All Policy articles – Page 75
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NewsIndustry call to designate construction staff essential workers
Construction chiefs made the request during a call with construction minister Nadim Zahawi
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NewsJenrick pledges to continue cladding work despite lockdown
Communities secretary to tackle ’deeply concerning’ slowdown in work to strip towers of flammable cladding
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NewsCovid-19 shuts L&G’s modular factory
Insurance giant confirms its 3,500-home capacity factory “currently not operational” due to virus outbreak
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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
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NewsBarratt donates defibrillators from closed construction sites
Housebuilder closed sites last month
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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
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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
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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
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NewsHousing secretary under pressure over ‘second home’ trip
Robert Jenrick justifies 100-mile trip by claiming Herefordshire property is his family home
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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
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NewsArchitects campaign to stop CLT ban
Group of housing designers call on government to rethink “combustibles ban” so it allows use of structural timber
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NewsGLA pledges London housing recovery plan
Deputy mayor for housing Tom Copley promises to get London building at “pace and scale” once safe to do so
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NewsFour-fifths of UK housebuilding work halted
Analysis by estate agent Savills finds schemes capable of delivering 193,000 homes stopped in wake of covid-19 crisis
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NewsStarmer appoints Labour shadow housing minister
Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire named after incumbent John Healey moved to defence role
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NewsScottish government bans housebuilding
Holyrood publishes list of “essential” construction work which makes clear housebuilding should cease during pandemic
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NewsHomes England working up covid-19 support package
Chief executive of housing quango says he will listen to sector first and not “rush to judgement”
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NewsConstruction leaders backtrack on 2m site rule
The Construction Leadership Council reverts to the government’s ‘where possible’ distancing guidance
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NewsConstruction expert brought in to get re-cladding done during crisis
Dr David Hancock and Faithful + Gould brought in to project manage replacement of dangerous cladding during covid-19 pandemic
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NewsHalf a billion pound annual cost of new fire safety regime
Government estimate published yesterday alongside outline of new Post-Grenfell safety regime for high rise blocks
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NewsNew fire safety regime to cover more buildings
All resi buildings above six storeys will now be covered by new regulator, while buildings above 11m will need sprinklers