All Housing Today articles in October 2020 – Page 5
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CommentWe must lift modular into the mainstream
It is time to think big and give our archaic homebuilding industry something to be positive about
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we learned last week
Witnesses included consultants from QS Artelia and RBKC’s building control manager
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NewsNewest homes ‘least comfortable’ during lockdown
Small size and lack of outdoor space made residents less happy with new properties, study by UCL finds
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NewsMacBryde plans to quadruple sales following buy-out
Regional housebuilder sets agenda for growth in wake of deal backed by Redrow founder Steve Morgan
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NewsFire minister calls for modular to solve housing’s safety problems
Stephen Greenhalgh said the industry needed to “raise its game”
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NewsGrenfell client chose not to hire £30k design advisor, inquiry hears
Tenant Management Organisation appeared to struggle with design role after taking it in-house
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NewsHousing minister hints at planning U-turn
Chris Pincher’s comments follow parliamentary savaging by backbench Tories
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NewsControversial 31-storey Liverpool resi tower approved
Scheme is part of Peel’s £5bn Liverpool Waters development
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NewsFaithful & Gould bags roles on £15m modular housing scheme
Scheme to provide 120 homes in Worksop
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NewsTheresa May attacks government planning reforms
Former PM criticises ‘ill-conceived’ housing numbers algorithm
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NewsGovernment ignores MPs’ call for 90,000 a-year social homes plan
Select committee chair says housing ministry has failed to address request
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NewsSafety fears emerge over part-built Onward scheme
New builder for Runcorn scheme left half-finished following the collapse of contractor Cruden
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CommentEmbodied carbon regulations: a case of not if but when
Housebuilders will have to adapt their business model to account for tougher carbon reduction targets
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NewsGrenfell consultant described project as a ‘farce’
Emails revealed at public inquiry also show project QS branded contractor Rydon ‘nonchalant’
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NewsMarket growth still strong in September, says RICS
However, estate agents increasingly concerned over fall in transactions over the year ahead
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NewsPost occupancy tests should be condition of Help to Buy cash, government told
Riba demands that evaluation of the performance of new build homes should be mandatory for all public buildings
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NewsA fifth of all new affordable homes must be MMC, says Jenrick
Housing secretary makes pledge and tells Tory conference any further cash in the spending review will be focused on MMC
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NewsHouse price surge continues in September
Latest survey by Halifax puts annual growth at four-year high – but questions remain over how long boom will last
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NewsConsultant alleges ‘improper’ contact between Grenfell client and contractor
Advisor tells Inquiry he was ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks while procurement still live