The Advice Centre
No matter the size, stage or scale of projects we all have those ideas we aren’t sure we can create, questions on the latest products, or legal worries. Speaking to an expert is invaluable - putting your mind at rest, giving you inspiration and supporting your plans to the end. In The Advice Centre you can do just this!
It’s all covered: design and layout, finance, planning, energy efficiency and interiors, plus so much more. 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. Talk directly and individually to industry leading experts, including Charlie Luxton (BBC's DIY SOS), Matt James (ITV's 'Love Your Garden'), Julia Kendell (BBC's DIY SOS) and Michael Holmes (Real Homes magazine Editor-in-Chief).
Sessions last for 15 minutes, and must be pre-booked at the show. We strongly advise you book your slot as soon as you can at the show, as these experts are incredibly popular and availability goes incredibly quickly!
With twenty years design experience Julia is enjoying phenomenal success within the interior design industry, having worked on far-ranging projects. Her passion lies in two main areas, renovating old properties and self-build eco homes.
Real Homes Magazine editor-in-chief Michael Holmes is one of the country's leading property experts. An experienced self-builder and renovator, he has real hands on experience within the industry.
Charlie Luxton is an architectural designer who combines his design work with writing and presenting television programmes.As Charlie Luxton Environmental Design he is currently working on several sustainable housing projects in London, Wiltshire, and the Cotswolds where he now lives.
Matt James is a garden designer, gardening columnist and university lecturer who rose to fame with Channel 4's The City Gardener. He is now giving expert advice on ITV's Love Your Garden.
Hugo Tugman is a self-build design expert who contributes to Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine and also presents seminars and expert advice at the National Home Improvement Show.
Chris Reeves
On leaving school Chris went into the building trade and completed his apprenticeship as a carpenter. Project management soon followed with Chris then completing a professional qualification as a Chartered Builder.
Roger Hunt is an award winning writer with a particular interest in both sustainable and vernacular architecture and the materials and techniques used in construction.
His work appears in a variety of magazines including Period Living, Homebuilding & Renovating and Real Homes.
Simon is the Founder and Chief Executive of Betternest, a company which provides an end-to-end renovation solution for homeowners that empowers them, removes fear and uncertainty from the process and delivers on time and on budget.
Jennifer Newton as a journalist of 20 years talks and writes about all aspects of personal finance, property and consumer issues. Jennifer each month writes the Money News pages for Real Homes magazine
Technical Secretary at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and a Chartered Building Surveyor with an MSc in the Conservation of Buildings. He is responsible for the Society’s technical activities, including enquiries, publications and courses of a technical nature.