{"id":12647,"date":"2026-08-20T09:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12647"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:04:34","slug":"thursday-20-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-20-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 20\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 20\/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

Efficiency East Midlands has launched bidding for an \u00a3800m, four-year fire safety and building remediation framework, offering up to 80 places across 10 lots covering remediation, consultancy and fire doors. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Vistry and Riverside are progressing the 275-home Calverley Close regeneration in Bromley, including 179 social and affordable-rent homes, with existing tenants retaining their rent and tenancy terms. <\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Persimmon Homes and Charles Church are progressing a 295-home phase of Dallington Grange in Northampton, with Persimmon delivering 153 properties and Charles Church a further 122 as part of the wider 3,000-home scheme. A \u00a33.2 million social housing scheme in Newton Abbot will deliver 23 homes, comprising 13 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom flats. <\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Mid-Devon Advertiser<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Gloucestershire\u2019s seven local authorities have launched a countywide Housing Commission to assess affordability, homelessness and housing needs, with recommendations expected to shape future housing policies, investment and services. <\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Grenfell cladding manufacturer Arconic paid shareholders \u00a323m more in compensation than to fire victims, highlighting concerns over corporate accountability following the disaster that killed 72 people. <\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Rotherham Council has acquired 116 social-rent properties through an \u00a318 million programme, responding to demand from more than 4,400 households on the housing register. More than nine in ten Renfrewshire Council tenants report satisfaction with the council as their landlord, according to its latest tenant survey. Stockport Council has been criticised over its new-home delivery record, with newly released figures reportedly ranking it among the poorest-performing councils in northern England. <\/span> The Star<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Renfrewshire News<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Manchester Evening News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Stonewater has completed a four-month drone survey of 969 residential blocks, supporting inspections and helping safeguard thousands of homes across its portfolio. <\/span> Stonewater Ltd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

An inquest heard that a five-year-old boy fell from a 15th-floor window at a London tower block where his family had previously requested a move, raising questions over additional safety measures. <\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Frail residents at a Largs sheltered housing complex could face weeks without lift access following a failure, leaving concerns over accessibility for residents reliant on the facility.\u00a0<\/span>Retford council tenants have raised concerns over damp, mould and rat infestations, although subsequent improvements to the homes have reportedly impressed a housing regulator. <\/span> Largs & Millport Weekly News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> West Bridgford Wire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans have been submitted for up to 190 homes at the former Milton Ham Farm in Northampton, forming part of wider West Northamptonshire proposals involving more than 400 homes and a new police office. Hopkins Homes has lodged an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report for more than 260 homes in Beccles, off Ringsfield Road. Plans have been submitted for a nine-storey, 108-flat tower in Plymouth on the site of the former Plymouth Register Office. <\/span> Northampton Chronicle<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> East Anglian Daily Times<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Plymouth Live<\/span><\/a>
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