{"id":11886,"date":"2026-07-10T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=11886"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:47:07","slug":"friday-10-07-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-10-07-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 10\/07\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 10\/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

The Government has expanded the Cladding Safety Scheme to fund the removal of dangerous cladding from lower-rise buildings under 11 metres with serious fire safety risks, protecting eligible leaseholders from remediation costs and prioritising the highest-risk buildings.<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The National Housing Bank has agreed \u00a335m of loans to support regeneration projects in Salford, Bromley and Ludlow, unlocking around 2,500 new homes through infrastructure and development finance.<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bury Council has appointed Conlon Construction to deliver a \u00a31.5m remediation contract at the 7.4-acre Pyramid Park site, unlocking land for more than 100 apartments through enabling works.<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

GRS Contractors has partnered with Rowland Homes to deliver 149 homes in Oldham, while Breck Homes has acquired a site for 136 affordable homes in Huyton. Elsewhere, Amiri Homes will build 73 homes for VIVID in Basingstoke, construction has resumed on a 30-home affordable scheme in Newsome, and Horsham District Council and Saxon Weald are partnering to deliver new social rented homes in Cowfold.<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Breck Homes<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Amiri Group<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Horsham District Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bolton-based contractor Seddon has reported higher construction profits despite a subdued market, driven by growth in its higher-margin property services and decarbonisation businesses.<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A housing association has launched a \u00a32.1m legal claim against a housebuilder over alleged defects at a South London housing development.<\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Regulator of Social Housing has published revised consumer standards to strengthen tenant transparency, landlord accountability and service quality. Meanwhile, the Building Safety Regulator is introducing a more targeted approach to assessing higher-risk buildings, streamlining its certification process while maintaining safety standards.<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Carmarthenshire has around 1,800 long-term empty homes despite strong housing demand, while Bassetlaw District Council has brought hundreds of vacant properties back into use to help reduce its housing waiting list. Meanwhile, South Lanarkshire Council is accelerating its Home+ programme to deliver more than 1,000 additional council homes by 2027.<\/span> Wales Online<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Worksop Guardian<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

City Hall fell short of its revised 2021\u201326 Affordable Homes Programme target, delivering 14,000 affordable housing starts. Meanwhile, the National Housing Federation reported a record 13,275 social rent housing starts in 2025\/26, with 9,853 completions, reflecting strong growth in affordable housing delivery.<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> National Housing Federation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A new G15 report found that London\u2019s social housing residents contribute \u00a327.8bn to the capital\u2019s economy annually, with social homes generating around \u00a320bn in wider public value through savings in areas including health, policing and housing benefits.<\/span> G15<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Planning activity continues across the UK, with changes approved to support a 600-home development in Chepstow and councillors set to consider up to 480 homes in Carlisle. Elsewhere, proposals have been submitted for 330 homes in Sawtry, plans for 200+ homes have been delayed pending revisions, and Vistry and Homes England have secured consent for 229 homes at Locking Parklands. Meanwhile, a 117-home scheme in Haywards Heath has attracted more than 350 objections ahead of a planning decision.<\/span> Herald.Wales<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Cumbria Crack<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Cambridgeshire Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Vistry Group<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Sussex World <\/span><\/a>\n

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Published daily on weekdays.<\/div>\n <\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 10\/07\/2026 The Government has expanded the Cladding Safety Scheme to fund the removal of dangerous cladding from lower-rise buildings under 11 metres with serious fire safety risks, protecting eligible leaseholders from remediation costs and prioritising the highest-risk buildings. GOV.UK The National Housing Bank has agreed \u00a335m of loans to support regeneration projects in […]<\/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-11886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11886","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=11886"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11890,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11886\/revisions\/11890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}