{"id":12334,"date":"2026-08-03T10:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12334"},"modified":"2026-08-04T06:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:22:33","slug":"monday-03-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-03-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 03\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 03\/08\/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 appointed 75 contractors to its \u00a3725m three-year responsive repairs framework for housing associations and councils, covering roofing, plumbing, gas, electrical, windows, doors, disrepair, damp and mould, and pest control. <\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Aspire Housing and whg have approved their merger, creating whg aspire, a new housing association with more than 32,000 homes and greater capacity to invest in existing homes, services and affordable housing. <\/span> Aspire Housing Limited<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

bpha has published its 2025\/26 financial statements, highlighting continued investment in existing homes and improvements to customer services. Accent Group has published its 2025\/26 financial results, covering the year ended 31 March 2026. BCP Council approved 38 contracts worth nearly \u00a3100m over three years without fully following financial procedures, citing a lack of awareness of the rules. <\/span> BPHA<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Accent Housing<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Bournemouth Echo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Brent Council has pledged to tackle damp and mould within 15 days, committing to complete repairs within five days of inspections in its social housing. Sovereign Network Group tenant complaints and repairs are the largest source of casework for a Basingstoke MP, raising concerns over resident confidence in the Buckskin and South Ham regeneration project. <\/span> MyLondon<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Basingstoke Gazette<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shropshire Council has launched a second market engagement exercise for its EV charging programme, signalling further opportunities for suppliers as the council develops its concession model. <\/span> Partnerships Bulletin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Trafford Council has appointed J Greenwood to deliver 52 homes in Stretford under a \u00a314.7m housing scheme. Kori Construction is set to convert a former Chiswick police station into a 50-unit extra-care retirement community, with work expected to begin next month. Clarion Housing Group has agreed to acquire 136 affordable homes across three Camden developments from Arada London, expanding its affordable housing pipeline. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The CIH has found housing professionals are concerned local government reorganisation could affect housing delivery and strategic priorities, highlighting potential risks for councils and housing providers. Council leaders warn water shortages and ageing infrastructure could jeopardise the Government\u2019s housing targets by limiting the ability to support new development. <\/span> Chartered Institute of Housing<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a>
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\nA Government-backed AI tool has identified more than 3,000 sites with housing potential in Lewisham, potentially informing future policy and engagement with landowners and developers. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

PfP and Barratt Redrow have secured approval for the first masterplan of the 8,500-home Gilston Park garden village in Hertfordshire. Elsewhere, revised plans could deliver 530+ co-living homes in Wimbledon, while proposals are progressing for 450 homes in Stonnall and up to 300 homes in Aughton. Further schemes include 250 homes near Credenhill, 249 new homes in Mitcham secured by Clarion Housing Group, and 109 homes at Keepmoat\u2019s Locksmiths Quarter in Willenhall. <\/span> Gilston Park Estate<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Birmingham Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Lancashire Telegraph<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Hereford Times<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Clarion Housing Group<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 03\/08\/2026 Procurement for Housing (PfH) has appointed 75 contractors to its \u00a3725m three-year responsive repairs framework for housing associations and councils, covering roofing, plumbing, gas, electrical, windows, doors, disrepair, damp and mould, and pest control. Housing Executive Aspire Housing and whg have approved their merger, creating whg aspire, a new housing association with […]<\/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-12334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12334","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=12334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12343,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12334\/revisions\/12343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}