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“These debates don’t usually offer solutions,” Lord William Hague mused when hosting the WhatHouse? New Homes Debate on 20 September. “However, several are being offered today.” While more than one panellist accused politicians of too much chatter and not enough action, Lord Hague let the industry do the talking. Click on the famous face to see what they had to say.

Lighting has always been the most important consideration of housing design; it’s how the world came to be blessed with elegant Georgian bay windows and dramatic Romanesque designs. The good news is in these enlightened days of electricity you can transform your home at the flick of a switch; we explore the most creative ways to do so.

The statistics on retirement housing is enough to turn anyone’s hair grey, with a shortage of 160,000 units predicted by 2030. Not only do more ‘age appropriate’ units need to be built, but perceptions need to be rebuilt. A generation of baby boomers are reinventing retirement, and would prefer the ambiance of an artisan café to a dreary communal lounge. The latest edition of Show House meets the pioneers of retirement housing providing a true silver service. We enter the twilight zone to bring you the highlights.