{"id":13150,"date":"2026-09-16T09:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:51:52","slug":"wednesday-16-09-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-16-09-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 16\/09\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 16\/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

Camden Council has launched market engagement for a JV development partner for the \u00a3500m regeneration of the Wendling and St Stephen\u2019s Close Estate, involving 650-750 new homes, replacement of a hostel and health centre, and public realm improvements. <\/span> Partnerships Bulletin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The City of London Corporation has launched procurement for a \u00a350m MEP package on the \u00a3191m Barbican Centre renewal, covering replacement services and plant. Up to four firms will be shortlisted, with participation requests due 12th October. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Merton Council plans to launch a competitive process this autumn to appoint a development partner for Remaking Morden, following a \u00a330m investment. The regeneration aims to deliver new homes, jobs, improved public spaces and a stronger town centre. <\/span> Merton Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Vistry and Enfield Council have completed agreements for 127 new social rent homes at the Alma Estate regeneration in Ponders End, marking the penultimate phase of the estate renewal programme. Wavensmere Homes has completed a \u00a315m refinancing of Walton House at Nightingale Quarter in Derby, while Wandsworth Council and Higgins Partnerships have started work on 100% affordable housing at Garratt Lane, forming part of the wider regeneration programme. <\/span> Vistry Group Plc<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Barratt Redrow has disclosed a further \u00a397m provision for legacy building defects, taking its total remediation provision to \u00a31.1bn in its latest annual accounts. NG Bailey has moved to the top of UK M&E contractor rankings, with a four-firm group emerging at the leading end of the market. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Peabody has more than doubled its surplus, supported by increased fixed-asset sales, including more than 400 empty properties. A2Dominion has published its 2025\/26 Customer Annual Report, while Gateshead Council has reported progress on repairs and investment in homes and neighbourhoods. Telford & Wrekin Council has also reaffirmed its approach to raising housing standards across the borough. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> A2Dominion Housing Group Ltd.<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Telford and Wrekin Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hundreds of Croydon Council homes are reportedly standing empty for extended periods while thousands of families remain in temporary accommodation within and outside the borough. <\/span> South London Community Matter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The government has launched a \u00a391m fund to improve and increase efficiency in high-cost council services, including temporary accommodation and adult social care, across 14 councils. The Scottish Housing Regulator reports that social landlords resolved more than 40,000 damp and mould cases during 2025\/26, with cases taking an average of 26 days to resolve. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

South Gloucestershire Council will have no say over 450 homes in Coalpit Heath after delays in determining the application. A \u00a3120m Liverpool city-centre project could deliver 400 homes, while Trafford Council is expected to approve a 286-flat build-to-rent scheme in Old Trafford. Bellway Homes has again been recommended for approval for 175 homes in Wem, with further plans for 126 homes in Eccles and 125 homes in Wilmslow progressing. <\/span> Magzter<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Liverpool Echo<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Whitchurch Herald<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Cheshire Live<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 16\/09\/2026 Camden Council has launched market engagement for a JV development partner for the \u00a3500m regeneration of the Wendling and St Stephen\u2019s Close Estate, involving 650-750 new homes, replacement of a hostel and health centre, and public realm improvements. Partnerships Bulletin The City of London Corporation has launched procurement for a \u00a350m MEP […]<\/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-13150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13150","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=13150"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13159,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13150\/revisions\/13159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}