All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 84
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NewsRedrow furloughs 1,800 staff
Housebuilder says 80% of staff now stood down as it secures £300m government-backed loan
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NewsHouse sales fall at “fastest ever rate”, says RICS
Surveyors’ monthly survey finds expectations of home sales slumped to their lowest ever level in March
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NewsBarratt, Crest and Countryside all furlough staff
Taylor Wimpey also understood to be poised to temporarily stand down staff in wake of covid-19 shutdown
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NewsFour-fifths of UK housebuilding work halted
Analysis by estate agent Savills finds schemes capable of delivering 193,000 homes stopped in wake of covid-19 crisis
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NewsStarmer appoints Labour shadow housing minister
Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire named after incumbent John Healey moved to defence role
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NewsGleeson looks to raise £16m for post-covid recovery
Firm to issue new shares to pay for acceleration of key worker housebuilding once coronavirus restrictions are lifted
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NewsUnite downgrades value of its 40,000 student homes
Student accomodation developer the first resi property firm to issue downgrade in coronavirus pandemic
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NewsScottish government bans housebuilding
Holyrood publishes list of “essential” construction work which makes clear housebuilding should cease during pandemic
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NewsHuge Taylor Wimpey scheme approved as virtual planning committees up and running
Project for 750 homes in Waltham Forest becomes one of first to be approved under new post-coronavirus rules
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NewsHousebuilding to fall ‘this year and next’
Estate agent Knight Frank says transactions to fall by 40% and prices by 3% following coronavirus crisis
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NewsHomes England working up covid-19 support package
Chief executive of housing quango says he will listen to sector first and not “rush to judgement”
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NewsHalf a billion pound annual cost of new fire safety regime
Government estimate published yesterday alongside outline of new Post-Grenfell safety regime for high rise blocks
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NewsPersimmon follows Taylor Wimpey in slashing directors’ pay
Housebuilder to cull bonuses and cut pay by 20% in the wake of coronavirus crisis
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NewsNew fire safety regime to cover more buildings
All resi buildings above six storeys will now be covered by new regulator, while buildings above 11m will need sprinklers
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NewsPA Housing halts construction and land-buying
Developing association stops work on 5,700-home pipeline due to coronavirus despite raising £185m to fund new homes
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NewsScottish government acts on planning disruption
Move to extend planning permissions in response to covid-19 will increase pressure on UK government to do likewise
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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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NewsDozens of housebuilders get highest quality ranking
Listed builders including Countryside and Crest Nicholson regain five-star status in HBF customer satisfaction survey