{"id":11747,"date":"2026-06-30T08:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11747"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:35:55","slug":"tuesday-30-06-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-30-06-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 30\/06\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 30\/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><\/p>\n

Amplius has secured an additional \u00a3300m in financing from five lenders to support delivery of 1,000 affordable homes annually, alongside investment in existing homes and progress towards its environmental and sustainability ambitions. <\/span> Amplius<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

East Lothian Housing Association has secured an \u00a38.5m funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support the delivery of 80 new affordable homes while strengthening investment in existing homes and enhancing services for tenants. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cornwall Council has launched the Homes Cornwall initiative to deliver 4,000 affordable and market-rented homes on council-owned land, using local construction companies to help tackle housing shortages and support the regional economy. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Andy Burnham has pledged what he described as the \u201cbiggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period\u201d alongside proposals to establish a Manchester-based government \u201cnerve centre\u201d to support national policy coordination and regeneration. Meanwhile, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has set out plans to create three Mayoral Development Zones aimed at accelerating housing, jobs and wider regeneration across the region. Separately, Cornwall Council has announced the Homes Cornwall programme, which will deliver around 4,000 homes on council-owned land using local contractors to increase affordable and market rented housing supply. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

North Lanarkshire Council has reached a milestone with its Open Market Purchase Scheme, securing its 1,000th property to expand the supply of affordable housing across local communities. Meanwhile, construction has started on a 124-home affordable and energy-efficient development in Hailsham, supporting increased local housing delivery in Sussex. Separately, Radius Housing is progressing work on a social housing development at Drumgullion, Newry, which will provide a mix of family and accessible homes. <\/span> North Lanarkshire Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Sussex World<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Profit at Anwyl Group has more than halved amid weaker housing market conditions, with the company citing economic headwinds, cautious buyer sentiment and rising construction costs as key pressures. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for up to 3,500 homes in Chelmsford have been recommended for approval, marking a major step forward for large-scale housing delivery in Essex. Meanwhile, an MP has raised concerns over proposals for up to 250 homes near a country park in Wakefield, highlighting ongoing tensions around greenfield development. Separately, plans for 200 homes in a remote Essex village have been approved despite local objections over environmental and community impacts. In parallel, Vistry Group has secured Reserved Matters approval for two developments in Cambridgeshire and Milton Keynes, delivering 219 mixed-tenure homes. Finally, plans have been submitted for a 190-home Coalville scheme in Leicestershire following the acquisition of a 14.5-acre development site. <\/span> Essex Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Wakefield Express<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Essex Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Vistry Group Plc<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 30\/06\/2026 Amplius has secured an additional \u00a3300m in financing from five lenders to support delivery of 1,000 affordable homes annually, alongside investment in existing homes and progress towards its environmental and sustainability ambitions. Amplius East Lothian Housing Association has secured an \u00a38.5m funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support the […]<\/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-11747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11747","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=11747"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11764,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11747\/revisions\/11764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}