All News articles – Page 310
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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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NewsBerkeley starts shutting sites as it warns on profit
Coronavirus has cost housebuilder £80m in just six weeks
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NewsFormer Tory MP appointed special advisor on Grenfell
Boris Johnson stands down Grenfell taskforce and gives Nick Hurd key role
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NewsRedrow to furlough staff and start closing all sites
Housebuilder to shut sites with immediate effect while seeking government-backed loans to support it through shutdown
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NewsChancellor unveils support package for self-employed
But Rishi Sunak warns self-employed: ’We must all pay in equally in future’
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NewsWork stopped at Urban Splash sites and factories
Boss Tom Bloxham says sites could not continue safely
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NewsWork on sites should continue, construction minister says
Nadhim Zahawi urges firms to follow social distancing guidelines – but builders say this is practically impossible
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NewsBrick and block makers suspend production
Materials giant Breedon and leading brick suppliers have slashed manufacturing
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NewsHousing starts down 10% in 2019
Latest government figures show starts fell sharply last year prior to coronavirus outbreak
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NewsMipim 2020 cancelled
Cannes property event previously postponed until June will not now happen until March 2021
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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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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