{"id":12702,"date":"2026-08-21T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12702"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:34:28","slug":"friday-21-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-21-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 21\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 21\/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

Morgan Sindall is set to deliver \u00a36.5m enabling works for Plymouth Civic Centre\u2019s \u00a350m regeneration, including cladding removal, asbestos removal and demolition ahead of wider remediation and conversion into 144 homes. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Renfrewshire Council is establishing a dedicated five-person damp and mould team after resolving 361 cases in 2025\/26, ahead of new Scottish legal requirements requiring faster investigations and repairs. <\/span> Renfrewshire News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Falkirk Council is preparing for Awaab\u2019s Law after 63 damp and mould complaints in 2025\/26, introducing sensors across 50 homes, staff training and improved repair appointment and communication systems. <\/span> Falkirk Herald<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Accent Housing-led partnership has reached 3,057 affordable homes in delivery, with 1,263 completed. Homes England funding and over \u00a3800m in combined investment are supporting further development across England. <\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Derbyshire County Council has shortlisted developers for the \u00a3138m Smedleys Hydro redevelopment in Matlock, featuring around 100 homes, a replacement office and hotel and leisure facilities. <\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Construction has begun on the first phase of Handforth Garden Village, which will deliver 1,500 homes on the Cheshire-Stockport border. <\/span> Marketing Stockport<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Newlon Housing Trust has reduced overdue repairs by almost 75%, with customer satisfaction also rising following its Service Improvement Plan. <\/span> Newlon Housing Trust<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Curo Construction collapsed owing more than \u00a321m to over 500 subcontractors and suppliers, highlighting continued financial pressure across the construction supply chain. Subcontractors have been left \u00a35.1m out of pocket following Ardmore Construction Group\u2019s collapse, with the contractor owing creditors \u00a329m. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lendlease and The Crown Estate have submitted plans for 2,000 homes completing the final phase of Stratford Cross in east London. South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge councils have approved plans for 425 homes near a railway station, despite concerns over parking and overheating. Residents have raised concerns over plans for 275 additional homes in a market town, citing pressure from existing new-build development. Revised proposals have been submitted for up to 180 homes at Castlandhill in Rosyth, with the developer seeking permission in principle. Plans for 155 homes on greenfield land in a Staffordshire village have received the go-ahead, moving the development into its next stage. Westchurch Homes has submitted plans for 134 homes on a 13.3-acre site off Shakespeare Road in Bredbury. Councillors have approved plans for up to 104 homes on former greenbelt land in South Kirkby, despite concerns over flood risk. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Cambridgeshire Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Dunfermline Press<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Marketing Stockport<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Wakefield Express<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 21\/08\/2026 Morgan Sindall is set to deliver \u00a36.5m enabling works for Plymouth Civic Centre\u2019s \u00a350m regeneration, including cladding removal, asbestos removal and demolition ahead of wider remediation and conversion into 144 homes. Construction Enquirer Renfrewshire Council is establishing a dedicated five-person damp and mould team after resolving 361 cases in 2025\/26, ahead 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-12702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702","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=12702"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12704,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12702\/revisions\/12704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}