{"id":12419,"date":"2026-08-10T08:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12419"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:50:48","slug":"monday-10-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-10-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 10\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 10\/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

Land Fund is seeking a developer for an 18-acre site in Perton, near Wolverhampton, with capacity for 180 homes, creating a residential development opportunity. <\/span> Place Mildlands<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Portsmouth City Council has selected ECF as the preferred regeneration partner for the next phase of City Centre North, a major scheme expected to deliver 2,300 new homes in the city centre. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hounslow Council has appointed Higgins Partnerships to deliver 182 new council homes through the regeneration of the Charlton House and Albany House estate in Brentford. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

West Northamptonshire Council has selected a development partner for the St James Depot regeneration project in Northampton town centre, marking progress towards the scheme\u2019s delivery. Capital&Centric has been appointed development partner for Ipswich Borough Council\u2019s Pauls Silo and waterfront regeneration, working with Drees & Sommer on detailed plans for the scheme. A contractor has been appointed for a new council housing development replacing outdated flats with 16 new homes, advancing delivery of additional council housing. <\/span> Partnerships Bulletin<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Nation.Cymru<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Rochford Council is set to begin major refurbishment works at the Freight House this month, supporting the building\u2019s long-term future and continued use. East Lothian Council will install a new heating system for sheltered housing connected to The Brunton, following the decision to demolish the Musselburgh venue. <\/span> Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> East Lothian Courier<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

M&E contractor Avon Combined Electrical Services (ACES) has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, a year after expanding into London to pursue larger and more complex projects. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Epping Forest District Council has reported another year of improving tenant satisfaction, with performance exceeding that of many comparable social housing providers. <\/span> Epping Forest District Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Conservatives have pledged to end social housing provision for foreign nationals in England if elected, proposing changes to eligibility for social housing. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Proposals for up to 675 homes, a school and public spaces have been submitted to Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, advancing plans for a long-earmarked Surrey farmland site. Plans for 159 homes in a coastal Essex area have faced calls for rejection, with concerns over sustainability after Maldon District Council deferred its decision. Wokingham Borough Council has approved details for 343 homes within the South Wokingham major development, while affordable housing proposals in Bracknell have also been revised. Councillors have approved plans to replace former banking buildings in Leeds with 120 affordable homes, enabling the redevelopment of the city-centre site. <\/span> Surrey Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Essex Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Wokingham Today<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 10\/08\/2026 Land Fund is seeking a developer for an 18-acre site in Perton, near Wolverhampton, with capacity for 180 homes, creating a residential development opportunity. Place Mildlands Portsmouth City Council has selected ECF as the preferred regeneration partner for the next phase of City Centre North, a major scheme expected to deliver 2,300 […]<\/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-12419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419","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=12419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12420,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419\/revisions\/12420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}