News – Page 307
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NewsPA Housing halts construction and land-buying
Developing association stops work on 5,700-home pipeline due to coronavirus despite raising £185m to fund new homes
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NewsMinisters consider calls to help industry post-covid-19
Housebuilders lobbying for extension to length of existing planning permissions and Help to Buy boost
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NewsNHBC suspends new home repair work
Warranty provider will also end site visits to assess claims during coronavirus lockdown
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News4,000-home Battersea scheme site shut until end of April
Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine hit by work suspension
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NewsDozens of housebuilders get highest quality ranking
Listed builders including Countryside and Crest Nicholson regain five-star status in HBF customer satisfaction survey
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NewsHousebuilder shares slide again
Drop in value of major housebuilders follows a resurgence last week
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NewsPRS developer stops work on 3,000-home pipeline
Firm says it is protected from financial impact through fixed-price contracts with builders
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NewsSafety fears as repair work stops on Bellway fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis
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NewsMore than 90% fear coronavirus crisis could spell the end for their firms, reader survey reveals
Companies also pessimistic about when work on sites might restart
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NewsModa pushes ahead with Brum tower
Build to rent developer submits planning application despite covid-19 uncertainty
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NewsUrban & Civic warns of planning gridlock
Residential developer expects reduced numbers of consents as lockdown hits planning meetings
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NewsHouse prices forecast to slump amid 15% fall in GDP
Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts double-digit house price falls and soaring unemployment
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NewsHousebuilders push through ‘virtual sales’ in lockdown
First sales reported without customers visiting sites as government measures halt housing market
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NewsConstruction lockdown could last six months
Deputy chief medical officer speaks after publication of government guidance on construction sites
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NewsCatalyst leaves contractors to decide fate of sites
Housing association joins firms such as British Land in taking back seat on whether to shut sites
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NewsKier shuts sites and mothballs sale of housing arm
Firm to leave historic headquarters earlier than planned
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NewsGovernment urged to spend billions on social housing
Chartered Institute of Housing calls for increased investment and higher levels of grants
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NewsBerkeley starts shutting sites as it warns on profit
Coronavirus has cost housebuilder £80m in just six weeks