All Housing Today articles in April 2020
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CommentThe new building safety rules in a nutshell
Architect and government advisor on building safety Andrew Mellor summarises the key changes
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NewsClarion braces for slowing sales and increase in rent arrears
Housing association giant expects significant sales drop
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NewsGleeson furloughs more than 75% of staff
Board of Sheffield-based listed housebuilder taking 30% pay cut
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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 activity fall quickest since 2009
Coronavirus outbreak triggers fastest rate of job losses
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NewsHousebuilding to fall ‘this year and next’
Estate agent Knight Frank says transactions to fall by 40% and prices by 3% following coronavirus crisis
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NewsGalliard stops ACM recladding at New Capital Quay
Firm says sticking to social distancing protocols on job was not possible
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NewsHuge Taylor Wimpey scheme approved as virtual planning committees up and running
Project for 750 homes in Waltham Forest becomes one of first to be approved under new post-coronavirus rules
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NewsAquila chief executive steps down
Steve Douglas resigns after nearly 10 years at housing consultancy
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NewsHalifax says house price growth stalled in March
Lender says coronavirus will reduce activity so much that calculating average prices will be challenging
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CommentWhat will happen to house prices once the lockdown is over?
Coronavirus could fast forward structural changes to house prices by 10 years
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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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NewsUnite downgrades value of its 40,000 student homes
Student accomodation developer the first resi property firm to issue downgrade in coronavirus pandemic
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NewsGleeson looks to raise £16m for post-covid recovery
Firm to issue new shares to pay for acceleration of key worker housebuilding once coronavirus restrictions are lifted
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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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NewsTaylor Wimpey to 'forward fund' suppliers during lockdown
Self-employed workers to be paid up to £600 a month in order to retain them for the recovery
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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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NewsBarratt, Crest and Countryside all furlough staff
Taylor Wimpey also understood to be poised to temporarily stand down staff in wake of covid-19 shutdown
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NewsHouse sales fall at “fastest ever rate”, says RICS
Surveyors’ monthly survey finds expectations of home sales slumped to their lowest ever level in March