{"id":12170,"date":"2026-07-21T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12170"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:48:47","slug":"tuesday-21-07-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-21-07-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 21\/07\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 21\/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 Scottish Procurement Alliance has extended its \u00a3500m H2 housing construction framework by one year to 60 months, allowing more time to complete procurement of a replacement framework. <\/span> Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Welsh Government has announced \u00a317m of additional funding for home energy upgrades, including \u00a38m for social housing through the Optimised Retrofit Programme, \u00a35m for the Nest scheme and \u00a34m for rural and off-grid retrofit pilots. <\/span> Welsh Government<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wates Residential has been selected as preferred development partner by Sevenoaks District Council for a \u00a3138m town centre regeneration scheme, delivering 245 energy-efficient homes, a new leisure centre and improved cultural, community and public spaces. <\/span> Wates Residential<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Clarion Housing Group has reported record investment in new and existing homes alongside a significantly increased operating surplus in its 2025\/26 annual results, highlighting continued investment in its housing stock and development programme. <\/span> Clarion Housing Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kier has started a \u00a359m fire safety improvement programme at HMP Wandsworth, following its appointment by the Ministry of Justice. <\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wheatley Homes South has invested in a new kitchen for a Stranraer tenant, highlighting ongoing investment in improving its existing housing stock. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Arada has accelerated plans for its \u00a32.5bn Thameside West regeneration in London\u2019s Royal Docks, with construction of the 5,000-home scheme targeted to start in early 2028. The East Midlands Mayor\u2019s brownfield regeneration plan is on track to deliver more than 1,000 homes, increasing access to affordable housing for families, young people and key workers. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> East Midlands Combined County Authority<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

South Oxfordshire District Council has secured more than \u00a31m in government funding for the Didcot Broadway redevelopment, supporting plans to deliver new social homes in the town centre. A Birmingham-based registered housing provider has secured Charity Bank funding to support the acquisition of affordable homes across the UK. <\/span> South Oxfordshire District Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

OCS has agreed a recommended \u00a33.1bn cash takeover of Mitie, creating one of the UK\u2019s largest outsourced services groups with combined annual revenues of around \u00a38.5bn. Kier is approaching a \u00a312bn order book, targeting growth driven by increased UK spending on water, nuclear and defence infrastructure. Leeds-based Torsion Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator, signalling potential financial difficulties for the construction firm. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Andy Burnham delivered his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of Downing Street, outlining his ambition for a new direction in government. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans are advancing for major regeneration schemes across the UK. Martineau Place in Birmingham is progressing through public consultation for up to 1,500 homes, while the former Rackhams store could deliver 650 homes and 380,000 sq ft of office space. Elsewhere, proposals include 460 homes near Salford, 102 homes in Sunderland\u2019s Sheepfolds regeneration, and up to 180 homes in Cambridgeshire and Perton. Wain Homes is also progressing 175 homes near Hollins School in Tameside, while outline permission has been granted for the former Assembly Rooms site in Derby. <\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Manchester Evening News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Vistry<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Cambridgeshire Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 21\/07\/2026 The Scottish Procurement Alliance has extended its \u00a3500m H2 housing construction framework by one year to 60 months, allowing more time to complete procurement of a replacement framework. Construction News The Welsh Government has announced \u00a317m of additional funding for home energy upgrades, including \u00a38m for social housing through the Optimised Retrofit […]<\/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-12170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12170","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=12170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12171,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12170\/revisions\/12171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}