Real Homes Live - In-depth home improvement advice

As well as offering in-depth advice on all aspects of home improvement in the comprehensive Real Homes Live seminar programme, our experts will be on hand throughout the show to answer your individual questions. Whether you are looking for advice on house design, you want make the most of you living space, are searching for the latest in stylish interiors or want to make landscape your garden to create glorious outdoor space make sure you take the opportunity to meet TV home improvement experts and learn the tricks of the trade.

You can meet and get expert advice from:
	George Clarke George Clarke is an architect, writer and lecturer and one of the most successful property TV presenters on UK television. After making three successful series of Build A New Life for Five from 2003 to 2006, George became the face of architecture at Channel 4 with the launch of The Home Show in 2008 and the forthcoming launch of Restoration Man in 2009. George’s design talent and passion for beautiful buildings has transformed the home’s and lives of so many people a cross Britain. In 2000, George started his own practice, clarke:desai, with business partner Bobby Desai. clarke:desai has established a reputation as a talented design company with a very high profile client list. George’s award winning architectural practice, university teaching and research allow him to develop ways of creating new kinds of architecture. He’s passionate about the way architecture can transform our everyday lives and his aim is to make architecture popular and accessible to the public. www.georgeclarke.co.uk
	Julia Kendell With twenty years design experience Julia is enjoying phenomenal success within the interior design industry, having worked on far-ranging projects from individual residential kitchens to £5 million property refurbishments, both in the UK and abroad.  Julia is currently BBC1's 'queen of diy and design!' and is currently filming her third series of DIY SOS with Nick Knowles and the team. Julia thoroughly enjoys getting her hands dirty and believes that to be a good designer you have to fully understand the 'nuts and bolts' of building. Her passion lies in two main areas, renovating old properties and self-build eco homes. She and her partner have just completed a fabulous timber-framed property on the riverside incorporating cutting-edge 'green' technologies. For the past 12 years Julia has run her own design business and in recent years has been one of the main design presenters for '60 Minute Makeover' on ITV1, and has worked on a special for 'Tonight with Trevor McDonald' . Inspite of an impressive client list, including many celebrities, Julia enjoys her work for families on DIY SOS most of all. www.juliakendell.com
	Michael Holmes Real Homes Magazine editor-in-chief Michael Holmes is one of the country's leading property experts. As well as his work on the magazine, Michael is also the presenter of Channel 5’s ‘I own Britain’s Best Home’ and has previously presented ITV1's ‘Don't Move Improve’ and ‘Build, Buy or Restore’, for Discovery Realtime, plus many popular television series for UK TV, Channel 5 and BBC1. Michael is also Editor in Chief of Homebuilding & Renovating magazine and Period Living. An experienced self-builder and renovator, Michael has completed in excess of 20 projects and has real hands on experience within the industry.
	Matt James Matt James is a garden designer, horticulturist and university lecturer who rose to fame with Channel 4's The City Gardener and later helped Andrew Winter give hard-to-shift properties some kerb appeal in Selling Houses. Matt's gardening career began as a teenager working on a small farm. He then went on to study at various horticultural colleges and work at nurseries. Matt was honoured in 2000 as Londoner of the Year in the field of Environment and Regeneration, in recognition of his work establishing a successful circuit of Farmers' Markets in the capital. Today his enthusiasm has led him to teaching and he lectures at a South London college. Matt's greatest passion as a gardener is trees - he is a genuine, 21st-century tree hugger and has made it his mission in life to get as many cityfolk as possible planting