{"id":12402,"date":"2026-08-07T11:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12402"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:29:00","slug":"friday-07-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-07-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 07\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 07\/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

Bernicia is seeking electrical contractors, sole traders and small businesses across Berwick, North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders for a four-year contract opportunity. <\/span> Bernicia Group Ltd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Futures Housing Group has secured a \u00a3140m funding agreement with NatWest, providing greater financial flexibility to invest in existing homes, services, communities and the delivery of new affordable housing. <\/span> Futures Housing Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Falkirk Council\u2019s Housing Capital Programme will invest \u00a355.2m in 2026\/27, including around \u00a320m for new homes and buybacks, alongside energy efficiency, property improvement and safety works to existing council homes. <\/span> Falkirk Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Homes England is investing \u00a327.7m to unlock Sunderland\u2019s Sheepfolds neighbourhood, supporting the delivery of more than 350 homes on a former industrial site, along with \u00a310m from the North East Mayor. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Story Homes has been appointed principal contractor for the 169-home Killingworth Gate development in North Tyneside. Meanwhile, Stonewater has started work on 158 affordable homes in Cheltenham, while Muse has partnered with Wakefield Council on Castleford town-centre regeneration, including improved riverside links and new development opportunities. <\/span> Place North East<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Stonewater Ltd<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

HG Construction has secured Building Safety Regulator Gateway 2 approval for three major residential developments, clearing the way for projects in Bristol, Manchester and London delivering 664 build-to-rent apartments and student beds. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Moat Homes reported \u00a3176m turnover in 2025\/26, up \u00a312m year-on-year, driven by a \u00a39.7m rise in social housing lettings income. Bromford Flagship LiveWest highlighted financial strength and capacity to invest in affordable homes, while Believe Housing recorded its best-ever tenant satisfaction results across its 18,000+ homes. Norwich City Council also reported improved tenant satisfaction across repairs, communication, customer service and housing safety. <\/span> Investegate<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Bromford Flagship LiveWest<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> believe housing Ltd.<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Norwich City Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

North Yorkshire Council has approved the purchase of 10 new homes in Knaresborough, supporting its pledge to deliver 500 affordable homes across the county by 2029 and reduce the housing waiting list. <\/span> The Northern Echo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Building Safety Regulator marks one year of its Innovation Unit handling new-build higher-risk building applications. Meanwhile, S&P Global\u2019s Construction PMI showed the UK construction downturn eased in July, while builders\u2019 merchant volumes fell 5.8% and plumbing and heating volumes dropped 8% in May, highlighting continued demand and cost pressures. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> S&P Global<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Builders Merchant Building Index<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bluecastle Capital has submitted plans for a 53-storey, 729-home build-to-rent tower in Birmingham. Elsewhere, a 450-home scheme in Bamford has been delayed over flooding concerns, while revised plans could deliver 422 homes and a community hub in Bridgwater. Further proposals include up to 180 homes in Perton, while a 149-home Green Belt scheme has been approved despite local concerns. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Manchester Evening News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Bridgwater Mercury<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> West Bridgford Wire<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 07\/08\/2026 Bernicia is seeking electrical contractors, sole traders and small businesses across Berwick, North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders for a four-year contract opportunity. Bernicia Group Ltd Futures Housing Group has secured a \u00a3140m funding agreement with NatWest, providing greater financial flexibility to invest in existing homes, services, communities and the delivery of […]<\/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-12402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12402","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=12402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12407,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12402\/revisions\/12407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}