All coronavirus articles – Page 16
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NewsIndustry still waiting for fresh workplace guidance
Government publishes roadmap for leaving lockdown but new guidance for employers may not be published until tomorrow
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NewsGovernment to set out new guidance
Prime minister to publish 50-page document detailing changes to lockdown prior to facing the House of Commons
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NewsWeston Homes follows Johnson’s call re-open sites
Essex-based housebuilder sets out new operating procedures to make sites safe
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NewsConstruction work restarted on one in five sites
Exclusive figures show that a further 237 sites opened in the week to May 6 despite lockdown measures
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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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NewsJohnson urges construction workers to return to work
No clarity whether prime minister’s ‘change of emphasis’ means any concrete changes in lockdown rules for the industry
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NewsHouse prices dip in April
Halifax warns of market “headwinds” as government reveals record Help to Buy sales in 2019
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NewsCare minister praises retirement housebuilders
Minister Helen Whately says keeping residents safe has been “phenomenal achievement”
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NewsHousing associations plot site restarts
A number of major associations planning a May return to site but the biggest developer, L Q, gives no timetable
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NewsHousing output down 85% in lockdown
Analysis by the Construction Products Association deepens concern over housing delivery
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NewsApril fall in housebuilding work the ‘fastest ever’
Purchasing managers’ index finds 86% of construction industry saw workloads decline
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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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NewsLondon housebuilder Durkan restarts work on sites
Developer and contractor working with Peabody on Thamesmead regeneration the latest to follow larger peers
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NewsNew home-moving guidance to unblock housing market
The RICS is working up guidance to kickstart house-buying process amid fears sales hiatus will further stall development
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NewsUrban Splash re-opens modular factory
Regeneration developer will also restart housing sites including Park Hill in Sheffield
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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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NewsPlanners hit back at “abuse” allegation
Royal Town Planning Institute rebuts accusation that councils are ignoring the public with new coronavirus planning powers
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NewsL&G Modular secures 154-home permission
Insurance giant’s first full modular scheme will put it on course to build 3,500 a year by 2024, firm says
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NewsMore than 340 housing sites re-opened
Exclusive figures show work restarted on more than one in ten sites last week after lockdown closures