{"id":11713,"date":"2026-06-26T08:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11713"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:41:11","slug":"friday-26-06-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-26-06-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 26\/06\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 26\/06\/2026<\/h6>\n
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Your daily round-up of key housing news, funding, partnerships and policy updates across the UK.<\/div>\n <\/div><\/span><\/h6>\n

The Regulator of Social Housing\u2019s latest fire safety survey identified 1,977 social housing buildings with life-critical external wall defects. Over three-quarters are expected to be remediated within five years, supporting building safety improvements. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Homes England-supported programmes delivered 42,433 housing starts and 40,332 completions in 2025\/26. Starts increased by 11% and completions by 9% year-on-year, reflecting continued growth in housing delivery across England. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A2Dominion has secured \u00a31.5m to deliver energy-efficiency upgrades to 100 homes, including heat pumps, solar panels and double glazing, helping reduce energy bills, improve comfort and support sustainability goals. <\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Westmorland and Furness Council has appointed 14 consultants to its 2026-2030 Professional Services Framework, providing design, engineering and project management expertise to support delivery of around \u00a312m in capital projects. <\/span> Business Crack<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

More than \u00a331 million of public funding could be invested in housing and regeneration projects across the East Midlands to unlock stalled developments, bring empty properties back into use and help tackle homelessness. Meanwhile, Stonewater has started construction of 87 energy-efficient affordable homes in Cambridgeshire, while Llanmoor Homes has begun work on a 40-home development in Aberbargoed to help meet local housing demand. <\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Wales247<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Post-Grenfell safety reviews have identified the need for major fire safety remediation works at Block F of Prospect Place in Cardiff Bay, including the removal of potentially combustible materials, reflecting the continued impact of building safety assessments on residential developments. <\/span> Wales Online<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

London\u2019s new Heat Ready London vision calls for action to protect people most vulnerable to extreme heat, including retrofitting buildings, expanding access to cooling spaces and improving infrastructure resilience. Separately, Housing Secretary Steve Reed has stated that new homes will not be built unless adequate water infrastructure is in place, while London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has urged the installation of air conditioning in schools, offices and hospitals to help cope with increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves. <\/span> London Gov.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A council-backed housing company that received \u00a351.7m in loans to acquire properties could be wound down as part of a review of its future. Separately, Prima Group and the NHS have launched a pilot programme aimed at tackling health inequalities in social housing through earlier, tailored home improvements that support resident independence and reduce pressure on health services. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Housing development activity continues across the UK, with council backing secured for a 2,500-home scheme in Kent, while sites for nearly 2,000 homes have been identified around Crediton. Elsewhere, approval has been granted for 444 homes in Gee Cross and 158 homes in Newmachar, while plans have been unveiled for 160 homes in Sunbury and a proposed 200-home village-edge development has entered the appeals process. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Crediton Courier<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Surrey Live<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 26\/06\/2026 The Regulator of Social Housing\u2019s latest fire safety survey identified 1,977 social housing buildings with life-critical external wall defects. Over three-quarters are expected to be remediated within five years, supporting building safety improvements. GOV.UK Homes England-supported programmes delivered 42,433 housing starts and 40,332 completions in 2025\/26. Starts increased by 11% and completions […]<\/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-11713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11713","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=11713"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11716,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11713\/revisions\/11716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}