All articles by Carl Brown – Page 24
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Housebuilders offer compromise deal to Gove on cladding costs
HBF says members would agree to carry out critical works on own buildings and hand back Ӱ Safety Fund cash
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Barratt’s Wembley homes OK’d by minister after inquiry
Scheme being developed with Transport for London
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Housing associations throw support behind Gove’s cladding plan despite housebuilder fears
Builders have complained move is ‘disproportionate’
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Government may have understood 20 years ago Grenfell-style cladding was not suitable for high-rises, BRE says
Tests carried out in 2002 flagged concerns about material, Grenfell Inquiry told
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‘Not many housebuilders have built much over 11m in height’, HBF tells MPs
Trade body believes only a “relatively small proportion” of homes requiring remediation through Gove’s cladding fund were built by UK housebuilders
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Rising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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Monthly output back above pre-pandemic level as work rose 13% last year
ONS figures show scale of construction’s recovery after toils of 2020
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More than 500 homes planned for area around Cockfosters tube station
Two schemes set to built around north London hub including one by TfL joint venture
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Gove’s proposals are not enough to level up a town like mine
The housing secretary’s apparently ambitious proposals lack clarity and detail. The towns he is meant to be helping deserve better
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Developers ‘don’t know’ how many blocks affected by fire safety crisis
HBF working with government to produce reliable numbers as housebuilders say Gove’s £4bn repair estimate is too high
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RICS boss hits back at plan for new monitoring powers over body
Richard Collins questions purpose of planned statutory governance reviews
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Industry underwhelmed by Gove’s levelling up vision
Housing and construction bodies criticise lack of detail in long-awaited plans
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Gove pledges to boost transport, town centres and skills in levelling up plan
Long-awaited white paper set to detail how government plans to achieve 12 ‘missions’
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Inland grows turnover but housebuilder says profit half of pre-pandemic level
Figure of £13m compares to £25m recorded before pandemic struck
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Government earmarks £1.5bn for levelling up plans
Wolverhampton and Sheffield among 20 towns and cities to benefit from cash
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Kingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation product
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance