{"id":12975,"date":"2026-09-01T09:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=12975"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:16:20","slug":"tuesday-01-09-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-01-09-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 01\/09\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 01\/09\/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

Charnwood Borough Council has approved the procurement of six contracts for 2026-27 council housing works, including \u00a37m kitchens, bathrooms and structural works; \u00a35.2m estate works; \u00a34.8m windows and doors; plus asbestos, fire safety and repairs materials contracts. <\/span> Charnwood Borough Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough has approved a \u00a3916,699 procurement strategy for structural repairs across four residential buildings, covering ground stabilisation, brickwork, roofing, windows and drainage through the Project Union framework. <\/span> Kensington and Chelsea London Borough<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Carmarthenshire County Council is leading the procurement of an \u00a3800m South West Wales civil framework, covering small, medium and large works. Invitations to tender are due in October, with the framework expected to launch in February 2027. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Be One Homes has launched a \u00a35m repairs and refurbishment programme covering 200 homes across Bolton, including windows, doors, roofing, drainage, masonry repairs and energy-efficiency improvements, supported by almost \u00a32m in GMCA funding. <\/span> The Bolton News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Government Commercial Agency has appointed 18 FM contractors, including Kier, Mitie, Mears and Wates, to its \u00a3120bn RM6378 framework for public sector facilities management. Meanwhile, Peterborough City Council has awarded 14 contractors places on its \u00a322m, eight-year framework for disabled and vulnerable residents\u2019 home adaptations. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Peterborough Telegraph<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Places for People has won the contract to maintain and manage the University of Manchester\u2019s \u00a3530m, 3,300-home Owens Park PBSA campus in Fallowfield once completed. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Rochdale Plans propose demolishing seven blocks at Lower Falinge estate and replacing them with 270 new homes, creating a potential major regeneration and construction pipeline. Anchor has appointed Bridgestone Construction for an \u00a318m later-living housing scheme delivering 90 apartments at Park House in Waterloo, Sefton. <\/span> Manchester Evening News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Highland Council faces criticism over delays, cancellations and missed appointments in its housing repairs service in Thurso, highlighting potential service performance and contractor management issues. Liverpool Council\u2019s failed housing firm still owns properties and owes the council millions, despite plans announced four years ago to close it down. Basildon Council has almost 200 empty council homes despite nearly 4,000 people waiting for social housing, highlighting potential opportunities to bring properties back into use. <\/span> John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Liverpool Echo<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Echo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

London secures \u00a36bn affordable housing funding over four years, supporting the delivery of new social and affordable homes across the capital. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shropshire Council faces an appeal over its refusal of an 800-home extension in Albrighton, with a public hearing scheduled for 15 September. Sunderland City Council is considering 440+ homes near Nissan\u2019s Washington plant, while plans for up to 400 homes and a new primary school in Surrey are also progressing. The Church of England has proposed 240 homes in Ashford, while 200+ homes in Southam have been approved despite unresolved road access. A further 135 social homes are planned as part of a major seafront estate redevelopment. <\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Sunderland Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Sussex World<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Kent Online<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Warwickshire World<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Nation.Cymru<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 01\/09\/2026 Charnwood Borough Council has approved the procurement of six contracts for 2026-27 council housing works, including \u00a37m kitchens, bathrooms and structural works; \u00a35.2m estate works; \u00a34.8m windows and doors; plus asbestos, fire safety and repairs materials contracts. Charnwood Borough Council Kensington and Chelsea London Borough has approved a \u00a3916,699 procurement strategy for […]<\/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-12975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12975","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=12975"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12980,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12975\/revisions\/12980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}