Jenrick: More Housebuilders Should Reopen Sites

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick is encouraging more housebuilders to reopen their sites after Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Vistry said they were remobilising jobs. This morning Persimmon, the country’s biggest firm by profit, announced it was reopening mothballed sites from Monday with its chief executive warning that individuals who flouted the firm’s new safety protocols would be subject to disciplinary action and removed from site. Taylor Wimpey yesterday said its sites would begin a phased reopening from 4 May while Vistry said the “majority” of its projects would start up again from Monday. Jenrick told Housing Today: “I welcome developers reopening sites following careful consideration of public health guidance.” Read more on Housing Today.

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