All Housing Today articles in March 2021 – Page 2
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Redfern ‘no regrets’ over Taylor Wimpey’s lockdown shutdown
Chief executive tells Housing Today he took an ’honest decision’ in 2020 to close sites, despite financial impact on business
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Senior Homes England figure quits to run design charity Public Practice
Departure of Pooja Agrawal follows appointment of charity’s current boss as Malmo city architect
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Former Grenfell insulation boss denies MPs’ dinner was attempt to stop combustibles ban
Senior Kingspan staff attended January 2018 dinner at Palace of Westminster months after Grenfell fire, inquiry hears
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Building safety regulator to take on 700 staff
Group has been set up following 2018 Hackitt report into Grenfell fire
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House prices dropped in January
First official figures confirm slight falls ahead of chancellor’s stamp duty holiday extension announcement
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Kingspan director denies misleading Grenfell Inquiry over rigged fire test
Adrian Pargeter says ‘powers of recollection…deserted me’ when giving evidence last December
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Owners of 900 unsafe buildings ‘unable to provide basic information’, minister says
Housing minister Chris Pincher says issue is slowing down safety push
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Deal signed on 500-home Oxford ‘life sciences’ district
Developer and council agree £8m of planning contributions to allow scheme to proceed
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Retrofits of Victorian homes can cut CO2 emissions by more than 80%
Historic England says improvements needed on the fifth of buildings in England which are over a century old
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Government takes control of Liverpool council’s planning and regeneration teams
Action as damning report following fraud probe finds ‘deeply concerning picture of mismanagement’
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Bellway sees interim profit drop on fire safety costs
Pre-tax profit hit by £20m charge despite record completions in first six months of the year
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Comment
Rise of the YIMBY brings hope for the next generation
Young people suffering the worst effects of the housing crisis are increasingly fed-up with home-owning older people making decisions on their behalf, Paul Smith writes
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L&G hires regen boss to drive ‘levelling up’ agenda
Former Morgan Sindall MD to oversee public partnerships
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House sales ‘highest on record’ in February
HMRC reports spike in completed deals ahead of expected stamp duty holiday deadline
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Certification body not set up to counter ‘deliberate misrepresentation’
‘Maybe we were naive,’ admits chief scientific officer as inquiry hears Arconic ignored 11 requests for information
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Associations announce merger plans to form top 20 landlord
PA Housing and Accent Group are in early discussions over creating one 44,000-home landlord
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Government launches £562m housing retrofit drive
Policy to improve 50,000 homes branded ’simply not enough’ to tackle problem
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MPs reject bid to protect leaseholders from recladding costs
House of Lords amendment to the Fire Safety Bill is voted down by government
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Crest says 2021 profit to be above expectations
Shares in housebuilder up 5% as it reports strong weekly sales rate
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Housing market sees post-Budget spike in demand
Chancellor’s stamp duty extension boosted interest among first-time buyers, says Zoopla