{"id":11785,"date":"2026-07-02T08:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11785"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:15:39","slug":"thursday-02-07-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-02-07-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 02\/07\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 02\/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

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has launched a \u00a33m, four-year property services framework, seeking consultancy partners across seven lots to provide architecture, engineering, surveying and multidisciplinary services supporting its capital projects and property portfolio. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cardo Group has been reappointed by Dacorum Borough Council to continue delivering repairs and maintenance services for more than 10,500 council homes under a new long-term contract, supporting ongoing property maintenance and service delivery. <\/span> Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Housing Ombudsman identified severe maladministration in roof leak cases involving East Devon Council, the London Boroughs of Haringey, Lambeth and Wandsworth, L&Q, Riverside, Sanctuary, Southern Housing and Stonewater, highlighting early lessons from Awaab\u2019s Law to strengthen emergency responses, risk assessments and repair management. <\/span> Housing Ombudsman Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Abri Group and Curo Group are exploring a partnership that would create a housing provider managing more than 73,000 homes and supporting 142,000 customers across southern and south-west England, subject to further due diligence and approvals. Abri Group<\/a><\/p>\n

Lendlease and The Crown Estate have finalised their \u00a324bn regeneration joint venture, supporting major developments across London and Birmingham. Elsewhere, Persimmon has started construction of its 100-home Eckford Vale development in Wem, while Torbay Council has secured legal approval to demolish a former hotel in Paignton as part of a regeneration scheme. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Whitchurch Herald<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Be One Homes has reported that 73% of customers are satisfied with its overall service, up from 66% previously and above the national average for social housing providers. Meanwhile, Haringey Council has approved plans to redesign its supported housing services, increasing investment in specialist accommodation as part of its strategy to end rough sleeping across the borough. <\/span> Be One Homes<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Haringey Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The latest UK housing and construction data shows continued market softness. The Scottish Government reported 17,268 home completions and 14,955 starts in 2025\u201326, both down year-on-year. Meanwhile, the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) and Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) recorded weaker sales volumes in April despite higher prices. Separately, the Building Safety Regulator reported 1,505 Gateway 2 applications in progress. <\/span> Scottish Government<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Builders Merchant Building Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A new report by Onward warns that London is facing its biggest housebuilding challenge since the Second World War, with just 4,170 housing starts in 2024\/25 despite population growth of almost 100,000, and calls for planning and policy reforms to boost housing delivery. <\/span> Onward<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans have been unveiled for up to 350 homes in north Derbyshire, while Dandara has secured approval for 252 homes in Bristol. Elsewhere, Gleeson Homes is set to develop 200 homes in Wrexham, Richborough has gained outline approval for up to 200 homes in Clitheroe, plans have been approved for 165 flats in Cambridge, and proposals have been submitted for up to 140 homes in Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire, reflecting continued activity across the UK housing pipeline. <\/span> Derbyshire Times<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Droitwich Standard<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 02\/07\/2026 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has launched a \u00a33m, four-year property services framework, seeking consultancy partners across seven lots to provide architecture, engineering, surveying and multidisciplinary services supporting its capital projects and property portfolio. Place North West Cardo Group has been reappointed by Dacorum Borough Council to continue delivering repairs and maintenance services […]<\/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-11785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785","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=11785"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11854,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11785\/revisions\/11854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}