Property

The Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and The National Federation of Builders (NFB) have asked the government for a stamp duty holiday once the lockdown ends. Builders are also calling for the government to encourage sales once the current activity slows down. Rico Wojtulewicz, head of housing and planning […]

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced plans to reopen the majority of its construction sites in England and Wales at the start of May, which would make them the first major housebuilder to reopen sites after weeks of lockdown. Last month, Taylor Wimpey closed all construction sites after the national lockdown

The government has laid out plans to support construction and infrastructural projects in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Nadhim Zahawi stated that the notice to proceed with HS2, which was made last week, showed the government’s