{"id":10685,"date":"2026-04-14T07:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10685"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:45:57","slug":"tuesday-14-04-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-14-04-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 14\/04\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 14\/04\/2026<\/h6>\n

LHC Procurement Group has extended its \u00a3750m Scottish public buildings framework by 19 months to April 2027, ensuring continuity while a replacement framework is finalised.<\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Local authorities in England will receive \u00a341m in funding to support enforcement of new powers under the Renters\u2019 Rights Act, helping councils tackle rogue landlords.<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Construction activity is progressing across multiple projects, with work underway on a \u00a352m, 141-home development at Newton\u2019s Cove in Weymouth, while Breck Homes has started its first Yorkshire scheme, delivering 53 homes in partnership with Incommunities. Elsewhere, Medway Council has awarded a \u00a315m contract to refurbish its headquarters and create a more community-focused space.<\/span> Daily Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Councillors in Walsall have questioned housing association WHG over a proposed merger with a North Staffordshire provider, with assurances given that service delivery will not be affected.<\/span> Express & Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

New research from the Purposeful Finance Commission highlights significant structural barriers to delivering social and affordable housing at scale in England, calling for reforms to bridge viability gaps and unlock investment needed to meet government housing ambitions.<\/span> Pension Insurance Corporation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Approval granted for 1,400 homes in Cranbrook, while plans include over 550 affordable homes in Glasgow and 468 homes in County Durham. Elsewhere, a 200-home scheme near Leicester has been recommended for approval.<\/span> East Devon News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Glasgow Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Northern Echo<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 14\/04\/2026 LHC Procurement Group has extended its \u00a3750m Scottish public buildings framework by 19 months to April 2027, ensuring continuity while a replacement framework is finalised. Construction News (register) Local authorities in England will receive \u00a341m in funding to support enforcement of new powers under the Renters\u2019 Rights Act, helping councils tackle rogue […]<\/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-10685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10685","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=10685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10690,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10685\/revisions\/10690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}