All Policy articles – Page 76
-
NewsJenrick: More housebuilders should reopen sites
Housing secretary says others should follow examples of Taylor Wimpey, Vistry and Persimmon
-
NewsHousing output to slump 35% this year
Forecast from consultant Barton Willmore suggests lengthy fall in output could turn into ’major political problem’
-
NewsTaylor Wimpey timetables May site restart
Housebuilder introduces code of conduct which subcontractors will have to sign up to before starting work
-
NewsListed housebuilder Vistry to re-open ‘majority’ of sites
Boss Greg Fitzgerald says around 90% of partnerships scheme back on site from next week
-
NewsUnite back on site with 2020 student housing schemes
But firm says it has delayed two schemes due to be completed in 2021 by a year
-
NewsBuilding control told to continue with site inspections
New government guidance issued covers inspection process during lockdown
-
NewsL&Q donates £650k to communities hit by covid-19
London landlord says it will prioritise groups helping vulnerable people and food banks
-
NewsBuild to rent completions soar
However, British Property Federation raises concern about drop-off in pipeline of schemes in the capital
-
NewsHouse sales to plummet by half a million
Knight Frank calls for stimulus package as it forecasts 38% drop in transactions
-
NewsIndustry call to designate construction staff essential workers
Construction chiefs made the request during a call with construction minister Nadim Zahawi
-
NewsJenrick pledges to continue cladding work despite lockdown
Communities secretary to tackle ’deeply concerning’ slowdown in work to strip towers of flammable cladding
-
NewsCovid-19 shuts L&G’s modular factory
Insurance giant confirms its 3,500-home capacity factory “currently not operational” due to virus outbreak
-
NewsThree-quarters of UK housing schemes on hold
Exclusive figures show that coronavirus has halted work on sites due to deliver nearly 300,000 homes
-
NewsBarratt donates defibrillators from closed construction sites
Housebuilder closed sites last month
-
NewsOne in five renters expect to lose their jobs
Call for additional support as survey by Shelter raises questions over covid-19 impact on providers of rented housing
-
NewsCall for government to rip up planning rules to aid covid recovery
London Property Alliance calls for extension to permission length and flexibility on planning obligations
-
NewsGovernment to review flooding insurance for homes
Insurance industry exec Amanda Blanc to chair review following claims 70,000 new home owners cannot access insurance
-
NewsHousing secretary under pressure over ‘second home’ trip
Robert Jenrick justifies 100-mile trip by claiming Herefordshire property is his family home
-
NewsKerslake calls on government to consider Help to Buy extension
Former head of the civil service says the government should also look at increasing grant rates in response to covid crisis
-
NewsArchitects campaign to stop CLT ban
Group of housing designers call on government to rethink “combustibles ban” so it allows use of structural timber