All Housing Today articles in May 2020 – Page 6
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CommentThe pandemic will increase pressure to adopt modern methods of construction
Project delays and labour shortages means the industry will look for new and innovative ways of making up lost time
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NewsJohnson urges construction workers to return to work
No clarity whether prime minister’s ‘change of emphasis’ means any concrete changes in lockdown rules for the industry
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NewsHouse prices dip in April
Halifax warns of market “headwinds” as government reveals record Help to Buy sales in 2019
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NewsCare minister praises retirement housebuilders
Minister Helen Whately says keeping residents safe has been “phenomenal achievement”
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NewsHousing associations plot site restarts
A number of major associations planning a May return to site but the biggest developer, L Q, gives no timetable
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NewsHousing output down 85% in lockdown
Analysis by the Construction Products Association deepens concern over housing delivery
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NewsAssociations target £2 trillion investment market to fund homes
Peabody leads charge to tempt environmental and social impact investors to back affordable home development
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NewsApril fall in housebuilding work the ‘fastest ever’
Purchasing managers’ index finds 86% of construction industry saw workloads decline
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NewsFormer Countryside boss to chair Sigma
Build to rent specialist appoints Ian Sutcliffe to be new chair
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NewsTower Hamlets estate regeneration plan wins resident approval
More than 98% vote for 450-home redevelopment of Clichy estate in east London
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CommentCovid-19 gives the Living with Beauty report new relevance
But the pandemic means implementing the report’s recommendations will be an even bigger challenge
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NewsLondon housebuilder Durkan restarts work on sites
Developer and contractor working with Peabody on Thamesmead regeneration the latest to follow larger peers
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NewsGrahame Park masterplan finally approved
Notting Hill Genesis scheme for 2,000 homes given the green light by the mayor of London
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NewsNew home-moving guidance to unblock housing market
The RICS is working up guidance to kickstart house-buying process amid fears sales hiatus will further stall development
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NewsArgent unveils ‘world’s tallest octagonal tower’
49-storey build-to-rent scheme for Birmingham’s Paradise development goes out to consultation
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NewsUrban Splash re-opens modular factory
Regeneration developer will also restart housing sites including Park Hill in Sheffield
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CommentHomes fit for heroes should be available to all
The lockdown has emphasised that too many new homes are pitifully small. We deserve better, says Peter Bill
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NewsPlanners hit back at “abuse” allegation
Royal Town Planning Institute rebuts accusation that councils are ignoring the public with new coronavirus planning powers
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NewsL&G Modular secures 154-home permission
Insurance giant’s first full modular scheme will put it on course to build 3,500 a year by 2024, firm says