All Housing Today articles in March 2021 – Page 6
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In Focus
Interview: Stephen Teagle on boosting output at Vistry Partnerships
Partnerships boss has ambitions to ramp up number of homes delivered a year, as well as concerns over planning reforms and construction capacity
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News
Building control ‘pressured’ into certifying Grenfell insulation, inquiry hears
Certificate from LABC became key part of Kingspan’s marketing literature for product used in Grenfell Tower
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News
Unsold housing association stock falls amid ‘record’ sales
Latest regulator’s report shows development activity returned to pre-pandemic level late in 2020
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News
Prices fell in February, says Halifax
Mortgage lender reports slight reduction in prices in ‘softer’ 2021 housing market
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News
Jenrick U-turn sees approval for 500-home scheme on green belt
Housing secretary decides CEG’s controversial Burley-Wharfedale scheme should go ahead despite previous opposition
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News
White quits as Barratt CFO
Former PWC accountant to leave housebuilder in the summer for “personal reasons”
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News
Growth in housebuilding activity eased in February
However, latest data from purchasing managers shows a return to growth for construction overall
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News
Missing rigged Celotex fire test was ‘very basic error,’ BRE manager tells Grenfell inquiry
BRE staff failed to notice two fire-resisting boards added to test rig to ensure a pass
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News
Vistry profit beats expectations
However, full year results at housebuilder show pre-tax income down 44%
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News
Budget housing measures ‘will drive up prices’
OBR says stamp duty extension will prompt price rise, while experts fear similar impact from mortgage guarantee
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Celotex ‘did not conceal’ rigged insulation test from BRE, Grenfell inquiry hears
Cladding installer says testing body was checking test rig the ‘whole time’
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Comment
Welcome budget measures will support our industry and speed the recovery
Widening home ownership is key to a healthy economy. It is good to see that the government appreciates this, says the Barratt Developments chief
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News
Chancellor reveals taskforce to boost MMC
Budget documents reveal creation of £10m body to drive adoption of offsite housebuilding
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News
Housebuilder shares surge after stamp duty surprise
Chancellor uses budget to extend tax holiday for some purchases until September
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Comment
The London Plan is already out of date
Conceived in a pre-pandemic world and reliant on high-rise housing, the plan needs flexible implementation, argues Bob McCurry
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News
Persimmon 2020 profit down by a quarter amid pandemic
Weekly site sales up 7% so far in 2021, listed housebuilder reveals
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News
Khan formally publishes 52,000-homes a year London Plan
London mayor’s planning document to take effect despite government reservations
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News
Industry awaits stamp duty news in Sunak’s second budget
Extension to current holiday expected alongside tax rises as chancellor tries to claw back cost of covid
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News
Grenfell cladding firm a ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, inquiry told
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’