All coronavirus articles – Page 9
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NatWest commits to £3bn of housing association funding
Rebranded RBS bank to put the money in to the sector before the end of 2022
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Countryside to spend £20m on new modular factory
Commitment comes as firm announces plan to invest £150m on growth after surprise fundraise
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London’s covid taskforce calls for direct MMC investment
Call from group reporting to mayor Sadiq Khan follows demand for £5bn of extra cash
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Number of house sales increases in June
However, official data shows that transaction volume is still well below the level seen in 2019
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Building professions unite to condemn “disgraceful” expansion of PD rights
Detail of government’s controversial deregulation of the planning system published
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Jenrick to set out new resi PD rights
Housing secretary’s changes to include permitted development right to demolish existing properties and rebuild as homes
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Post lockdown surge in house prices, reports Rightmove
Online property portal says house prices are now 2.4% up on March, defying predictions of falls
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Comment
What might a suburban renaissance look like?
A move away from city centres could have profound consequences for the future of urban development
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More than 70% of cladding projects stalled by covid have restarted
Ongoing work has seen nearly half of buildings identified have ACM system removed or remediated
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Keep regeneration planning local
Successful levelling up depends on giving communities a stake in managing change in their area
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Covid-19 to reduce housing transactions for the next five years
Office for Budget Responsibility delivers May forecast
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Housing leads construction recovery but output still far lower following covid crisis
Overall activity fell by a record amount in three months to May
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Southwark council extends housing framework because of coronavirus
Concerns there may be delays to reprocurement process
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Abbey sees profit fall 40%
Anglo-Irish housebuilder said covid crisis was a “severe blow” to the business
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Rightmove reports record house demand in wake of stamp duty cut
Property portal says volume of enquiries for new build properties soared in wake of chancellor’s announcement
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Listed builders report slump in housing completions
Persimmon, Vistry and MJ Gleeson issue trading updates covering the covid period
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RICS reports June housing market spike
But monthly estate agents survey finds fears over months ahead
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Industry rues “missed opportunity” to save Help to Buy
Housebuilders welcome chancellor’s stamp duty cut but call for extension to home buyer subsidy due to expire in spring
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Government launches scheme to keep workers in the industry
Talent Retention Scheme aimed at redeploying construction staff who lose their jobs
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Springfield profits plunge 44% as covid-19 bites
But housebuilder reports record sales in first week of reopening