{"id":11382,"date":"2026-06-19T07:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11382"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:52:30","slug":"friday-19-06-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-19-06-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 19\/06\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 19\/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

Tower Hamlets Council has launched the tender process for a \u00a3520m housing retrofit programme to modernise council homes, improve energy efficiency and strengthen building safety standards, representing one of the authority\u2019s largest housing investment initiatives. Tower Hamlets London Borough<\/a><\/p>\n

Places for People has launched a \u00a3295m framework procurement programme to appoint groundworks specialists across England and Scotland over four years, supporting residential development and strengthening its national housing delivery network. Scottish Construction Now<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunderland City Council has signed a pre-development agreement with Muse, under Pagabo\u2019s developer-led framework, to progress Sunniside, which could deliver around 1,000 new homes as part of wider regeneration of the area.<\/span> Sunderland City Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sidey has secured \u00a350m in contracts under Falkirk Council\u2019s Phase 2 Window and Door Replacement Programme, continuing its partnership with the local authority to deliver housing improvements and energy-efficiency upgrades across council homes. Sidey<\/a><\/p>\n

The Greater Manchester Pension Fund has committed \u00a319m to acquire The Foundry, a 114-apartment development in Bolton, enabling construction of the final phase of the council\u2019s Moor Lane masterplan to begin. Place North West<\/a><\/p>\n

Building safety and remediation challenges remain in focus, with major cladding repair works at a troubled block of flats not expected to begin until 2028, while residents of a fire-damaged Barbican apartment block in Plymouth remain unable to return home as the building is still considered unsafe. BBC<\/a>, Plymouth Live<\/a><\/p>\n

Housing providers and local authorities are reporting progress in addressing housing challenges, with Nottingham City Council almost halving its housing repairs backlog following regulatory scrutiny, while Argyll and Bute Council has highlighted continued progress in tackling its housing emergency through measures aimed at increasing housing supply and delivery. West Bridgford Wire<\/a>, Argyll and Bute Council<\/a><\/p>\n

Ipswich Borough Council has acquired Giles Place to enable the delivery of 69 one-bedroom and studio apartments, providing high-quality, well-located housing specifically designed to meet the needs of older residents in the borough. Ipswich Borough Council<\/a><\/p>\n

West Lothian Council has approved plans for a major new community delivering up to 2,800 energy-efficient homes near Livingston, while large-scale housing schemes also progress in England, including 885 homes approved in Leicestershire and an 850-home green belt proposal submitted in the West Midlands. A 425-home estate near the M4 in Wiltshire, a Homes England-backed scheme for over 220 homes and a 75-bed extra care facility in Kenilworth, and a 150-home Margate development criticised over reduced affordable housing provision. Scottish Housing News<\/a>, BBC<\/a>, Place Midlands<\/a>, Gazette & Herald<\/a>, Insider Media<\/a>, and Kent Online<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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Daily News: 19\/06\/2026 Tower Hamlets Council has launched the tender process for a \u00a3520m housing retrofit programme to modernise council homes, improve energy efficiency and strengthen building safety standards, representing one of the authority\u2019s largest housing investment initiatives. Tower Hamlets London Borough Places for People has launched a \u00a3295m framework procurement programme to appoint groundworks […]<\/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-11382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11382","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=11382"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11441,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11382\/revisions\/11441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}