{"id":11765,"date":"2026-07-01T08:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11765"},"modified":"2026-07-01T08:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:42:56","slug":"wednesday-01-07-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-01-07-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 01\/07\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 01\/07\/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

Scottish Water is seeking a single supplier for a grounds maintenance contract worth up to \u00a312.5m, covering planned maintenance, grass cutting, weed control, hedge trimming, winter gritting and snow clearance across Scotland. The contract will run for a minimum of four years. <\/span> HortWeek<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Equans has secured a new contract with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver mobility aids and home adaptations to around 2,500 properties, supporting residents with disabilities, health conditions and reduced mobility over the next four years. <\/span> Equans<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Seven major UK housebuilders, including Barratt Redrow, Taylor Wimpey, Bellway, Berkeley Group, Persimmon, Vistry Group and Bloor Homes, face a proposed \u00a34.5bn class action alleging they colluded to inflate new-build home prices between 2015 and 2026. The allegations have not been proven in court. Meanwhile, the Competition and Markets Authority has identified 12 roofing firms under investigation as part of its ongoing probe into suspected bid-rigging in construction services. . <\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Housing delivery continues across the UK, with AJC Group appointed to deliver a \u00a323.9 million regeneration scheme in Bournemouth, including 68 apartments, while Rotherham Council has started work on 31 new council homes as it progresses towards its 1,000-home target. In Kent, Places for People has begun the second phase of a development providing 104 affordable homes as part of an 800-home joint venture with Vistry. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mears Group has reported strong trading momentum, securing \u00a31.5bn of new orders in the first half of the year and entering an intensive period of contract mobilisation as it targets further growth in the social housing sector. <\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Housing Ombudsman has criticised Ealing Council over its handling of a ceiling collapse in a tenant\u2019s home. Meanwhile, Swindon Borough Council reports improving tenant satisfaction across its 10,383 council homes, a housing association has agreed an action plan to address damp and mould in Woburn Sands, and concerns have been raised over cleaning standards in Southampton council housing blocks. <\/span> Ealing.News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Swindon Borough Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Milton Keynes Citizen<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Daily Echo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Churchill Group has acquired Principle Cleaning, expanding its specialist cleaning services with one of London’s established commercial cleaning providers. Meanwhile, joint administrators have been appointed to a Milton Keynes-based rent-to-buy provider that acquires affordable homes from developers and leases them to social housing providers. <\/span> Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A new research paper finds that fragmented property data continues to hinder systematic retrofit planning across the UK, despite nearly 60% of buildings having poor energy performance ratings and the need to improve building efficiency. <\/span> SEI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Nationwide Building Society reports that annual UK house price growth increased to 2.2% in June 2026, up from 1.7% in May. <\/span> Nationwide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A 221-home development in Leicestershire, including a new school, has been approved, while Persimmon has submitted plans for around 200 additional homes in Plymouth. Elsewhere, planning decisions are pending for a 187-home scheme in Ixworth, Suffolk, proposals have been submitted for 170 homes in an Oxfordshire village, and developers have lodged plans for a 150-home affordable housing scheme in East Devon. <\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Plymouth Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> East Anglian Daily Times<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Oxford Mail<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Exmouth Journal<\/span><\/a>
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