Library

Enrich the List

Add your knowledge and photos to our understanding of important historic sites. Your contribution could enrich The List for generations to come.

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I Want to Alter My Windows

It’s important to know your windows before deciding on work to them. Historic windows are important additions to your home.

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Making Sash Windows Energy Efficient

This page tells you about practical changes which can make your sash windows more energy efficient.

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Repairing Windows in an Older Home

Historic windows of interest should be retained wherever possible using careful repair.

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General view of Lace Market, Nottingham.

Grants

Here you can find information on Historic England grant schemes.

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