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House and garden

This section is primarily aimed at anyone who lives in or manages a historic place, including a listed building. It includes advice on making changes to your property or maintaining your home in a sympathetic way. There is also practical advice on how to make your home more energy efficient.  The section also contains useful information if you are responsible for looking after a historic park or garden, a scheduled monument or even a historic shipwreck.

Altering Listed Buildings

If you want to demolish, alter or extend a listed building in a way that affects its character, you must first apply for listed building consent from your local planning authority.

Altering listed buildings

Looking after your property

Find out how to look after your property, with advice on different types of surveys, how to obtain professional help, and guidance on maintenance or repair.

Looking after your property

Learn more about your property

If you live in an old or interesting building, find out what information we hold about your property.

Find out about your property

Conservation Principles

English Heritage has published the key principles we use to make decisions and offer advice about all aspects of the historic environment.

See Conservation Principles

Grants

English Heritage runs a number of grant schemes to help with caring for all sorts of buildings, monuments and landscapes. 

Find out about grants

Energy Efficiency

You can improve the energy efficiency of your home in ways which are sympathetic to its historic character. 

More on energy efficiency

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Owning a Listed Property

Advice service dedicated to keeping listed building owners informed of their obligations, rights, privileges and responsibilities.