{"id":10713,"date":"2026-04-17T07:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10713"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:28:45","slug":"friday-17-04-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-17-04-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 17\/04\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 17\/04\/2026<\/h6>\n

Sovereign Network Group has appointed Graham to six lots on its new build framework, supporting delivery of up to 25,000 homes.<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

York City Council is seeking a strategic development partner to accelerate delivery of over 315 affordable homes across five initial sites.<\/span> Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Magna Housing has secured \u00a3150m in funding to deliver up to 1,500 new affordable homes over the next five years.<\/span> Magna Housing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

GMI have been appointed to deliver a \u00a340m PBSA scheme in Manchester. Meanwhile, Keepmoat has begun a \u00a342m, 142-home development in Hamilton, and a deal between Persimmon Homes and CBRE Investment Management will accelerate delivery of affordable homes within a wider scheme.<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Project Scotland<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/a><\/p>\n

CCH Group has secured a contract with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council to deliver care and support services across two extra care housing schemes.<\/span> Caring Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shropshire Council is installing a temporary scaffolding roof to protect the fire-damaged Grade II-listed Perches House in Shrewsbury, one of the country\u2019s most significant historic buildings, after it was left uninsured.<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mitie has reported double-digit revenue and operating profit growth in its FY26 trading update, driven by strong demand for outsourced FM services despite ongoing cost pressures.<\/span> Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Public support has been shown for North Somerset Council\u2019s plans to join the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), marking a step forward in regional collaboration.<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans were put forward for up to 1,850 homes, alongside approval for 1,500 homes on Greenwich Peninsula despite reduced affordable provision. Elsewhere, a major 1,100-home development near Aylesbury is progressing through a partnership with Barratt Redrow, while Taylor Wimpey is exploring a 257-home scheme in Sunderland, and plans have been submitted for over 200 homes on a former golf course.<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> South London Community Matter<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> UK Property Forums<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 17\/04\/2026 Sovereign Network Group has appointed Graham to six lots on its new build framework, supporting delivery of up to 25,000 homes. The Construction Index York City Council is seeking a strategic development partner to accelerate delivery of over 315 affordable homes across five initial sites. Place Yorkshire Magna Housing has secured \u00a3150m […]<\/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-10713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10713","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=10713"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10723,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10713\/revisions\/10723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}