All coronavirus articles – Page 19
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In FocusSurvey: how is the continuing lockdown affecting your business?
With government saying controls will last at least three more weeks, Housing Today wants to hear about your experiences
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NewsThree-quarters of UK housing schemes on hold
Exclusive figures show that coronavirus has halted work on sites due to deliver nearly 300,000 homes
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NewsBarratt donates defibrillators from closed construction sites
Housebuilder closed sites last month
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NewsArchitects’ confidence collapses
Pandemic triggers steepest ever drop in expectations for future workloads
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NewsL&G wins 270-home permission via virtual committee
Insurance giant’s later living business to redevelop firm’s former HQ
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NewsBarratt furloughs more than 5,500 staff
Country’s biggest housebuilder puts 85% of employees into government jobs retention scheme
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NewsOne in five renters expect to lose their jobs
Call for additional support as survey by Shelter raises questions over covid-19 impact on providers of rented housing
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NewsCall for government to rip up planning rules to aid covid recovery
London Property Alliance calls for extension to permission length and flexibility on planning obligations
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NewsHomes England invests in development pipeline despite pandemic
Agency bought 19 sites worth £180m in last financial year, with deals signed right up to this month
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NewsMore listed housebuilders furlough workers
Bellway, McCarthy Stone and Vistry stand down staff as Barratt confirms majority of 4,300 employees affected
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NewsHousing secretary under pressure over ‘second home’ trip
Robert Jenrick justifies 100-mile trip by claiming Herefordshire property is his family home
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NewsKerslake calls on government to consider Help to Buy extension
Former head of the civil service says the government should also look at increasing grant rates in response to covid crisis
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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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NewsGLA pledges London housing recovery plan
Deputy mayor for housing Tom Copley promises to get London building at “pace and scale” once safe to do so
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NewsRedrow furloughs 1,800 staff
Housebuilder says 80% of staff now stood down as it secures £300m government-backed loan
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NewsHouse sales fall at “fastest ever rate”, says RICS
Surveyors’ monthly survey finds expectations of home sales slumped to their lowest ever level in March
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NewsBarratt, Crest and Countryside all furlough staff
Taylor Wimpey also understood to be poised to temporarily stand down staff in wake of covid-19 shutdown
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NewsFour-fifths of UK housebuilding work halted
Analysis by estate agent Savills finds schemes capable of delivering 193,000 homes stopped in wake of covid-19 crisis
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NewsTaylor Wimpey to 'forward fund' suppliers during lockdown
Self-employed workers to be paid up to £600 a month in order to retain them for the recovery