{"id":11200,"date":"2026-06-16T12:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11200"},"modified":"2026-06-19T05:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:18:52","slug":"tuesday-16-06-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-16-06-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 16\/06\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 16\/06\/2026<\/h6>\n\n \n
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Your daily round-up of key housing news, funding, partnerships and policy updates across the UK.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

The Thriving Communities Consortium, led by Places for People, has secured an additional \u00a35.5m to deliver energy-efficiency upgrades to 650 more homes across England, expanding a \u00a331m Warm Homes programme focused on decarbonisation, lower energy use and improved housing quality. <\/span> Places for People Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Riverside is investing more than \u00a31.4m to refurbish properties in Liverpool\u2019s Smithdown area, bringing the homes back into use as social housing and increasing the supply of affordable housing for local residents. <\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has committed \u00a3100m to the Silvertown Partnership, launching a new housing development vehicle to accelerate regeneration in the Royal Docks and support the delivery of 7,000 new homes. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Southampton City Council has appointed Sovereign Network Group to deliver additional affordable family homes at Townhill Park, supporting the area’s wider regeneration and increasing local affordable housing supply. <\/span> Sovereign Network Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Housing Ombudsman has identified a significant learning opportunity for landlords after complaint handling failures relating to mice and bed bug infestations. Wider order findings have prompted policy, training and process improvements at The Guinness Partnership and Hammersmith & Fulham. <\/span> Housing Ombudsman Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Winvic has secured a \u00a3130m contract to deliver two build-to-rent residential towers in Leeds following Gateway 2 approval, marking a major high-rise scheme moving into construction. Meanwhile, L&Q has started building 75 new council homes for Merton Council, supporting affordable housing delivery and the borough\u2019s first new council housing development in a generation. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> L&Q Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The National Audit Office has reviewed proposals for the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster, assessing the programme against established major project delivery practices and highlighting key considerations for governance, costs and long-term implementation. <\/span> Parliament.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A new Runnymede Trust report argues that London\u2019s housing system disproportionately affects people of colour, linking poor housing conditions to wider inequalities in health, education and economic opportunity across communities. <\/span> Runnymede Trust<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Residents of an East London housing association estate say they have faced unreliable water supplies for six months, relying on bottled water for daily needs while raising concerns about living conditions during rising temperatures. <\/span> Big Issue<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A Lancashire council has been stripped of its authority to determine major planning applications after the government concluded it had failed to deliver sufficient housing, transferring decision-making powers to the Planning Inspectorate. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for a 1,400-home Cornish village have sparked local opposition, while 1,300 homes across two West Northamptonshire schemes are recommended for approval. Elsewhere, EDF has proposed 281 homes in Gloucester, and Domis is progressing a 237-apartment Manchester scheme after Gateway 2 approval. Further proposals include 150 homes in Pickering, 145 homes in Crewkerne, and Story Homes\u2019 136-home development in Longton, reflecting continued UK housing growth and regeneration activity. <\/span> Cornwall Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Punchline Gloucester<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Gazette & Herald<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Chard and Ilminster News<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n

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Daily News: 16\/06\/2026 The Thriving Communities Consortium, led by Places for People, has secured an additional \u00a35.5m to deliver energy-efficiency upgrades to 650 more homes across England, expanding a \u00a331m Warm Homes programme focused on decarbonisation, lower energy use and improved housing quality. Places for People Group Riverside is investing more than \u00a31.4m to refurbish […]<\/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-11200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11200","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=11200"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11274,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11200\/revisions\/11274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}