{"id":13258,"date":"2026-09-21T11:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13258"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:19:28","slug":"monday-21-09-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-21-09-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 21\/09\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 21\/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

Newham Council is consulting suppliers on a \u00a3288m-\u00a3416m housing repairs and investment programme covering repairs, compliance, building safety, planned works, voids, roofing, fire prevention, heating, electrical, asbestos, lifts, solar and refurbishment, potentially running from September 2027 to August 2037.<\/span> Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Karbon Homes has secured \u00a370m from NatWest, comprising a \u00a320m ten-year social loan and \u00a350m revolving credit facility, supporting 161 new social-rent homes and investment in existing properties, including energy-efficiency improvements.<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has allocated \u00a3163m from its \u00a32bn Good Growth Fund, including \u00a370m in grants and loans to deliver 789 homes in Manchester, alongside \u00a353m for transport and \u00a325m for innovation.<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Harborough District Council has awarded FCC Recycling UK a new \u00a350m environmental services contract covering waste collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance across the district from 1 April 2027. Springfield Properties has signed its first main works agreement to build homes for workers delivering SSEN Transmission\u2019s electricity grid upgrades across northern Scotland, as part of a wider 293-home programme. Leaseholders at 14 residential blocks in Woking face significant costs after critical cladding and maintenance works were approved and a preferred contractor agreed for the fire-risk buildings.<\/span> FCC Environment<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Surrey Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Places for People has reported record social impact alongside progress in affordable housebuilding and collaboration during 2025\/26, with the organisation also highlighting strong financial performance.<\/span> Places for People Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wandsworth Council has pledged to improve its housing services after inspectors identified serious failings, with the council acknowledging shortcomings in housing management and its treatment of residents.<\/span> MyLondon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Pearcroft Homes, which described itself as a net-zero housing developer, has entered liquidation. Torsion Projects has filed an administration notice, following the Torsion Group\u2019s main construction arm into administration.<\/span> Telegraph and Argus<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Outpost has completed its 27-storey, 628-home Built-to-Rent development on Lower Essex Street in Birmingham\u2019s Southside, marking the London-based developer\u2019s first project outside the capital. A 338-home development in Rhoose has been approved, despite objections from local residents over the scale of housebuilding in the area. A revised housing scheme near Wandsworth Bridge has been approved with 313 homes, 37 more than previously proposed, while the affordable housing proportion has fallen from 35% to 20%. Sheffield Council is considering selling brownfield sites across the city for social housing developments that could deliver around 200 affordable homes. A 125-home development on 53 acres of fields in Tunbridge Wells has been approved despite concerns over road safety and potential further housebuilding nearby.<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Wales Online<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> MyLondon<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Star<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Kent Live<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 21\/09\/2026 Newham Council is consulting suppliers on a \u00a3288m-\u00a3416m housing repairs and investment programme covering repairs, compliance, building safety, planned works, voids, roofing, fire prevention, heating, electrical, asbestos, lifts, solar and refurbishment, potentially running from September 2027 to August 2037. Construction News Karbon Homes has secured \u00a370m from NatWest, comprising a \u00a320m ten-year […]<\/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-13258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13258","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=13258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13285,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13258\/revisions\/13285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}