{"id":13104,"date":"2026-09-11T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13104"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:42","slug":"friday-11-09-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-11-09-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 11\/09\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 11\/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

Two Rivers Housing has secured a further \u00a3650,000 to support a programme upgrading more than 200 homes with solar panels, heat pumps and insulation. Severn Wye will deliver retrofit assessments, design and quality checks under a four-year contract. <\/span> Two Rivers Housing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Moray Council spent more than \u00a34.6m on housing improvements and maintenance in Q1 2026\/27, including heating, kitchens, bathrooms, insulation and windows. Pinegrove in Elgin will receive around \u00a32.5m this year for housing upgrades. <\/span> Moray Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Westmorland and Furness Council has allocated \u00a316.6m from the Barrow Transformation Fund to accelerate housing delivery, including \u00a311.4m for the 1,350-home Marina Village, \u00a32.71m for housing standards and \u00a32.56m for accelerated housing delivery. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Westminster City Council has appointed Connect Property for a four-year Temporary Accommodation Property Management, Repairs & Maintenance and Compliance Services contract. Govan Housing Group is delivering a \u00a3760,000 five-year window replacement programme, with 397 windows replaced and 365 more planned. Pinnacle Group has been appointed to manage 143 build-to-rent homes at Queen\u2019s Park, with the remaining 95 due in early 2027. <\/span> FMJ<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Hyde Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Higgins Partnerships has been appointed contractor for the final phase of Ealing\u2019s Green Man Lane regeneration, replacing Rydon and enabling around 400 remaining homes. Sisk has started construction on Prospect Place South at Battersea Power Station, while Casey has begun work on Your Housing Group\u2019s \u00a315m, 54-home Aintree development. VIVID and Imperial Homes have also started construction of 38 affordable homes in Horndean, Hampshire. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A housing association is pursuing a \u00a3113m dispute over alleged fire-safety defects in a three-block scheme, with potential demolition and rebuilding costs. Meanwhile, Berkeley Group is calling for urgent stamp duty reform to stimulate housing transactions and help unlock stalled development. <\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Amplius started 1,042 homes in the year to March 2026, up from 975, and aims to deliver at least 1,000 homes annually through 2030. Wirral delivered 1,845 new homes between 2022 and 2025, exceeding its 1,500 target, while 850 homes benefited from energy-efficiency programmes in 2025\/26. Livv Housing Group reported \u00a364.8m in social value generated across Knowsley and the wider Liverpool City Region during 2025\/26. <\/span> Housing Today (regsiter)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Wirral Globe<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kirklees Council\u2019s Cabinet has approved new building safety policies covering its Homes and Neighbourhood properties. Sheffield campaigners have claimed victory after repairs were completed following a 15-year dispute over problems in a council home. <\/span> Kirklees Together<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Construction output fell 0.5% in the three months to July 2026, following four consecutive increases. New work declined 0.4%, while repair and maintenance fell 0.7% over the period. <\/span> Office for National Statistics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Government has published reports outlining progress on building safety improvements and implementation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations. Meanwhile, the National Housing Federation has published its 2026 workforce diversity report, assessing representation across housing association boards, executive teams and wider workforces. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> National Housing Federation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

McLaren has secured planning approval for the first phase of the \u00a32bn York Central regeneration, clearing the way for construction of more than 1,000 homes and a major commercial district from next year. Stockton Council has approved three schemes delivering almost 400 homes, while proposals are progressing for 280 homes in Hailsham and a 246-home, 24-storey tower in Leeds South Bank. West Lancashire Council has approved 122 homes in Aughton, while Vistry has acquired land from Places for People Developments for 100 family homes at Branston Locks near Burton-upon-Trent. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Teesside Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Argus<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Lancashire Telegraph<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Vistry Group<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 11\/09\/2026 Two Rivers Housing has secured a further \u00a3650,000 to support a programme upgrading more than 200 homes with solar panels, heat pumps and insulation. Severn Wye will deliver retrofit assessments, design and quality checks under a four-year contract. Two Rivers Housing Moray Council spent more than \u00a34.6m on housing improvements and maintenance […]<\/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-13104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13104","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=13104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13112,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13104\/revisions\/13112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}