{"id":12541,"date":"2026-08-19T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12541"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:12:00","slug":"wednesday-19-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-19-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 19\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 19\/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

The Housing Finance Corporation has provided Notting Hill Genesis with a \u00a3250m facility to support investment in existing London housing stock and development of new homes. <\/span> The Housing Finance Corporation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Aberdeen City Council is demolishing RAAC-affected Balnagask homes, with a \u00a35.8m Phase 2 programme covering 277 properties, following resident rehousing, property buy-backs and Scottish Government funding support. <\/span> STV News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lovell is delivering 84 affordable homes at Hull\u2019s Ings estate with Hull City Council and Together Housing, supported by Homes England funding, as part of a wider programme that will deliver more than 700 homes. <\/span> Lovell<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Regulator of Social Housing has placed Rentplus Homes Limited on its gradings-under-review list while investigating suspected serious governance and financial viability failings. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Adur District Council is investing up to \u00a32m to refurbish 44 empty flats, including kitchens, bathrooms, heating and ventilation upgrades, helping address a waiting list of 1,046 households. <\/span> Sussex World<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SevenCapital has restarted its \u00a3500m 100 Kensington residential scheme, taking control of construction through a group company following Ardmore\u2019s administration. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hundreds of Enfield homes are affected by a complex water leak, with some properties without running water and others experiencing low pressure as repairs continue. Westminster City Council estimates \u00a34.4m is needed to address defects at a six-year-old care home, including leaks affecting 70 bathrooms and communal areas. <\/span> Enfield Dispatch<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> MyLondon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lewisham Council has launched an intelligence-led taskforce targeting non-compliant landlords, aiming to improve private rented sector standards and protect residents from unsafe housing conditions. <\/span> Lewisham London Borough<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Views are being sought on Aberdeenshire Council\u2019s draft housing investment plan, which could support delivery of more than 2,200 homes over the next five years. Yorkhill Housing Association has published its 2026-2031 Strategic Business Plan, setting out its priorities and long-term direction for the next five years. Bradford, Kirklees and Sheffield have failed the Housing Delivery Test, triggering measures including action plans, a 20% housing land supply buffer and presumption favouring residential applications. <\/span> Aberdeenshire Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Yorkhill Housing Association<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Nine in ten SME house builders believe the Building Safety Levy will make developments unviable, with 36% already delaying, redesigning or cancelling schemes ahead of its October introduction. <\/span> Home Builders Federation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Concerns have been raised over a proposal for more than 2,000 homes near Berkshire, with potential impacts on local infrastructure and communities under scrutiny. Gary Neville\u2019s development firm has resubmitted plans for a 723-home Manchester residential tower after reducing the SimpsonHaugh-designed scheme by five storeys. Plans for nearly 200 homes near Oldham include a new Metrolink stop, forming part of a proposed development in a valley described as a key local landscape. Persimmon is seeking approval for 104 homes in South Kirkby on around 11 acres of greenfield land, with Wakefield Council expected to consider the scheme. <\/span> Reading Chronicle<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Oldham Chronicle<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 19\/08\/2026 The Housing Finance Corporation has provided Notting Hill Genesis with a \u00a3250m facility to support investment in existing London housing stock and development of new homes. The Housing Finance Corporation Aberdeen City Council is demolishing RAAC-affected Balnagask homes, with a \u00a35.8m Phase 2 programme covering 277 properties, following resident rehousing, property buy-backs […]<\/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-12541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12541","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=12541"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12548,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12541\/revisions\/12548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}