Last month, the company said it was in the process of furloughing around 85% of workers on full pay, but it said a "significant proportion" of its workforce will be able to return this month. Barratt added it will not reopen its sales centres or show homes yet and will continue to look after customers remotely. "In line with our commitment to put our customers first, we will be prioritising the completion of those homes that our customers have already exchanged or reserved. The housebuilder said it has seen "reduced levels" of customer interest since the lockdown, and it expects reservations "to continue at low levels until sales centres and show homes reopen". Chief executive David Thomas said it has created a "detailed set of working practices and protocols" to ensure it can reopen construction sites safely, "in a phased and measured way which minimises risk". He added: "Our first priority is the health and safety of our employees, sub-contractors and customers.