{"id":13838,"date":"2026-10-27T09:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13838"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:20:48","slug":"tuesday-27-10-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-27-10-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 27\/10\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 27\/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

Great Places has secured a \u00a350m social loan from NatWest, alongside grant funding, to support delivery of around 500 new social rent homes across the North West and South Yorkshire. <\/span> Great Places Housing Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

WPS has secured a two-year extension to its Lambeth North repairs and maintenance contract, worth approximately \u00a314m annually and covering over 20,000 properties, including responsive repairs, disrepair, damp and mould remediation, voids and Awaab\u2019s Law compliance. <\/span> WPS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Anglian Water has appointed 20 firms to a \u00a3300m mechanical and electrical maintenance framework running until March 2035, covering planned and reactive maintenance, smaller capital projects and specialist services across the East of England and East Midlands. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Beyond Housing is partnering with 0800 Repair to deliver energy-efficiency improvements to more than 500 homes across Scarborough, Whitby and East Cleveland, helping residents reduce energy consumption and household bills. <\/span> Beyond Housing Ltd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bromford has started work on 171 Cheltenham homes, including 92 for social rent and 22 for shared ownership, with Homes England funding, energy-efficient features and \u00a32.2m for local infrastructure. William Davis Homes has begun building 94 homes in Pershore, while Leicester has started construction of 50 energy-efficient council homes at Stocking Farm. <\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Magazine UK<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Leicester Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Progress Housing Group has acquired supported housing provider Empower Housing Association. S&P affirmed bpha\u2019s \u2018A+\u2019 rating with a stable outlook and revised Places for People\u2019s outlook from negative to stable, affirming its \u2018A-\u2019 ratings. Peabody launched a five-year sustainability strategy and climate transition plan with directorate-specific action plans. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> S&P Global<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> S&P Global<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Financial Conduct Authority has closed its investigation into Home REIT without taking action, saying it will support the separate Serious Fraud Office investigation. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

United Infrastructure has acquired Hodgson Sayers, a roofing and building maintenance specialist with annual turnover of \u00a315m, expanding its presence in building maintenance services. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

More than 200 flats across three tower blocks in Canning Town, east London, have been evacuated after serious structural problems were discovered. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Economists expect UK construction output to fall more sharply in 2026 than previously forecast, with the anticipated recovery in 2027 now expected to be significantly weaker. <\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Tameside Council has purchased a second Ashton-under-Lyne shopping centre in six months as part of its \u00a31bn regeneration plan. Bloor Homes is seeking permission for 1,200 homes near Ipswich, while Keepmoat secured approval for 409 additional homes at Northstowe. Persimmon Homes received approval for 359 homes in Stewarton. Plans have also been submitted for 200 homes in Royal Wootton Bassett, while up to 150 homes in Pickering were approved despite sewage capacity concerns. Proposals have emerged for more than 120 homes in Martham, Norfolk, potentially expanding the village by over a third. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Keepmoat Homes Ltd<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Gazette & Herald<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Darlington & Stockton Times<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Great Yarmouth Mercury<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 27\/10\/2026 Great Places has secured a \u00a350m social loan from NatWest, alongside grant funding, to support delivery of around 500 new social rent homes across the North West and South Yorkshire. Great Places Housing Group WPS has secured a two-year extension to its Lambeth North repairs and maintenance contract, worth approximately \u00a314m annually […]<\/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-13838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13838","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=13838"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13840,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13838\/revisions\/13840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}