{"id":12497,"date":"2026-08-14T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12497"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:26:47","slug":"friday-14-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-14-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 14\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 14\/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

CLC has secured a three-year, \u00a30.4m Broadacres Housing Association contract to deliver kitchen, bathroom and wet room refurbishments, including plumbing, electrical and lighting upgrades across occupied and void homes. <\/span> CLC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Construction output increased 0.3% in Q2 2026, with new work rising 0.4% and repair and maintenance increasing 0.2%, indicating modest growth across the sector. <\/span> Office for National Statistics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Somerset Council will spend over \u00a31.5m on urgent repairs to existing buildings, creating near-term maintenance opportunities across its property portfolio. Aberdeen City Council is preparing a \u00a31.39m tender for investment works at the Beach Ballroom, supporting the wider City Centre and Beach Masterplan. <\/span> Somerset County Gazette<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Construction Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CCL Facades has been selected for Wolverhampton\u2019s 331-home Bicycle Works development, joining Caddick Construction on the English Cities Fund scheme. Fife Council reports progress on two housing schemes in Lumphinnans and Glenrothes, together delivering more than 100 new council homes for local families. <\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Fife Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SettleParadigm has published its first integrated ESG Report, covering the year to March 2026 and outlining its environmental, social and governance performance. Platform Housing Group has launched its 2026-2028 Environmental Sustainability Strategy, setting out priorities for environmental improvements benefiting customers, communities and the wider environment. Stonewater has partnered with SPOTR to use AI image analysis for property management, supporting faster and more regular risk assessments through uploaded and open-source images. <\/span> SettleParadigm Housing Group<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Platform Housing Group<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for a 1,550-home neighbourhood in Simister and Bowlee have advanced with an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report submitted, despite concerns over traffic, infrastructure and green space. Plans have been submitted for a new village of more than 1,000 homes in North Lincolnshire, marking a significant proposed housing development in the area. Plans have been submitted for almost 160 new homes at Sutton Manor in St Helens, advancing proposals for additional housing on land in the area. Approval for the second phase of Barnstaple\u2019s Tawcroft development will enable Persimmon and Elan Homes to deliver a further 141 homes through the consortium scheme. <\/span> Bury Times<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> St Helens Star<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 14\/08\/2026 CLC has secured a three-year, \u00a30.4m Broadacres Housing Association contract to deliver kitchen, bathroom and wet room refurbishments, including plumbing, electrical and lighting upgrades across occupied and void homes. CLC Construction output increased 0.3% in Q2 2026, with new work rising 0.4% and repair and maintenance increasing 0.2%, indicating modest growth across […]<\/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-12497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12497","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=12497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12498,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12497\/revisions\/12498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}