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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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Jenrick sets out far-reaching planning overhaul
Housing secretary says communities will be at heart of new system in which land is zoned for automatic permission
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CPA repeats forecast of 60% drop in housing starts
But construction trade body predicts smaller 2020 fall in residential output from covid outbreak than initially feared
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Housing leads rebound in construction output in June
Latest purchasing managers’ index shows most widespread growth in activity in five years
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Prime minister aims to rip up post-war planning system
Johnson reveals a series of reforms as part of covid recovery plan, but says “radical” reform package due in July
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Housing associations launch £2bn modular housing framework
The Central Housing Investment Consortium says the framework will run for at least five years
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National retrofit plan and zero carbon homes needed to hit net zero target
Government's official advisor, the Committee on Climate Change, says buildings and heat strategy must be a priority
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Planning decisions delayed by lack of council staff
Latest covid-19 update from Barbour ABI says developers struggling to get hold of officers
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Watchdog criticises ‘slower than expected’ cladding repair work
National Audit Office says government expects to foot the bill for 94 out of 208 private sector projects
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Vistry wins Homes England deals for 900 homes
Deals include Runcorn scheme to deliver 235 homes and a retirement home
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L&G’s Guild Living announces first London retirement development
The project in Uxbridge is the firm’s fourth project
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Construction workforce could fall 10% by September
Survey result covers all of construction but finds developers likely to be among the hardest hit
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Former Kier Living boss to take up chief exec’s role at Larkfleet
John Anderson joins regional firm at beginning of next month
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On demand: CLC’s recovery plan debate
Register free to listen to Andy Mitchel discuss rebooting construction with other covid-19 taskforce members
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Housebuilding work continued steep decline in May
Reopening of some sites not enough to push sector into expansion, say purchasing managers
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Construction leaders group calls for Help to Buy extension
Call for extension to December completion cut-off comes as part of construction industry’s post-covid recovery plan
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Employers to start paying part of furloughed workers' wages from September
But firms will have to start paying NI and pension costs from August
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Businesses to pay a fifth of furloughed workers’ wages
Chancellor will today unveil change to job-saving initiative to take effect from August
