All coronavirus articles – Page 14
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NewsNew housing starts to fall by 60% this year
Construction Products Association also warns of 42% hit to sector output and only partial recovery in 2021
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CommentHow lobbyists distort the housing market
Influencing government policy is for the benefit of vested interests, not the home buyer
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NewsWork restarts at Grenfell Tower
Re-wrapping of the tower was pause in March as lockdown announced
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NewsScottish housing sites to begin phased reopening next week
Full reopening construction sites will require government decision to move to “next phase”
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NewsNumber of first time buyer mortgages drops by 90%
The cost of borrowing for those without big deposits is also rising
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NewsHousing associations’ unsold stock soars by a fifth
Report by regulator finds associations are reducing development plans in light of covid crisis
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NewsHouse sales collapse by 53% in April
Official data shows extent of impact of lockdown on residential transactions
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NewsValue of student housing firms fall on university fears
Unite and GCP suffer share price hit as Cambridge abandons face-to-face teaching for next academic year
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NewsLondon covid taskforce to call for funds to ‘flip’ unsold homes
Plan to convert unsold houses in to homes for affordable rent will need government cash, says deputy mayor
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NewsGovernment suspends house price index
Suspension announced as 0.2% drop in prices in March revealed
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry set to resume physical hearings
Limited attendance will be permitted but not until July at earliest
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NewsIkea-backed developer signs up modular start-up TopHat
BoKlok will use Goldman Sachs-backed TopHat to manufacture homes for planned UK expansion
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NewsVistry sells 450 homes during lockdown
Combined Bovis and Linden business says it has coped “better than expected” with lockdown
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NewsWatkin Jones reopens sites at 75% capacity
Build to rent developer working to offset delays to student housing scheme
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CommentNow is the time to drive a positive housing message
The industry must work with the government to counter nimbyism and stimulate recovery
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NewsIlke delivered modular schemes during lockdown
Modular housebuilder says ’safe’ modular working practices helped it carry on through coronavirus crisis
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NewsHousebuilder share prices recover from depths of covid slump
The value of stocks has fell by an average of 41% this year, but many have now regained much of their value
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NewsDemand for homes ‘doubles’ as lockdown on housing market lifted
Online estate agent Rightmove says traffic returned to normal market levels following government announcement
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NewsL&Q housing starts drop by nearly 40%
Residential landlord started work on less than 4,000 homes in the last year