{"id":7004,"date":"2025-02-18T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/uk-social-housing\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2025-02-19T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:46:34","slug":"tuesday-02-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-02-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 18\/02\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 18\/02\/2025<\/h6>\n<p>Fewer than 25% of high-rise projects at the final Gateway 3 building safety stage have received a decision from the regulator. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/fewer-than-one-in-four-high-rise-projects-at-final-gateway-3-stage-have-received-a-decision\/5134432.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Housing Today (register)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>West Lothian Council sets a \u00a3100m housing budget, committing significant investment in council housing and rent over the next three years. Meanwhile, Croydon Council plans a crackdown on poor private housing, using selective licensing schemes to enforce against landlords providing substandard accommodation. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.westlothian.gov.uk\/article\/84766\/Housing-budget-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Lothian Council<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylondon.news\/news\/south-london-news\/croydon-council-crack-down-private-31024656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyLondon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a31.3bn decarbonisation and fire safety contracts are open for bidding via the South East Consortium, inviting contractors for two major frameworks. Meanwhile, Berkshire council unveils \u00a3850m framework, with Wokingham Borough Council preparing to assemble a major procurement framework. Additionally, Powys County Council seeks contractors for its next wave of council housing development, with an event in Welshpool next month to engage potential builders. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/02\/18\/1-3bn-decarbonising-and-fire-safety-deals-out-for-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Enquirer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/berkshire-council-unveils-850m-framework-17-02-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction News (register)<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/en.powys.gov.uk\/article\/17955\/Calling-all-construction-contractors-Help-us-build-the-next-generation-of-council-homes?ccp=true#cookie-consent-prompt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Powys County Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Genr8 Kajima Regeneration named preferred bidder for Stoke city centre scheme, as Stoke-on-Trent City Council selects the developer to revive the stalled Etruscan Square project in Hanley. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/02\/17\/preferred-bidder-for-stoke-city-centre-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Enquirer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McAvoy sees revenue and profit boost, with the modular construction specialist reporting strong performance across key divisions and a joint venture with Kier. Lendlease construction arm slips into the red, as revenue falls while the company prepares for its sale. TNA Electrical files for administration, with the \u00a330m turnover M&amp;E contractor submitting an application. Blenheim House payout hopes fade, as trade creditor claims against the Surrey-based contractor rise to nearly \u00a333m. <a href=\"https:\/\/constructionwave.co.uk\/2025\/02\/17\/modular-specialist-mcavoy-boosts-revenue-and-profits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Wave<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/constructionwave.co.uk\/2025\/02\/17\/lendleases-construction-business-battles-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Wave<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/02\/18\/30m-turnover-me-contractor-files-administration-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Enquirer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/02\/18\/blenheim-house-payout-hopes-fade-as-claims-hit-32m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Enquirer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MHCLG to take over fire safety brief, with the government shifting responsibility from the Home Office to the housing department as part of post-Grenfell reforms. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/mhclg-to-take-over-fire-safety-brief-from-home-office-under-post-grenfell-inquiry-reforms\/5134427.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Housing Today (register)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Value of construction professional indemnity claims soars, driven by cladding and fire-safety issues, according to new research from a law firm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/legal\/value-of-construction-professional-indemnity-claims-soars-17-02-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction News (register)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>L&amp;Q has secured approval for 147 energy-efficient homes in Old Trafford, in partnership with Trafford Council. Separately, 110 homes in Hollins Green have been approved for the Manchester Road site. Meanwhile, a developer has submitted plans for 850 homes in a Darlington garden village. In Bolsover, 547 homes have been proposed on a designated site. Additionally, a \u00a375m scheme for 288 homes has been submitted for Norbury sports ground. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lqgroup.org.uk\/media-centre\/news\/lq-gets-green-light-for-147-new-homes-in-trafford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L&amp;Q Group<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warringtonguardian.co.uk\/news\/24942488.plans-approved-110-new-homes-hollins-green\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Warrington Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/24941048.developer-submits-bid-build-850-homes-darlington-garden-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Northern Echo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk\/lifestyle\/homes-and-gardens\/plans-submitted-for-new-homes-in-bolsover-4994945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derbyshire Times<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/insidecroydon.com\/2025\/02\/17\/plans-submitted-for-288-homes-on-norbury-sports-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Croydon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 18\/02\/2025 Fewer than 25% of high-rise projects at the final Gateway 3 building safety stage have received a decision from the regulator. Housing Today (register) West Lothian Council sets a \u00a3100m housing budget, committing significant investment in council housing and rent over the next three years. Meanwhile, Croydon Council plans a crackdown on [&hellip;]<\/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-7004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004","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=7004"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7109,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004\/revisions\/7109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}