{"id":13504,"date":"2026-10-08T09:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13504"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:36:58","slug":"thursday-08-10-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-08-10-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 08\/10\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 08\/10\/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

LHC Procurement Group has appointed 155 suppliers to its \u00a32.3bn Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure Framework, covering building, refurbishment, civil engineering and facilities management work across the UK, with contracts ranging from below \u00a31m to above \u00a325m. <\/span> Construction News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sovereign Network Group intends to appoint 30 practices to its \u00a324m, four-year Architects Framework, covering masterplanning and housing design services to support its development and regeneration pipeline across the regions where it operates. <\/span> Sovereign Network Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

BFL has invested \u00a3161m in existing homes, including 1,192 retrofits, and built 2,871 new homes. Its new \u00a32bn sustainable finance framework will support affordable housing, green buildings and energy efficiency, alongside plans for 50,000 homes over 15 years. <\/span> Bromford Flagship LiveWest (BFL)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Greater London Authority has informed social housing providers of their Social and Affordable Homes Programme grant allocations, with \u00a36bn reportedly allocated for development and the programme said to be three-times oversubscribed. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hull City Council has opened tenders for demolition of a former BHS building while preserving its Grade II listed mural. Havering Council has awarded major works and compliance contracts under its Strategic Alliance programme. Vistry is set to start 145 affordable homes in Thorpe Willoughby, while Homes England has selected Digbeth Loc Studios as preferred partner for a major creative and mixed-use development in Birmingham. <\/span> The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> The Havering Daily<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Vistry Group Plc<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

GreenSquareAccord has been downgraded by the Regulator of Social Housing to G3\/V3 following assessments of its governance and financial viability. Heylo Housing has been downgraded to G4\/V4 following similar assessments of its governance and viability. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The National Housing Federation and G15 have called on the Regulator of Social Housing to avoid directly comparing landlords\u2019 delivery and development capacity under its forthcoming economic regulation changes. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Legal & General Modular Homes has closed its final modular factory as the company\u2019s winding-down operation nears completion, following continued losses. <\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shelter\u2019s Foundation to Thrive report highlights England\u2019s housing emergency, citing record homelessness in temporary accommodation, 1.3m households on social housing waiting lists and rising private rents. Regen Connect\u2019s 2026 report highlights renewed momentum for urban regeneration, following years of limited progress, political uncertainty and fragmented funding. <\/span> Shelter<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Housing Today<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Building Safety Regulator data shows higher-risk building control applications increased ahead of the building safety levy taking effect, with 64 applications submitted in September 2026, compared with 34 in August and 17 in July. <\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Blaby District Council has approved 77 homes at Keepers Farm, alongside outline permission for 260+ homes and a country park. Wain Homes has secured approval for 240 homes in Ellesmere Port, while 86 homes south of Kelsall have also been approved. Bellway has submitted plans for 228 homes in Winwick, and Credcoll Holdings has secured approval for 212 apartments in Leeds. Taylor Wimpey\u2019s appeal for up to 150 homes in Lewes has been approved, while plans for 134 homes on a near-empty estate have also been approved. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Warrington Guardian<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Yorkshire<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Sussex World<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 08\/10\/2026 LHC Procurement Group has appointed 155 suppliers to its \u00a32.3bn Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure Framework, covering building, refurbishment, civil engineering and facilities management work across the UK, with contracts ranging from below \u00a31m to above \u00a325m. Construction News Sovereign Network Group intends to appoint 30 practices to its \u00a324m, four-year Architects […]<\/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-13504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13504","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=13504"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13512,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13504\/revisions\/13512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}