{"id":11075,"date":"2026-05-28T08:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11075"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:34:06","slug":"thursday-28-05-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-28-05-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 28\/05\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 28\/05\/2026<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Bedfordshire Council has outlined plans for a new \u00a3360m construction framework covering public building projects across its estate from October 2026 to September 2030. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/bedfordshire-council-lines-up-360m-framework-refresh-27-05-2026\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A2Dominion is investing \u00a316m in energy-efficiency upgrades to make residents\u2019 homes warmer, cheaper to heat and more resilient to extreme weather through insulation, ventilation and heating improvements. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/a2dominion-invests-in-warm-homes?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equans has secured two contracts with Birmingham City Council to deliver refurbishment, safety and energy-efficiency upgrades to nine tower blocks across Birmingham, including structural, fire safety and internal improvement works. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equans.co.uk\/news\/equans-tower-block-upgrade-contract?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equans<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Regulator of Social Housing has awarded C1 consumer grades to Sanctuary Housing Association, Railway Housing Association and Regenda Limited, while Rugby Borough Council remains at C3 following rent-setting errors affecting tenants. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/three-housing-associations-get-top-consumer-grade?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RP Slight has secured positions on Edinburgh\u2019s four-year, \u00a340m housing repairs framework and West Lothian Council\u2019s public buildings framework, expanding its public sector maintenance workload across Scotland. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/rp-slight-secures-places-on-edinburgh-and-west-lothian-council-frameworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vistry and emh are partnering to deliver 125 affordable homes within a 54-acre housing development in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Platform Housing Group has acquired land at Kingshill Lane in Cirencester to support delivery of 280 new homes, including affordable housing for the local area. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placemidlands.co.uk\/vistry-to-build-125-affordable-homes-at-hinckley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place Midlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.platformhg.com\/article\/we-have-completed-land-acquisition-280-new-homes-cirencester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform Housing Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government data shows 4,378 residential buildings over 11 metres in height had been identified with unsafe cladding by April 2026, up by 56 buildings compared with March 2026. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/building-safety-remediation-monthly-data-release-april-2026\/building-safety-remediation-monthly-data-release-april-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calico Homes has completed a debt restructure advised by Centrus and Anthony Collins, delivering annual interest savings of up to \u00a3564,000 and increased financial flexibility. Magenta Living has updated its \u201cRoad to 2030\u201d strategic plan to reflect changing sector conditions and future priorities for housing and community investment. The Unity consortium says its partnership model is helping housing associations and community groups accelerate affordable housing delivery across Yorkshire and Humber. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calicohomes.org.uk\/latest-news\/calico-homes-refinancing-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calico Homes Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magentaliving.org.uk\/news\/the-magenta-living-strategic-plan-the-road-to-2030-updated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magenta Living<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/housingdigital.co.uk\/unity-consortium-boosts-affordable-housing-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents at Miller Heights in Maidstone were wrongly informed by managing agent Centrick that a prohibition notice had been lifted, despite ongoing fire safety concerns and restrictions remaining in place at the tower block. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/maidstone\/news\/human-mistake-saw-residents-wrongly-told-they-could-return-340830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kent Online<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berkeley Group has secured planning approval for 168 social rented homes within a wider 3,000-home masterplan redevelopment in Brent, northwest London. The Mayor of London has approved the delayed redevelopment of Great North Leisure Park in Finchley, enabling delivery of a 1,485-home mixed-use regeneration scheme. Plans for 1,000 homes in Bicester on land containing Roman archaeological remains will require a full Environmental Impact Assessment before submission. Plans have been submitted to Fylde Council for up to 128 homes on land south of Mowbreck Lane in Wesham. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/berkeley-gets-go-ahead-for-social-rent-homes-within-3000-home-brent-masterplan\/5142430.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/05\/28\/london-mayor-waves-through-1485-home-leisure-park-revamp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/26143490.bicester-1-000-home-roman-site-plan-needs-enviro-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxford Mail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk\/news\/26141906.wesham-see-128-new-homes-built-plans-submitted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lancashire Telegraph<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 28\/05\/2026 Central Bedfordshire Council has outlined plans for a new \u00a3360m construction framework covering public building projects across its estate from October 2026 to September 2030. Construction News A2Dominion is investing \u00a316m in energy-efficiency upgrades to make residents\u2019 homes warmer, cheaper to heat and more resilient to extreme weather through insulation, ventilation and [&hellip;]<\/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-11075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11075","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=11075"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11077,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11075\/revisions\/11077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}