{"id":10824,"date":"2026-04-28T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10824"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:03:04","slug":"tuesday-28-04-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-28-04-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 28\/04\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 28\/04\/2026<\/h6>\n

Pagabo has launched procurement for its new \u00a35bn National Framework for Major Works, creating a four-year pipeline of public sector construction opportunities on behalf of YPO.<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Progress Housing Group has appointed Green Homes Grant Installs to deliver a \u00a35.8m retrofit and environmental improvement programme across its homes in the North West.<\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The government has announced further reforms to Right to Buy, aimed at protecting social housing stock and strengthening councils’ ability to retain and replace affordable homes.<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Medway Council has approved a \u00a346m deal to acquire nearly 800 homes for council use, while Stonewater has completed the transfer of 97 homes in Brighton and Hove, further expanding its affordable housing portfolio.<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Stonewater<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Orbit has unveiled a new \u00a3550m social value target, committing to deliver wide-ranging economic, social and environmental benefits for communities by 2030.<\/span> Orbit Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Regeneration and development activity continues apace, with Beyond Housing beginning demolition of Spencerbeck House in Ormesby ahead of future redevelopment, while construction has started on a 150-home scheme at Woolmer Green.<\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Welwyn Hatfield Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Taylor Wimpey reported a resilient start to 2026, with a net private sales rate of 0.74 homes per outlet per week to 26 April and an improved cancellation rate of 14%, reflecting steady underlying demand.<\/span> Taylor Wimpey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Major residential developments are continuing to secure planning approval across the UK, including 5,000 homes near several villages, Ballymore’s 1,700-home Silvertown scheme in Newham, Perth West’s \u00a3500m masterplan featuring up to 1,500 homes, and a further 450 homes approved in Sunderland.<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 28\/04\/2026 Pagabo has launched procurement for its new \u00a35bn National Framework for Major Works, creating a four-year pipeline of public sector construction opportunities on behalf of YPO. Construction Enquirer Progress Housing Group has appointed Green Homes Grant Installs to deliver a \u00a35.8m retrofit and environmental improvement programme across its homes in the North […]<\/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-10824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10824","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=10824"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10833,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10824\/revisions\/10833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}