{"id":12720,"date":"2026-08-24T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12720"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:30:51","slug":"monday-24-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-24-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 24\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 24\/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

Housing Plus Group has secured a \u00a3961m funding package from five banking partners, supporting investment in existing homes and communities, new housing delivery and long-term financial resilience. <\/span> Housing Plus Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wirral Council has appointed Bam, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Wates and Galliford Try to its \u00a31bn, four-year North West construction framework covering building, infrastructure and demolition works. <\/span> Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wates Residential has signed a pre-construction agreement with Westminster City Council for 144 new homes, including 50% affordable housing and 24 specialist adult social care homes. <\/span> Wates Residential<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Barratt David Wilson Homes has introduced a framework aimed at creating healthier, greener and better-connected communities, shaping its approach to future housing developments. Octopus Capital has acquired an entire 150-home development in Landkey, North Devon, from Allison Homes South West in its first whole-site acquisition. <\/span> Bournemouth Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Platform Housing Group increased investment in new and existing homes and completed 303 affordable homes across the Midlands in Q1 2026\/27. <\/span> Platform Housing Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

S&P Global Ratings has revised Housing Plus Group\u2019s outlook to stable from negative and affirmed its \u2018A\u2019 long-term issuer credit rating, reflecting improved financial performance. <\/span> S&P Global<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Edinburgh council has been criticised by Scotland\u2019s public services watchdog after offering a visually impaired tenant a mould-affected property that failed basic lettable standards. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Acomb residents have criticised their housing association over alleged rat infestation and poor conditions at a family home. A family in Chepstow says severe black mould has made a council-house bedroom unusable, highlighting ongoing housing condition concerns. Residents have warned of a biohazard after maggots and flies infested flats in a council-owned block, raising concerns over housing conditions. <\/span> The Press<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Wales Online<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mayors across England are to receive \u2018call-in\u2019 powers over major planning decisions, giving them greater influence over housing and development delivery. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hundreds of affordable homes in major Camden developments have been lost or put at risk as developers seek lower housing quotas amid worsening economic conditions. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Landsec has secured planning for a reboot of its stalled \u00a31bn O2 Centre regeneration in North London, replacing the original 1,800-home scheme affected by construction costs and building safety requirements. Persimmon Homes Severn Valley has secured outline permission for almost 800 homes in Stroud following a successful appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Vistry is progressing plans for 534 homes in Bromborough, including 191 market homes, 233 affordable homes and 110 extra-care units. Eastleigh Borough Council has approved plans for 192 homes on land south of Kings Copse Avenue in Hedge End, despite local objections. Plans have been revealed for 152 affordable homes at Thorpe End near Norwich, with all homes proposed for social rent or shared ownership. A 120-home estate has been proposed in a North Somerset village, with all homes planned as affordable housing alongside a potential new local shop. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Daily Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Eastern Daily Press<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Somerset Live<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 24\/08\/2026 Housing Plus Group has secured a \u00a3961m funding package from five banking partners, supporting investment in existing homes and communities, new housing delivery and long-term financial resilience. Housing Plus Group Wirral Council has appointed Bam, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Wates and Galliford Try to its \u00a31bn, four-year North West construction framework covering building, […]<\/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-12720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12720","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=12720"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12739,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12720\/revisions\/12739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}