All Policy articles – Page 77
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NewsNicola Sturgeon calls for closure of building sites
Scottish first minister calls for Scottish sites to shut amid reports Johnson will order deeper shutdown later today
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NewsNew bill proposes making building owners more responsible for fire risk
Industry welcomes publication of Fire Safety Bill but questions lack of trained inspectors to enforce it
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NewsUK builders’ merchants offer to help covid-19 fight
The three largest UK merchants write with offer to help keep supply chains moving
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NewsBank of England cuts interest rates
Shares in housebuilders rally as coronavirus fears prompt cut to lowest ever level
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CommentThreat of site closures looms over housebuilders
With the coronavirus crisis likely to hit reservations hard, housebuilders face the prospect of having to halt construction work
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NewsGovernment protects renters with temporary ban on evictions
Latest coronavirus help will also see buy-to-let landlords given three-month mortage holiday if needed
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NewsCouncils consider drastic measures to avoid planning gridlock
Officials may use executive powers to take decisions if committees are cancelled
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NewsHomes England staff sent home
Agency says it will continue to operate fully despite decision to close offices in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic
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NewsHousebuilder shares slump despite £350bn stimulus
Chancellor fails to halt slide in value of UK’s biggest builders
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NewsChancellor unveils £330bn coronavirus support package
Rishi Sunak says government will provide guarantees behind loans to business while mortgage lenders will offer payment holiday
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NewsIndustry calls for prime minister to suspend VAT and PAYE payments
Trade bodies write to Boris Johnson outlining help needed to combat coronavirus pandemic fallout
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NewsCovid-19 will ‘completely wreck’ housing market bounce
Bartlett Real Estate Institute chair says pandemic likely to see schemes mothballed amid wide-ranging resi development impact
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News‘Zonal’ planning trial at heart of government reforms
Deregulatory proposals come alongside plans to expand controversial permitted development rules
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NewsGrowing fears coronavirus will halt ‘Boris bounce’
Monthly housing market survey finds apprehension about Covid-19 outbreak despite continued growth
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NewsHousing sector welcomes ‘upbeat’ Budget
Chancellor announces measures to boost affordable housing and remove dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings
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NewsBudget 2020: £12bn affordable housing settlement
Chancellor’s makes funding pot £3bn larger than existing scheme and announces £1bn cladding fund
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NewsChancellor set to unveil affordable homes boost
Source confirms report of £3bn boost to affordable housing programme
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NewsHousing sector ready for Budget after emergency interest-rate cut
Hopes that chancellor Rishi Sunak may put money into affordable housing as Bank of England acts on Covid-19 fears
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NewsBrighton council makes ‘swift bricks’ mandatory
Homes for nesting birds to be part of planning policy on all developments above 5m in height
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NewsGrenfell architect likens Celotex insulation to horsemeat scandal
Studio E project lead says insulation manufacturer ‘calculatedly sought to deceive’ with marketing material