{"id":13997,"date":"2026-11-06T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=13997"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:25:04","slug":"friday-06-11-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-06-11-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 06\/11\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 06\/11\/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

The Scottish Procurement Alliance has launched its \u00a31bn PB4 framework, providing public bodies with procurement routes for new-build construction, refurbishment, civil infrastructure and facilities management across five workstreams. <\/span> Scottish Procurement Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Homes England has begun market engagement for Wychavon Town, a proposed new settlement near Worcestershire Parkway Station with capacity for 2,650 homes. A \u00a3275m funding case is being prepared, alongside an indicative \u00a3200m gross development value. <\/span> Partnerships Bulletin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cross Keys Homes has awarded Mears Group a five-year repairs and maintenance contract covering more than 13,000 homes across the East of England, with an option to extend for a further five years. <\/span> Mears Group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hackney Council has launched a four-year climate plan featuring a low-carbon heat network serving 1,486 homes, two schools and Britannia Leisure Centre. Vital Energi has been contracted to build and operate the network, with the first homes expected to connect in early 2028. <\/span> Hackney London Borough<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Leeds City Council is set to begin a \u00a31.1m public realm improvement scheme in Morley town centre through the Morley Town Deal, supporting regeneration and local economic growth. Urban Splash and four associated businesses have been ordered to pay \u00a346.5m towards fire safety repairs across seven apartment blocks in Manchester. <\/span> Leeds City Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

GreenSquareAccord (GSA) has reported improved financial results following increased rental income and the closure of loss-making operations, a month after receiving a failing viability grading. Telford & Wrekin Council has proposed a \u00a353.65m investment programme, including Government grant funding, to directly deliver new social and affordable rented homes for the first time in 27 years. <\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Telford and Wrekin Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A young Taunton council tenant has reportedly waited months for essential repairs to his flat, highlighting delays in the council\u2019s housing maintenance service. <\/span> Somerset Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The S&P Global UK Construction PMI reported that weaker housing activity weighed on the construction sector in October 2026. The Regulator of Social Housing\u2019s 2025\/26 Tenant Satisfaction Measures show improvements in repairs, with 83% of non-emergency repairs completed on time, up from 77% in 2023\/24. <\/span> S&P Global<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wokingham Borough Council is expected to decide by the end of November on proposals to convert an office block into more than 100 affordable homes. <\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for around 400 homes in Fylde are set to be considered, with approval recommended for Taylor Wimpey\u2019s 250-home scheme near AFC Fylde\u2019s stadium and Anwyl\u2019s development off Lytham Road. Wates Group has proposed up to 300 homes at Henhurst Farm in Staplehurst, including affordable housing and a mix of property types and tenures. Persimmon and Vistry have submitted plans for 266 homes in the next phase of the former Rugeley Power Station redevelopment in Staffordshire. Chichester District Council has approved 223 homes on agricultural land in a West Sussex village. <\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Kent Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Insider Media<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place Midlands<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a>\n

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Daily News: 06\/11\/2026 The Scottish Procurement Alliance has launched its \u00a31bn PB4 framework, providing public bodies with procurement routes for new-build construction, refurbishment, civil infrastructure and facilities management across five workstreams. Scottish Procurement Alliance Homes England has begun market engagement for Wychavon Town, a proposed new settlement near Worcestershire Parkway Station with capacity for 2,650 […]<\/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-13997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13997","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=13997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13998,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13997\/revisions\/13998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}