{"id":10058,"date":"2026-02-03T12:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10058"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:38:59","slug":"tuesday-03-02-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-03-02-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 03\/02\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 03\/02\/2026<\/h6>\n

The Housing Ombudsman\u2019s \u2018Learning from Severe Maladministration\u2019 report and guidance, effective 1st April 2026, highlights landlords-including Basildon Council, Cornwall Council, Freebridge, Hexagon, and several London boroughs-misapplying policies or delaying compensation, with awards focused on restoring residents rather than penalising landlords. <\/span>Housing Ombudsman Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Bromford Flagship LiveWest Ltd\u2019s long-term issuer credit rating at \u2018A+\u2019 with a stable outlook. <\/span>S&P Global<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Onward Homes has reported a pre-tax surplus of just under \u00a316m for the period from April to September 2025, according to its latest interim trading update. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Manchester City Council is running a city-wide campaign against social housing tenancy fraud, starting with an amnesty until 27th February 2026, while Dumfries and Galloway Council launches its Empty Homes Plan 2026-2031 to bring long-term empty homes back into use. <\/span>Manchester City Council<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Dumfries and Galloway Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

WPS, the property services arm of Wates Group, has been appointed to retrofit more than 700 homes for Orbit, delivering energy efficiency upgrades across the Midlands and the South of England. <\/span>Wates Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Domis Construction has surpassed \u00a3250m turnover after rapid growth, though margins tightened due to an aborted scheme, while United Infrastructure has acquired Simkiss Group to boost its UK energy and utilities position. Meanwhile, Avant Homes is cutting more jobs at its Northeast office. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In 2025, 115,350 new homes were registered, up 11% from 103,669 in 2024. Meanwhile, Deloitte\u2019s regional crane survey found that, although there were more new construction starts in four major UK cities (53 vs 47 in 2024), overall units and floorspace remained flat due to smaller-scale, mainly residential, developments. <\/span>National House Building Council<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Deloitte<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Demand for concrete has fallen to its lowest level in 75 years, with new MPA data warning that persistently weak demand for core construction materials is putting the UK supply chain at risk. <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A High Court judge has described contractor Laing O\u2019Rourke as \u201ccommercially amoral\u201d in a ruling over a long-running dispute with One Hyde Park residents concerning \u00a335m in repair costs for defects at the luxury London flats. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Chartered Institute of Building has published its Scottish election manifesto, prioritising retrofitting and energy efficiency, skills development, and improving quality and safety across the built environment. <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority plans three new mayoral development corporations to speed up regeneration, while over \u00a3100m will be invested in Glasgow\u2019s Clyde Gateway for affordable homes and commercial space. Meanwhile, major projects have cleared Building Safety Regulator gateway 2, with Viridis Living approved for University of Manchester campus blocks and Olympian Homes for Bristol\u2019s tallest tower. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Housing Executive<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Up to 700 homes on Brackley\u2019s edge approved on appeal. Pigeon cleared for 320 homes in West Suffolk. A 350-home scheme near Clay Cross faces opposition. Over \u00a31m invested in a stalled 119-home Derbyshire brownfield project. Taylor Wimpey proposes 110 homes in Shipston. 108 modular homes recommended at a former Northampton school and Sixfields\u2019 Claret Car Park. <\/span>Banbury Guardian<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>UK Property Forums<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Derbyshire Times<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Derbyshire Live<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cotswold Journal<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 03\/02\/2026 The Housing Ombudsman\u2019s \u2018Learning from Severe Maladministration\u2019 report and guidance, effective 1st April 2026, highlights landlords-including Basildon Council, Cornwall Council, Freebridge, Hexagon, and several London boroughs-misapplying policies or delaying compensation, with awards focused on restoring residents rather than penalising landlords. Housing Ombudsman Service S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Bromford Flagship LiveWest Ltd\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10058"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10060,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058\/revisions\/10060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}