{"id":12292,"date":"2026-07-30T08:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12292"},"modified":"2026-07-30T08:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:51:37","slug":"thursday-30-07-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-30-07-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 30\/07\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 30\/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

Blackpool Borough Council has issued a pipeline notice seeking a development partner to deliver the first phase of its housing regeneration programme, giving the market early visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity to help transform the town\u2019s housing stock. <\/span> Partnerships Bulletin (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The mayor of the West Midlands has approved a \u00a32m investment to support the delivery of 207 new homes on the former Phoenix School site in Telford, including 86 homes for social rent, advancing the region\u2019s affordable housing programme. <\/span> West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Vistry and Homes England have exchanged contracts to regenerate the former South Staffordshire College site on Croft Street in Tamworth, delivering 123 new homes and an 80-bed care home as part of the redevelopment following a competitive partner selection process. <\/span> Vistry Group Plc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The RSH published 20 regulatory judgements, identifying serious governance, financial and compliance failings at Aves Housing and YMCA Thames Gateway, while awarding new consumer ratings to major landlords, including BPHA, Magenta Living, Derby City Council and Bassetlaw District Council. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Barking and Dagenham Council has renewed its partnership with E.ON to help reduce energy costs for 3,500 families, supporting efforts to tackle fuel poverty. Meanwhile, Norse Group and Calderdale Council have formed the Calderdale Norse joint venture to deliver waste and recycling services, with operations beginning on 1 August. <\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Aberdeen City Council estimates it could cost \u00a35.8m to demolish nearly 300 RAAC-affected homes in Torry. Meanwhile, Redrow Midlands has started construction of 96 homes in Coventry, Stirling Council is procuring 40 new council homes at Durieshill, and Hjaltland Housing Association is seeking a contractor for the \u00a32.2m next phase of its 300-home North Staneyhill development in Lerwick. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Stirling News<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> The Shetland Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Watkin Jones has secured \u00a360m of new contracts, driven by demand for student accommodation retrofit and fire safety projects. Meanwhile, Torsion Construction has entered administration, with Interpath appointed to oversee the business, creating uncertainty over ongoing construction projects. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Clarion Housing Group reported modest development delays affecting first-quarter completions but expects to meet its full-year homebuilding targets. Meanwhile, Abri\u2019s 2025\/26 annual report highlights record homebuilding, increased investment in existing homes and communities, and a new corporate strategy to support future housing delivery. <\/span> Building.co.uk<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Abri<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The latest Building Safety Remediation data shows 4,469 residential buildings over 11 metres with unsafe cladding at the end of June 2026, an increase of 58 buildings since May, highlighting the continuing scale of remediation work. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Planning activity continues across the UK, with revised plans for 915 homes and a new school in Taunton progressing, while proposals for 500 additional homes in a Somerset village have sparked local opposition. Elsewhere, a 258-home scheme in Maghull has advanced to the next planning stage, Lewes District Council is set to consider 180 homes at Turnpike Farm, and 120 homes on a former bank site in west Leeds have been recommended for approval. <\/span> Somerset County Gazette<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Somerset Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Liverpool Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Sussex World<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Telegraph and Argus<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 30\/07\/2026 Blackpool Borough Council has issued a pipeline notice seeking a development partner to deliver the first phase of its housing regeneration programme, giving the market early visibility of a forthcoming procurement opportunity to help transform the town\u2019s housing stock. Partnerships Bulletin (register) The mayor of the West Midlands has approved a \u00a32m […]<\/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-12292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12292","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=12292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12293,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12292\/revisions\/12293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}