{"id":11060,"date":"2026-05-27T08:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11060"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:38:51","slug":"wednesday-27-05-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-27-05-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 27\/05\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 27\/05\/2026<\/h6>\n

The City of London Corporation has outlined \u00a3557m of work packages for the Barbican Renewal Programme through 11 pipeline notices under the Procurement Act 2023. The largest \u00a3286m package covers major mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades between 2027 and 2031. <\/span> Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Housing Finance Corporation has announced a new \u00a3250m strategic partnership with Sovereign Network Group to support investment in affordable housing, existing communities and the housing association\u2019s future growth plans. <\/span> The Housing Finance Corporation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

East Dunbartonshire Council has appointed Insite Group to its Damp & Mould Framework, marking the first major tender of its kind following the introduction of Awaab’s Law and amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

PJ Livesey is preparing to demolish Chorlton\u2019s former shopping centre to enable a 262-home regeneration scheme being delivered with Greater Manchester Pension Fund. Meanwhile, Plymouth Community Homes has appointed Building Design Partnership to design a new high-rise social rent development replacing Marlborough House in Devonport. In Glasgow, Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association has started a new phase of its window replacement programme with CCG Group. Separately, Bellway has begun construction on a 79-home development in a County Durham village, supporting regional housing delivery. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

McAvoy is seeking to expand its network of subcontractors and suppliers to support upcoming projects across the East of England. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Scottish councils have appointed 39 firms to a \u00a3160m national engineering and technical consultancy framework covering highways, flood prevention, coastal engineering and project management services. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Chancellor has backed plans for a mayoral development zone near Bristol, supporting progress toward the proposed 40,000-home Brabazon new town and a future development corporation. Meanwhile, Liverpool City Council\u2019s Housing Design Guide is advancing to the next stage following public consultation, with proposals due before Cabinet in June. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Liverpool City Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bradford Council has unveiled plans to double the size of Bradford city centre over the next decade, including 5,000 homes and a new railway station. Meanwhile, proposals for 250 additional homes across Cornwall have been submitted, including developments near Truro, Camborne and Redruth. Separately, Kellen Homes and Jigsaw Homes Group have submitted plans for a 152-home redevelopment of a former Buzz Bingo site in Manchester. In Manchester\u2019s Northern Quarter, This City has brought forward proposals for a 126-flat scheme on Postal Street through the council\u2019s housing delivery vehicle established in 2021. <\/span> Building.co.uk<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Cornwall Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 27\/05\/2026 The City of London Corporation has outlined \u00a3557m of work packages for the Barbican Renewal Programme through 11 pipeline notices under the Procurement Act 2023. The largest \u00a3286m package covers major mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades between 2027 and 2031. Construction News The Housing Finance Corporation has announced a new \u00a3250m strategic […]<\/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-11060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11060","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=11060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11066,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11060\/revisions\/11066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}