All Comment articles – Page 33
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CommentHow we got Taylor Wimpey back to work
Chief executive Pete Redfern explains how the housebuilder has adapted its sites to maintain social distancing
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CommentThe pandemic will increase pressure to adopt modern methods of construction
Project delays and labour shortages means the industry will look for new and innovative ways of making up lost time
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CommentCovid-19 gives the Living with Beauty report new relevance
But the pandemic means implementing the report’s recommendations will be an even bigger challenge
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CommentHomes fit for heroes should be available to all
The lockdown has emphasised that too many new homes are pitifully small. We deserve better, says Peter Bill
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CommentThe unintended consequences of the furlough scheme
The job retention scheme has encouraged developers to stop projects that could have kept going
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CommentHow Brick by Brick is adapting to life under lockdown
The challenges of keeping the delivery and sale of homes moving during the pandemic
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CommentHow housebuilding can help stimulate economic recovery
Government investment in housebuilding is a better bet than infrastructure
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CommentHow can housebuilders get back to life under covid-19?
With many preparing to re-open sites, the urgent question is what the ‘new normal’ in the market will look like
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CommentThe post pandemic home should have built in resilience
How will the current forced work from home experience change our needs and expectations of housing?
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CommentWhy lockdown should be the catalyst for planning reform
Too many people are locked down inside tiny homes because of planning system failure
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CommentHelping on the road to recovery
Housing Today’s Proud to Help campaign places your efforts to help the country at the centre of our coverage
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CommentWhy we need a national housing recovery plan
Re-building the economy will be similar to post-war challenge
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CommentWhy continuing to invest in housebuilding makes economic sense
The social housing sector continues to raise cash as demand isn’t going away. The government should step in and lend a hand
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CommentWhat will happen to house prices once the lockdown is over?
Coronavirus could fast forward structural changes to house prices by 10 years
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CommentThe new building safety rules in a nutshell
Architect and government advisor on building safety Andrew Mellor summarises the key changes
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CommentHow coronavirus could permanently change the planning system
Some outcomes could be surprisingly beneficial in the long tern
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CommentA long road back from here
Four days on from the PM’s ‘lockdown’ announcement and the industry is on its back. Keeping hold of staff will be vital to recovery.
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CommentWhat are implications of coronavirus for the industry?
With experience of three recessions Ben Derbyshire analyses what the fall out from the current crisis could mean in the short, medium and long term
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CommentGet ready for the domino effect
The housing market is on a downward spiral that we cannot predict, but will it be short term?
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CommentWe are learning the lessons of the past
The country’s listed housebuilders are being battered, but they are in better shape than 12 years ago