{"id":12763,"date":"2026-08-26T10:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12763"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:09:07","slug":"wednesday-26-08-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-26-08-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 26\/08\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 26\/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

SCAPE has opened bidding for its \u00a38bn national construction framework, including a \u00a32bn England residential lot covering housing construction, decarbonisation, retrofit and maintenance. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The City of London is seeking tenders for a \u00a360m Barbican MEP renewal project, covering replacement of life-expired infrastructure, with work expected to begin in February 2027. <\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Gosport Borough Council has earmarked \u00a32.275m for housing repairs and recovery, but the full cost remains unknown pending a stock condition survey; 289 fire-safety actions were outstanding. <\/span> Portsmouth News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Glasgow City Council has backed an investment partnership to unlock around 1,000 new homes at the long-derelict Cowlairs site in Possilpark. Close Brothers Property Finance has agreed a \u00a367.2m facility to support Draycott Group\u2019s 340-unit Build to Rent scheme in Cardiff, set to be one of Wales\u2019 tallest buildings. Bellway is building three new developments delivering 484 homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. L&G\u2019s affordable housing arm is partnering with MCI Developments to acquire the \u00a340m, 158-home Trub Farm development in Rochdale. <\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kier and Tilbury Douglas have secured preconstruction deals on two Department for Education school projects worth up to \u00a3108m. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Devonshire Homes has entered administration, owing more than \u00a335m to subcontractors and suppliers, highlighting continued financial pressure across the housebuilding sector. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

More than 100 residents face uncertainty after flats failed a fire safety inspection, with fire wardens now patrolling the building around the clock. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A2Dominion and VIVID have completed the transfer of 582 homes across southern England, with a further 50 homes expected to transfer later as part of the wider programme. North Herts Council reports progress against its Housing Strategy 2024\u20132029, including securing affordable housing and supporting more than 2,000 housing and homelessness cases. <\/span> A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd.<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> North Herts Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Savills\u2019 Land Matters: Removing Barriers to Housebuilding reports that weak buyer confidence and higher mortgage costs are reducing housing demand and slowing new-build activity. <\/span> Savills<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hundreds have objected to plans for up to 250 homes on land historically used for Royal Shrovetide Football in Derbyshire. Revised plans have been submitted for 319 homes at Beeston Park following concerns raised by authorities over the proposals. More than 100 homes are planned on a former green belt site in Surrey, next to a sports club. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Eastern Daily Press<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>
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Daily News: 26\/08\/2026 SCAPE has opened bidding for its \u00a38bn national construction framework, including a \u00a32bn England residential lot covering housing construction, decarbonisation, retrofit and maintenance. Construction Enquirer The City of London is seeking tenders for a \u00a360m Barbican MEP renewal project, covering replacement of life-expired infrastructure, with work expected to begin in February 2027. […]<\/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-12763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763","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=12763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12764,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763\/revisions\/12764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}