All coronavirus articles – Page 21
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NewsMinisters consider calls to help industry post-covid-19
Housebuilders lobbying for extension to length of existing planning permissions and Help to Buy boost
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NewsHousebuilder shares slide again
Drop in value of major housebuilders follows a resurgence last week
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NewsNHBC suspends new home repair work
Warranty provider will also end site visits to assess claims during coronavirus lockdown
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News4,000-home Battersea scheme site shut until end of April
Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine hit by work suspension
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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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NewsMore than 90% fear coronavirus crisis could spell the end for their firms, reader survey reveals
Companies also pessimistic about when work on sites might restart
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NewsPRS developer stops work on 3,000-home pipeline
Firm says it is protected from financial impact through fixed-price contracts with builders
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NewsSafety fears as repair work stops on Bellway fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis
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NewsUrban & Civic warns of planning gridlock
Residential developer expects reduced numbers of consents as lockdown hits planning meetings
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NewsHouse prices forecast to slump amid 15% fall in GDP
Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts double-digit house price falls and soaring unemployment
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NewsHousebuilders push through ‘virtual sales’ in lockdown
First sales reported without customers visiting sites as government measures halt housing market
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NewsConstruction lockdown could last six months
Deputy chief medical officer speaks after publication of government guidance on construction sites
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NewsCatalyst leaves contractors to decide fate of sites
Housing association joins firms such as British Land in taking back seat on whether to shut sites
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NewsKier shuts sites and mothballs sale of housing arm
Firm to leave historic headquarters earlier than planned
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NewsBerkeley starts shutting sites as it warns on profit
Coronavirus has cost housebuilder £80m in just six weeks
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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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NewsRedrow to furlough staff and start closing all sites
Housebuilder to shut sites with immediate effect while seeking government-backed loans to support it through shutdown