All Housing Today articles in August 2020
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NewsCPA repeats forecast of 60% drop in housing starts
But construction trade body predicts smaller 2020 fall in residential output from covid outbreak than initially feared
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NewsMayor wants to offer homes to London’s ‘covid heroes’
Sadiq Khan consults on plans to change definition of key workers in wake of coronavirus crisis
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NewsCritics line up against Jenrick’s planning reforms
Riba president tells government to ‘urgently reconsider’ plans while consultants argue they will not offer quick fix
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CommentExtending permitted development rights is a free pass for the unscrupulous
Extending permitted development flies in the face of all expert advice and reveals this government’s warped priorities
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NewsGovernment allocates £1.3bn for new homes and infrastructure
Funding for 70,000 new homes is part of government’s economic response to covid crisis
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NewsBuild-to-rent starts slump 60% in covid crisis
But British Property Federation research suggests sector is poised for ‘convincing rebound’ in growth
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NewsExtra care housing provision to grow 50% in four years
Knight Frank predicts investment boom will see 44,000 properties built
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NewsBracknell picks Countryside for 400-home JV
Countryside’s partnerships business wins latest regen contract
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NewsProfit at L&G’s housing business drops by a third
Half-year results from insurance giant show the impact of pandemic on residential business
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NewsTurnover and profit plummet at Morgan Sindall’s housing business
Firm says division’s operating profit fell by 53%
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NewsJenrick sets out far-reaching planning overhaul
Housing secretary says communities will be at heart of new system in which land is zoned for automatic permission
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NewsInvest in MMC to prevent post-covid housing shortage, RICS tells government
Body also has harsh words for Jenrick’s PDR reforms
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In FocusDoes the market for high rise apartments have a future?
We went into lockdown with one housing market and came out of it with quite another. Joey Gardiner reports on what the pandemic means for developers of high-rise housing
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NewsJenrick defends planning overhaul from ‘developers’ charter’ claims
Housebuilders will pay higher planning contributions under new system, housing secretary says
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CommentWhy the planning reforms will promote better quality development
The proposals will create a simpler, more streamlined system that will deliver the homes we need
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NewsRedrow walks away from London estate revamp
Housebuilder was set to transform Alton Estate in Roehampton
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NewsTen things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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NewsNew Infrastructure Levy to raise more than existing system
Government has proposed scrapping section 106 agreements and CIL to bring in development tax for infrastructure