All Housing Today articles in February 2021
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CommentLater living – a misunderstood market
When councillors in Elmbridge rejected a Guild Living scheme it highlighted a broader problem for the retirement housing sector, says Turley’s David Murray-Cox
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NewsNHBC looks to offload health and safety arm
Building control and warranty provider to concentrate on core business
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NewsLovell sets out huge later living expansion
Partnerships housebuilder poaches Engie exec to triple size of Morgan Sindall’s later living operation
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NewsTechnician tells Grenfell Inquiry ‘busy’ burn hall caused insulation testing errors
BRE’s Phil Clark said the testing room could have ‘10 people in on any given day’
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone enters affordable housing market
UK’s largest retirement builder says setting up of registered provider part of ‘long term’ strategy
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NewsGovernment defeats rebels over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsUrban & Civic picks Stonebond for first phase at Waterbeach
Housebuilder run by Cherry family to build first homes on 6,500-home south Cambridgeshire scheme
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NewsMarket alone won’t solve housing crisis, says former PM advisor
Grenfell and pandemic may have brought us to a ‘Beveridge moment’, says Tory MP
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NewsBRE technician denies knowledge of rigged fire test, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE’s Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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NewsGovernment faces fire safety bill rebellion
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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NewsNatWest issues first ever affordable housing bond
Bank looks to raise one billion euros to invest in housing associations
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NewsSunak to agree three-month stamp duty extension
Newspaper reports suggest chancellor to use budget to lengthen holiday on duty for properties under £500k
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NewsManager warned cladding firm to ‘urgently’ improve safety years before Grenfell fire
But Arconic continued selling Reynobond PE panels in the UK until a week after the Grenfell Tower fire
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NewsHomes England steps in to unlock stalled Yorkshire sites
Housing quango to buy schemes in Harrogate for more than 800 homes
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NewsHouse sales drop in January
Official data on completions shows first drop in volume since spring lockdown lifted
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NewsLockdown delays force Vistry to put back results
Housebuilder has postponed full year figures at the request of its auditors
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NewsClarion awards £20m contract for east London scheme
Higgins appointed to build out 74-home regeneration project in Forest Gate
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NewsStandards body to start random testing of existing construction products
Shake-up by BBA comes in wake of Grenfell Inquiry revelations from materials firms
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NewsHousing ministry to set up Wolverhampton HQ
Housing secretary says Wolverhampton move will put decision-makers closer to regional voices
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Arconic last week
Hearings focused on the degree to which cladding manufacturer had misled customers over its ACM panels