All coronavirus articles – Page 7
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NewsJuly brick sales hit 2020 high point
Official figures show brick deliveries, seen as an indicator of housebuilding activity, returning to near pre-crisis levels
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NewsNotting Hill makes £10m write-down on house price fears
Annual accounts show major London-focused social landlord significantly slowed development last year
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NewsBarratt profit near halved by covid-19
Turnover and profit take a big hit but current trading ‘encouraging’
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NewsAugust house price rise is fastest for 16 years
Latest data from the Nationwide suggest prices have now fully recovered from lockdown hit
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CommentThe methods for allocating local housing targets need to be fixed
The formulas for calculating housing need produce some strange results. Planning reform promises a better way
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NewsHousebuilders stay cautious despite sales boom
Senior industry figures tell Housing Today market risks are holding back investment despite ‘gangbusters’ sales market
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NewsDavid Montague to leave L&Q
Long-standing chief executive says ‘time is right for a new challenge’
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NewsLondon Square forced to secure loan covenant waivers
Fast growing resi developer feels impact of covid crisis but says it has support of lenders
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NewsNo covid fall in house prices, predicts Zoopla
Property portal one of the first to predict that current recession will see no fall in prices at all
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NewsStamp duty cut boosts market in London commuter belt
Demand and supply in most popular towns is double last year’s level, Rightmove figures show
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CommentGetting design codes right will take time, resource and patience
Local development strategies are already being successfully used by councils with useful lessons for planning reformers
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NewsHouse sales at ‘highest ever’ level says Rightmove
Property portal says number of sales this month 60% up on last August
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NewsSovereign sees build rate drop 72% in lockdown
Major social landlord says covid crisis will hit its 1,900-homes a year construction target
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NewsHousing market bounces back, says RICS
Growth in demand for homes is more widespread than at any point this century
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NewsHousebuilding output halved in second quarter of the year
First official figures for covid period show housing industry's contribution to steepest ever contraction in UK GDP
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NewsBellway sees 31% completions slump
Housebuilder says sales rates have now partially recovered from lockdown collapse
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CommentWhy the planning reforms will promote better quality development
The proposals will create a simpler, more streamlined system that will deliver the homes we need
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NewsTurnover and profit plummet at Morgan Sindall’s housing business
Firm says division’s operating profit fell by 53%
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NewsProfit at L&G’s housing business drops by a third
Half-year results from insurance giant show the impact of pandemic on residential business