All Housing Delivery articles – Page 109
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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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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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NewsHousing starts down 10% in 2019
Latest government figures show starts fell sharply last year prior to coronavirus outbreak
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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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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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In FocusCoronavirus: How are housebuilders responding?
Updated 27.03.20: Firms responsible for building over 85,000 new homes last year are to shut sites
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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
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NewsL&Q suspends sites for at least three weeks
Move follows Barratt and Taylor Wimpey's decision to close sites
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NewsGovernment tells councils to use delegated powers to take planning decisions
Chief planners says officials can take planning decisions ‘where appropriate’ to stave off covid-19-induced gridlock
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NewsUK’s biggest housebuilder shuts all sites
Barratt announces it will close all 400 sites as Taylor Wimpey chief sets out reasons for also shutting down
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NewsTaylor Wimpey closes all sites
No 3 housebuilder takes action following government-imposed lockdown
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NewsConstruction can continue, Gove tells BBC
Ministers at odds with industry figures over wisdom of keeping sites open
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NewsCouncil chief ‘to decide planning applications’
Councillors in Manchester to debate proposal designed to stop coronavirus causing planning gridlock
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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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NewsLambeth sets out housebuilding ambitions
London council aims to build thousands of homes in the next four years
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NewsEutopia gets nod for 465 Exeter homes
Work expected to start on former Network Rail site this year
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NewsTaylor Wimpey shuts sites in Spain
Spanish £120m-a-year business hit by stringent restrictions to control covid-19 outbreak
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NewsPeabody to review future development commitments
Housing association is continuing with current schemes but preparing for effects of coronavirus crisis
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NewsBerkeley Group chair says coronavirus will hit trading
Veteran Tony Pidgley says it has cancelled foreign travel to vital Far East sales shows but trading so far holding up