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Review of 2020: The covid year
It has been a year dominated by a single theme, but 2020 had its plus points …
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A year of radical planning shake-ups
2020 review: government faced resistance to its attempts to tackle the housing shortage through planning changes
Grenfell inquiry latest: How insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
Module two has put the spotlight on product manufacturers, here is an overview of some of the early evidence that emerged
Sentiment survey: How confident do developers feel about 2021?
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
Grenfell Inquiry: Another uncomfortable week for Kingspan
Further details emerge of insulation giant’s efforts to convince construction industry Kooltherm K15 was safe for high-rise use
What does the future hold for council-owned housing companies?
The travails of Brick By Brick are likely to throw other similar firms under the spotlight, argues Joey Gardiner
What next for planning reform?
A government climbdown on a new formula to determine housing need looks inevitable in the face of Tory backbench revolt. Will it now also have to backtrack on its wider planning reforms, asks Joey Gardiner
Grenfell Inquiry: What KCTMO and expert witnesses told us this week
Client says bending procurement rules ‘not uncommon’ as fire safety consultant savaged for failings in reports
Could covid spell the end of open-plan living?…
… probably not, but people are reassessing their housing needs, with room for home-working and outdoor space top of the wishlist. Now housebuilders are starting to rethink home designs
Grenfell Inquiry: What we learned last week
There were significant revelations as cladding specialist Harley Facades spent the week under the microscope
Planning reform: The devil will be in the detail
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers
Does the market for high rise apartments have a future?
We went into lockdown with one housing market and came out of it with quite another. Joey Gardiner reports on what the pandemic means for developers of high-rise housing
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