{"id":12312,"date":"2026-07-31T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12312"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:13:34","slug":"friday-31-07-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-31-07-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 31\/07\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 31\/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

Procurement for Housing (PfH) has launched a \u00a3943m modular buildings framework covering modular construction and related professional services across the UK. The four-year framework will run from October 2026 to October 2030. <\/span> Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

LiveWest has awarded Harmony Fire a five-year, \u00a320m contract to deliver fire safety improvements across its residential housing portfolio in the South West. <\/span> Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Falkirk Council has started construction on its largest council housing development, a \u00a336m scheme delivering 137 energy-efficient homes for social rent in Denny, backed by \u00a314m of Scottish Government funding. <\/span> Falkirk Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Falkirk Council has started construction on its \u00a336m, 137-home social housing development in Denny, its largest council housing scheme to date, backed by \u00a314m of Scottish Government funding. Lovell has started construction on a 121-home residential development in Wombourne, South Staffordshire. Construction has begun on three housing developments delivering 107 new homes across Bradford. Vistry has exchanged contracts to deliver 72 affordable homes on a brownfield site in Winson Green, Birmingham, progressing the redevelopment scheme. <\/span> Falkirk Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Telegraph and Argus<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Vistry Group Plc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The London Borough of Harrow is nearing completion of its multimillion-pound retrofit programme, with almost 250 homes upgraded through energy-efficiency improvements. Meanwhile, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has approved the \u00a3500m Truman Brewery redevelopment in east London, enabling the major mixed-use regeneration scheme to proceed. <\/span> London Post<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The NHS has signed 11 construction contracts to deliver new hospitals across England, marking a major milestone in the Government\u2019s hospital rebuilding programme. Meanwhile, a RAAC-affected hospital has appointed a construction partner to deliver its replacement, advancing the national programme to modernise healthcare infrastructure. <\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Taylor Wimpey has cut its dividend policy after the prolonged housing market downturn reduced profits and almost halved its cash reserves, as the housebuilder seeks to strengthen its financial position. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Platform Housing Group reported a lower surplus and operating margin for 2025\/26 as rising operating costs affected financial performance. Notting Hill Genesis reported a pre-tax deficit of \u00a3285.7m for the year to 31 March 2026, more than double the previous year’s loss. Lambeth Council has paid \u00a3133,000 in compensation over six months due to failures in carrying out urgent housing repairs, following Housing Ombudsman findings. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> MyLondon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Spelthorne councillors are seeking to rename the new West Surrey Council before the authority is formally established. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Resonance has launched its Housing Pathways Fund, targeting \u00a3700m in assets by 2030 to deliver affordable homes for people experiencing homelessness and living in temporary accommodation. Meanwhile, the Government has reminded eligible households to be named on their energy bill by 23 August to automatically receive the \u00a3150 Warm Home Discount this winter. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for 235 homes in a Gloucestershire village near the M5 have been approved despite concerns over road safety and traffic congestion. Jigsaw Homes North has submitted plans for a 100% affordable housing scheme delivering up to 154 homes in Miles Platting, Manchester. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 31\/07\/2026 Procurement for Housing (PfH) has launched a \u00a3943m modular buildings framework covering modular construction and related professional services across the UK. The four-year framework will run from October 2026 to October 2030. Construction News LiveWest has awarded Harmony Fire a five-year, \u00a320m contract to deliver fire safety improvements across its residential housing […]<\/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-12312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12312","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=12312"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12315,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12312\/revisions\/12315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}