{"id":10023,"date":"2026-01-29T12:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10023"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:34:51","slug":"thursday-29-01-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-29-01-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 29\/01\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 29\/01\/2026<\/h6>\n

New modelling indicates that a revised Decent Homes Standard would sharply increase the proportion of non-decent homes, with failure rates rising from 10% to 45% in the social rented sector and from 21% to 48% in the private rented sector; the new standard will apply to both sectors, with compliance required by 2035. <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Social housing rent convergence will be phased in from 2028\/29, with weekly rents allowed to rise by \u00a32, according to ministerial confirmation from Matthew Pennycook. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Since April 2023, Somerset Council has managed 10,000 homes across in-house services (6,000) and Homes in Somerset (4,000). A Savills review recommends consolidating all management under Homes in Somerset, with the council as the landlord, pending Executive approval in March 2026. <\/span>Somerset Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kingdom Housing Association has received a \u00a313m boost for affordable homes, arranged by Allia C&C via its Charitable Bond programme with the Scottish Government, enhancing KHA\u2019s response to the housing emergency. <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, with Hull City Council, has renewed a campaign urging landlords and tenants to tackle damp and mould risks. Tendring District Council has adopted a new five-year housing strategy focused on improving homes and resident support. <\/span>East Riding of Yorkshire Council<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Tendring District Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Viessmann has been appointed to the four-year Procure Plus framework for low- and zero-carbon technologies as part of a \u00a31.6bn social housing decarbonisation programme, while Stannah has been reappointed to CHIC\u2019s Lifts & Mobility Aids Framework, and Bowmer + Kirkland has secured the \u00a3274m Castle Leazes student accommodation redevelopment for Unite Students and Newcastle University. <\/span>H&V News<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>FMJ<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Crest Nicholson has cut around 50 jobs, closed divisions, and reworked its land strategy as it shifts from volume to mid-market homes amid weak sales, while Henry Boot has issued a profit warning, forecasting 2026 pre-tax profits well below market expectations after selling its construction arm. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

As of December 2025, 4,126 residential buildings over 11 metres have unsafe cladding, down 1,487 from November. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme had received 110,758 voucher applications, 98% for ASHP installations. By November 2025, the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund had delivered around 113,900 measures across 54,900 households. The English Housing Survey 2024-25 found 3% of households overcrowded and 40% under-occupied, with overcrowding rising in both social (6% to 9%) and private rented sectors (5% to 6%). In Q4 2025, 357,000 domestic EPCs were lodged in England and Wales, a 1% decrease from the same period in 2024. <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Around half of the energy used in UK industry is wasted, mainly as heat from inefficient systems, while a new Royal Society report highlights ways to improve thermal efficiency and reuse surplus heat, using advanced UK science and engineering to enhance heat capture, transport, and storage, supporting a net-zero future. <\/span>The Royal Society<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

UK construction activity in December 2025 remained weak in housing, with project starts down 3% year-on-year, main contract awards falling 19%, and detailed planning approvals dropping 38% versus 2024. <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In Staffordshire, 750 homes have been approved, while 1,100 homes near Syston await approval. Colchester proposes 526 homes with a school and nursery, whereas Keighley plans 103 homes on an existing outline site. <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Essex Live<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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