{"id":10989,"date":"2026-05-21T08:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:56:58","slug":"thursday-21-05-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-21-05-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 21\/05\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 21\/05\/2026<\/h6>\n

Homes England has launched market engagement for Nottingham\u2019s Broad Marsh regeneration, targeting 1,000 homes alongside offices, retail and leisure space within a major mixed-use city centre redevelopment. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Tamworth Borough Council is seeking a development partner for its Gungate regeneration scheme, targeting housing, commercial space and public realm improvements within a major mixed-use development. <\/span> Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mears Group has secured a new \u00a3240m contract award from Thurrock Council covering repairs, compliance and planned investment works over an initial five-year term, with an option to extend for a further five years. <\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group is considering the demolition of older housing stock across two Wythenshawe sites to deliver around 320 replacement homes, as part of wider regeneration plans in the area. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Trade unions have warned that Somerset Council plans to outsource council housing repairs and maintenance could harm tenants and staff, with potential strike action over the reforms. Meanwhile, over \u00a352m of social housing investment linked to Heylo Housing is at risk following firm collapses, raising concerns that around 3,500 homes could shift into the private sector, impacting UK affordable housing supply. <\/span> Somerset County Gazette<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Southway Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group are proposing a merger that would create Manchester\u2019s largest social housing provider, managing around 21,000 homes and serving 40,000 residents. <\/span> Wythenshawe Community Housing Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Magna Housing has acquired 56 new homes in Dorset as part of its long-term growth strategy, which aims to deliver 3,000 homes over the next decade. <\/span> Daily Echo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Capital&Centric will lead the \u00a350m Plymouth Civic Centre regeneration as part of wider city centre renewal plans. Construction has also begun on 40 new council homes in East Kilbride to support affordable housing delivery. Willmott Dixon has launched a new developments business, while in Bradford, Incommunities and Equans completed retrofit upgrades to improve energy efficiency in older homes. Meanwhile, Sidey completed an \u00a3850,000 window and door replacement programme for Thenue Housing Association across communities in Glasgow. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Scottish Housing Regulator has confirmed it is continuing its engagement with River Clyde Homes following findings of compliance failures linked to tenant safety, service performance and governance concerns. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wirral Council has awarded new contracts aimed at strengthening frontline support services for residents facing homelessness across the borough. <\/span> Wirral Globe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Richard Parker has launched the \u00a311bn Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation via the West Midlands Combined Authority to accelerate housing, jobs and infrastructure in East Birmingham. Tamworth Borough Council has approved a long-term asset management plan to invest in heritage, leisure and community buildings. <\/span> West Midlands Combined Authority<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Tamworth Borough Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cumberland Council will consider housing proposals totalling around 500 homes, including schemes by Story Homes, Northern Trust and John Swift Homes. Clarion Housing Group has secured approval for 228 homes for 100% social rent at the Blenheim Centre in Penge. In Essex, plans have been submitted for 145 additional homes near Colchester, alongside a separate approved scheme of 250 homes. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has agreed a deal to unlock regeneration of the Pyenest Street brownfield site, paving the way for around 140 new homes in Shelton. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Essex Live<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Stoke-on-Trent City Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A new report from the Centre for London warns that London\u2019s housing crisis is worsening, placing growing pressure on public services, constraining economic growth, and impacting the majority of residents across the capital, highlighting systemic failures in the UK housing system. <\/span> Centre for London<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 21\/05\/2026 Homes England has launched market engagement for Nottingham\u2019s Broad Marsh regeneration, targeting 1,000 homes alongside offices, retail and leisure space within a major mixed-use city centre redevelopment. GOV.UK Tamworth Borough Council is seeking a development partner for its Gungate regeneration scheme, targeting housing, commercial space and public realm improvements within a major […]<\/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-10989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989","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=10989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10990,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989\/revisions\/10990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}