{"id":11041,"date":"2026-05-22T09:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11041"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:05:12","slug":"friday-22-05-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-22-05-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 22\/05\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 22\/05\/2026<\/h6>\n

Crown Commercial Service has launched the tender for its \u00a3120bn Construction Works and Associated Services framework renewal, including ProCure24, marking the government\u2019s largest construction procurement framework. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The UK government has announced \u00a315.6m funding to upgrade inefficient heat networks across England and Wales, supporting four projects to install cleaner systems, including heat pumps, pipe upgrades and waste-heat recovery. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

0800 Repair has secured three contracts with Northumberland County Council, Gateshead Council and Home Group for heating and renewables installation, repair and maintenance services works. <\/span> 0800 Repair<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Oak Tree Housing Association has appointed Sureserve Energy UK to deliver a \u00a35.5m kitchen and heating programme across its Inverclyde housing stock programme delivery works. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bromford Flagship LiveWest has partnered with YTL Developments to support delivery of affordable housing at Brabazon New Town and the wider West Innovation Arc, a 6,500-home brownfield regeneration north of Bristol. <\/span> Bromford Flagship Ltd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Scape Procure has launched early market engagement for a proposed high-security defence construction lot within its upcoming framework, creating potential opportunities for contractors in secure and classified infrastructure delivery. <\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

JJ Rhatigan has secured a \u00a332m contract for Phase 1 of the former London Chest Hospital housing development in Bethnal Green. Renfrewshire Council has approved a \u00a34.2m scheme for 20 social rent homes in Paisley. GreenSquareAccord has started construction on a 12-home social rent development in Birmingham, while demolition work has begun in North Shields to clear land for a new housing scheme by Lovell. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Renfrewshire News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GreenSquareAccord<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Rydon Group reported widening losses in its latest accounts, with a pre-tax loss of \u00a34.9m as ongoing building safety remediation costs reached \u00a331m and continued to weigh on the business. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Homes England has asked providers to reprofile bids for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme due to high demand and an oversubscribed affordable housing pipeline. The government has also launched a Neighbourhood Guarantee to improve local areas across the UK, focusing on cleaner streets and better public realm maintenance, including pothole repairs. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

As of 31 March 2025, England had an estimated 25.8m dwellings, an increase of 208,600 homes (0.81%) compared with the previous year. In 2024\u201325, there were around 4.9m leasehold dwellings in England, representing approximately 20% of the total housing stock. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Highland Council has reported progress on its Net Zero programme, with improved climate reporting and ongoing funding to support decarbonisation of council operations. Chichester District Council is investing \u00a3325,000 to purchase four properties to expand its temporary housing stock. In Great Yarmouth, nearly 1,000 landlords have applied for a new housing licensing scheme, signalling strong uptake in the private rented sector. <\/span> The Highland Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Sussex Express<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Great Yarmouth Mercury<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ministers have pledged \u00a355m to overhaul England\u2019s building control system as part of wider reforms being considered that could include restricting or banning developers from choosing their own building inspectors. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for 660 homes and a 60-bed care home in Wistaston. Cheshire have been recommended for approval on green gap land. In Maldon, Taylor Wimpey is proposing 320 homes at Knowles Farm amid local opposition. Barratt Homes has acquired Queens Quay in Clydebank for a 230-home regeneration scheme, while up to 200 homes are proposed in Bowburn, County Durham. In Greenock, over 150 homes are under consideration, and 111 homes in Thame have been approved following a long planning process despite objections. <\/span> Cheshire Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Essex Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Glasgow Times<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Northern Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Greenock Telegraph<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Oxford Mail<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 22\/05\/2026 Crown Commercial Service has launched the tender for its \u00a3120bn Construction Works and Associated Services framework renewal, including ProCure24, marking the government\u2019s largest construction procurement framework. Construction Enquirer The UK government has announced \u00a315.6m funding to upgrade inefficient heat networks across England and Wales, supporting four projects to install cleaner systems, including […]<\/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-11041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11041","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=11041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11042,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11041\/revisions\/11042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}