{"id":10177,"date":"2026-02-19T12:29:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10177"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:29:37","slug":"thursday-19-02-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-19-02-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 19\/02\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 19\/02\/2026<\/h6>\n

Jigsaw Homes Group has retained its A2 long-term issuer rating with a stable outlook from Moody\u2019s, citing adequate gearing and sound financial management. <\/span>Jigsaw Homes Group Ltd.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets approved a \u00a3609m, decade-long investment programme to upgrade and improve council homes, its largest housing improvement commitment to date. Meanwhile, Gateshead Council unveiled a \u00a3311m housing investment plan over five years to modernise existing stock and expand affordable housing supply. <\/span>Tower Hamlets London Borough<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The London Borough of Hackney will replace or renew 41 lifts in council housing blocks from June under the first phase of a \u00a324m three-year upgrade programme covering 120 lifts. At the same time, South Holland District Council reported continued progress delivering housing service improvements under its housing improvement plan. <\/span>Hackney London Borough<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>South Holland District Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lovell Partnerships has secured a 13-acre site at Fairham in Nottingham, exchanging contracts to deliver a 199-home residential development as part of the wider Fairham growth area. <\/span>TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Early market engagement has begun for the \u00a35.4bn Southern Construction Framework, with regional suppliers\u2019 days scheduled ahead of tendering its major works programme, while Willmott Dixon has secured a \u00a350m mechanical and electrical overhaul contract at Portcullis House for the House of Commons. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

BAM Construction UK returned to profit in 2025, swinging from a \u00a324m loss to a \u00a327m gain, marking a strong recovery for its UK building arm, while Kilnbridge Group reported a record year with pre-tax profit up 81% to \u00a36.7m, supported by rising turnover and a \u00a3300m forward pipeline. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

West Midlands Combined Authority launched a new five-year climate plan, with the mayor warning that inaction could cost the region over \u00a3600m annually this decade, rising to nearly \u00a33bn a year by the 2050s, while the UK government reported 125,900 measures installed across 92,700 households under the Great British Insulation Scheme to December 2025. <\/span>West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A recent study shows that one in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas now considered at risk of flooding. <\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

City of London Corporation has unveiled a new skyline CGI showing how the Square Mile\u2019s cluster of tall buildings could look in around six years following record planning approvals. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Avant Homes West Midlands got planning for a \u00a331.7m, 135-home second phase at Priorslee, Telford. Bloor Homes proposed a \u00a31bn \u201csustainable gateway\u201d near the M5 in Uckington with 1,700 homes, a school, and a business park. A 450-home Shrewsbury scheme is paused over traffic issues, while 220 homes on the Nuneaton greenbelt are under review. <\/span>Show House<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Coventry Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 19\/02\/2026 Jigsaw Homes Group has retained its A2 long-term issuer rating with a stable outlook from Moody\u2019s, citing adequate gearing and sound financial management. Jigsaw Homes Group Ltd. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets approved a \u00a3609m, decade-long investment programme to upgrade and improve council homes, its largest housing improvement commitment to date. […]<\/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-10177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10177","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=10177"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10211,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10177\/revisions\/10211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}