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Several of the country’s largest property developers have announced that they have closed their structural sites due to the coronavirus outbreak, and the government has pleaded for structural sites to remain open.
Barratt Homes, Galliard Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Bovis, Cala and Hill have announced plans to close structures to prevent the disease.
A spokesperson for Barratt Homes, the UK’s largest homebuilder by volume, said: “The fitness and protection of consumers and workers is our number one priority and we took the decision to temporarily close our 400 offices and sites across the country. We are doing this safely and as temporarily as possible.
A tweet from the organization says its goal is to shut down the sites until the end of the day.
Taylor Wimpey has also made a decision to close all of its framing sites to save additional space. In an exchange, he said: “We have taken the decision to close all our exhibition houses, sales centers and framing sites for all but those required for the safety of the work. “
Bovis has begun to dismantle all its facilities, while Cala Homes has also announced the cessation of structural activities.
Galliard Homes, which also closed its sites, criticised the “mixed messages” from central government and the London mayor’s workplace about whether the sites would remain open when he announced their closure.
Stephen Conway, chairman of Galliard Homes, said: “Our company was born in London and we are committed to the capital; however, in these unprecedented times, protecting our structure staff, families and London communities is paramount, and we achieve that by maintaining To get our staff out of the daily commute, we will help free up London’s shipping network for the NHS and key staff protecting vulnerable and health-poor people across the capital.
Galliard’s comments come after Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick tweeted last night that structures can continue to operate as long as they comply with Public Health England’s social distancing guidelines.
This proposal was subsequently subsidised through Cabinet minister Michael Gove, who told the BBC’s Breakfast programme this morning that the structure will continue. He added: “It’s vital that when we have structural work, it can be done safely and in the open air. “
However, the government’s recommendation has been heavily criticised by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has called for the closure of all non-essential structural sites to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain today, he said that unless the paintings are essential, they will stop because it is “very tricky to be two metres apart” to do so.
“My view is that they don’t [construction personnel don’t go to work] and I made that clear at yesterday’s COBRA meeting,” he told the show.
He added: “There are other fitness and protection rules that other people working on structure sites want to think about and I think we’re sending mixed messages. “
Homebuilder Hill, which is exhausting a number of projects with housing associations and councils, said it would close its sites later Friday.
An announcement on Hill’s website said: “In light of the Prime Minister’s words on the evening of 23 March, we now believe the time has come to initiate an orderly shutdown of our key operations until this crisis is over.
“Construction operations at the site will be halted at the close of business on Friday, March 27. We’ve been making plans for this for the past few weeks and have a transparent plan to make it happen.
Most homebuilders have noticed that their percentage values have taken a serious hit since the coronavirus outbreak. Over the past month, Barratt has noticed its percentage value more than halved, from 837 pence to 407 pence at the start of trading today.
Taylor Wimpey has noted its percentage value from 224 pence a month ago to 117 pence at the start of trading today. News of the closure of their sites caused their percentage value to drop by almost 4%, from 117 pence to 109 pence at the time of writing.