Housebuilders in talks to ease moving home restrictions

By Joey Gardiner2020-05-04T05:00:00

HBF and RICS asking for relaxation to lockdown rules amid fears activity could halve despite return to site

Housebuilders are in urgent talks with the government over how to relax lockdown rules on the housing market in order to prevent a calamitous drop in the volume of new house building.

While several the largest housebuilders have heeded government calls to reopen sites in recent days, there are growing fears that the industry will remain on “go slow” until rules hindering the buying and selling of homes are relaxed.

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