{"id":13409,"date":"2026-09-30T09:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13409"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:58:35","slug":"wednesday-30-09-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-30-09-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 30\/09\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 30\/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

Falkirk Council has opened bids for a four-year \u00a34.22m scaffolding framework covering council housing, split into two lots for scaffolding services and inspections. Up to five contractors may be appointed to each lot, with bids due 30th October 2026. <\/span> Scaffmag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Housing Plus Group has agreed a \u00a3246m funding package with NatWest to support affordable home delivery, investment in existing properties and community services across Shropshire, Stafford and Telford and Wrekin. <\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

City of York Council has appointed five civil engineering contractors to its Minor Civils Framework 2025, valued at \u00a315.36m excluding VAT, or \u00a319.3m including VAT. <\/span> New Civil Engineer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

AC1 Construction has signed a replacement contract to complete Zentra Group\u2019s delayed One Victoria apartment scheme in Manchester following Torsion Construction\u2019s collapse. Bentry Capital has secured Gateway 2 approval for the first phase of its \u00a387m Abbey Row development in Liverpool, allowing in-house contractor Mellior Construction to begin work on 241 homes next month. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Together Housing Group has released its Annual Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026, alongside an ESG report available through its Investor Relations webpage. Hyde Group reported \u00a3992.3m in group revenue and \u00a3634.9m in turnover for the year ended 31 March 2026, its first full year since Pinnacle Group and Tower Hamlets Community Housing joined Hyde. PA Housing has reported a deficit and reduced margins following \u00a328.9m of impairment charges, partly relating to a Wembley development site sold after the insolvency of a contractor. <\/span> Investegate<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Hyde Group<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Monmouthshire Housing Association has launched Awen Housing Group as its new identity, marking the formal introduction of the organisation under its new name. A housing organisation working with vulnerable adults is under investigation by the Charity Commission, which has announced the regulatory inquiry. Hillcrest Homes has retained an \u201cExemplary\u201d ESG rating following an independent assessment of its 2025\/26 Environmental, Social and Governance Report. <\/span> Awen Housing Group<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Hillcrest Homes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

New Scottish legislation will require landlords to act promptly on damp and mould issues, strengthening tenant protections when the law comes into force next week. The Government has also announced new leasehold rules giving leaseholders additional rights and protections, including measures to strengthen their position under leasehold arrangements. <\/span> The Scottish Government<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A housebuilder has submitted a Section 73 application to reduce homes while increasing their size at a development off Heys Lane in Blackburn with Darwen. Plans for 218 affordable homes in Swinton face flooding concerns from Network Rail, while decisions are pending on up to 180 homes in Leicestershire. Plans for 104 homes in Tunbridge Wells have been approved despite parking concerns from residents and an adjacent pub. <\/span> Lancashire Telegraph<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Salford Now<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Kent Live<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 30\/09\/2026 Falkirk Council has opened bids for a four-year \u00a34.22m scaffolding framework covering council housing, split into two lots for scaffolding services and inspections. Up to five contractors may be appointed to each lot, with bids due 30th October 2026. Scaffmag Housing Plus Group has agreed a \u00a3246m funding package with NatWest to […]<\/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-13409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13409","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=13409"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13411,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13409\/revisions\/13411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}