All Housing Today articles in May 2020
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CPDCPD 4 2020: Designing commercial buildings for improved health and productivity
This VELUX Commercial sponsored CPD examines how greater daylighting can improve outcomes in commercial environments
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NewsNo housebuilders on London’s covid-19 housing taskforce
The Greater London Authority reveals make-up of team devised to co-ordinate response of the sector to covid-19
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NewsHousebuilders in urgent talks to ease home-moving restrictions
HBF and RICS asking for a relaxation to lockdown rules amid fears house building activity could halve despite return to site
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In FocusCan manufacturers produce enough materials to go round?
As sites start to reopen will material shortages slow down work?
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NewsBarratt to open half of sites from May 11
Housebuilder says it will return to work later than many of its peers
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CommentThe unintended consequences of the furlough scheme
The job retention scheme has encouraged developers to stop projects that could have kept going
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NewsMore than 340 housing sites re-opened
Exclusive figures show work restarted on more than one in ten sites last week after lockdown closures
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NewsL&G Modular secures 154-home permission
Insurance giant’s first full modular scheme will put it on course to build 3,500 a year by 2024, firm says
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NewsPlanners hit back at “abuse” allegation
Royal Town Planning Institute rebuts accusation that councils are ignoring the public with new coronavirus planning powers
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CommentHomes fit for heroes should be available to all
The lockdown has emphasised that too many new homes are pitifully small. We deserve better, says Peter Bill
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NewsUrban Splash re-opens modular factory
Regeneration developer will also restart housing sites including Park Hill in Sheffield
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NewsArgent unveils ‘world’s tallest octagonal tower’
49-storey build-to-rent scheme for Birmingham’s Paradise development goes out to consultation
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NewsNew home-moving guidance to unblock housing market
The RICS is working up guidance to kickstart house-buying process amid fears sales hiatus will further stall development
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NewsGrahame Park masterplan finally approved
Notting Hill Genesis scheme for 2,000 homes given the green light by the mayor of London
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NewsLondon housebuilder Durkan restarts work on sites
Developer and contractor working with Peabody on Thamesmead regeneration the latest to follow larger peers
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CommentCovid-19 gives the Living with Beauty report new relevance
But the pandemic means implementing the report’s recommendations will be an even bigger challenge
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NewsTower Hamlets estate regeneration plan wins resident approval
More than 98% vote for 450-home redevelopment of Clichy estate in east London
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NewsFormer Countryside boss to chair Sigma
Build to rent specialist appoints Ian Sutcliffe to be new chair
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NewsApril fall in housebuilding work the ‘fastest ever’
Purchasing managers’ index finds 86% of construction industry saw workloads decline