All Housing Today articles in March 2020 – Page 3
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CommentWhat are implications of coronavirus for the industry?
With experience of three recessions Ben Derbyshire analyses what the fall out from the current crisis could mean in the short, medium and long term
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NewsHousing demand fell 40% in run-up to ‘lockdown’
Data from online estate agent Zoopla also shows spike in number of sales falling through
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NewsNew law paves way for planning committees to sit remotely
Coronvirus Act removes legal obstacle to decisions by video conference but councils must wait for secondary regulations
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NewsLondon mayor calls for emergency measures to support house building
Sadiq Khan asks for faster access to cash to support capital’s housing sector
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NewsMipim announces autumn Paris gathering as traditional event scrapped completely
Cannes event will not now happen until March 2021
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NewsVistry becomes latest housebuilder to shut sites
Listed firm follows Persimmon and Bellway in taking action this morning
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NewsBerkeley defies pressure to close sites but Bellway admits defeat
London housebuilder says it can keep sites safe, while Bellway performs U-turn and announces sites will close by Friday
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In FocusCoronavirus: How are housebuilders responding?
Updated 27.03.20: Firms responsible for building over 85,000 new homes last year are to shut sites
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NewsPersimmon, Countryside and McCarthy & Stone down tools
Stop on construction follows Barratt and Taylor Wimpey decision, while Unite Group says it will continue to build
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NewsL&Q suspends sites for at least three weeks
Move follows Barratt and Taylor Wimpey's decision to close sites
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NewsGovernment tells councils to use delegated powers to take planning decisions
Chief planners says officials can take planning decisions ‘where appropriate’ to stave off covid-19-induced gridlock
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NewsMayor says PM rejected call to close all construction sites
Sadiq Khan says Boris Johnson overruled him and still wants “business as usual”
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NewsUK’s biggest housebuilder shuts all sites
Barratt announces it will close all 400 sites as Taylor Wimpey chief sets out reasons for also shutting down
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NewsTaylor Wimpey closes all sites
No 3 housebuilder takes action following government-imposed lockdown
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NewsRedrow keeps sites open but abandons dividend
Housebuilder expects sales to be ‘seriously impaired’ by coronavirus
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NewsConstruction can continue, Gove tells BBC
Ministers at odds with industry figures over wisdom of keeping sites open
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CommentGet ready for the domino effect
The housing market is on a downward spiral that we cannot predict, but will it be short term?
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NewsCouncil chief ‘to decide planning applications’
Councillors in Manchester to debate proposal designed to stop coronavirus causing planning gridlock
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NewsNo clarity on building sites as PM orders public lockdown
Police will enforce ban on all public gatherings of more than two people