{"id":7190,"date":"2025-02-26T11:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=7190"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:18:24","slug":"wednesday-26-02-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-26-02-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 26\/02\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
Daily News: 26\/02\/2025<\/h6>\n
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The Regulator of Social Housing has published judgements for 11 social landlords, with ForHousing improving to G2, while West Lancashire BC and Westminster City Council received C1. However, Wandsworth, Central Bedfordshire, and Anchor Hanover failed consumer standards, receiving C3 grades. GOV.UK<\/a><\/p>\n

Dundee City Council plans to approve \u00a32.4m in council house improvements to enhance tenant living conditions. Elsewhere, key housing projects in Argyll and Bute are set for UK Government CRP funding, with \u00a320.34m committed to the council.\u00a0Scottish Housing News<\/a>,\u00a0Scottish Housing News<\/a><\/p>\n

The Still Waiting for a Home – February 2025 report highlights Scotland\u2019s social housing shortfall, with 250,000 applicants waiting, including tenants seeking transfers. It underscores the urgent need for greater investment in affordable housing.\u00a0Scottish Federation of Housing Associations<\/a><\/p>\n

Local authority procurement specialist LHC has chosen 126 consultants and contractors for a \u00a3660m public sector retrofit and decarbonisation framework. Meanwhile, Lovell Partnerships has been named the preferred bidder to deliver 2,260 homes for the Cardiff and Vale Housing Partnership. In addition, Latimer has appointed JJ Rhatigan as the principal contractor for the \u00a384m Twyford Abbey development in west London.\u00a0Construction Enquirer<\/a>,\u00a0Construction Enquirer<\/a>, and\u00a0The Construction Index<\/a><\/p>\n

Taylor Wimpey is suing an architect for up to \u00a350m, alleging responsibility for cladding defects at a 450-home high-rise development in Cardiff. At the same time, Morgan Sindall has achieved another record-breaking year, with its fit-out division, Overbury, contributing over half of the group\u2019s profits. Sigma Homes has halted housebuilding due to financial pressures and planning delays, shifting focus to land acquisition and planning. Construction News (register)<\/a>,\u00a0Construction Enquirer<\/a>, and Housing Today (register)<\/a><\/p>\n

The UK Build to Rent Market Update – Q4 2024 reports a record-breaking year, with BTR investment surpassing \u00a35bn for the first time, reflecting strong investor confidence and demand for quality rental housing.\u00a0Savills<\/a><\/p>\n

The Seventh Carbon Budget – February 2025 sets a target of an 87% emissions reduction by 2040, with electrification contributing 60% of cuts. Separately, Angela Rayner will reveal the government\u2019s response to the Grenfell Inquiry\u2019s final report this afternoon, addressing key recommendations.\u00a0Climate Change Committee<\/a>,\u00a0Housing Today (register)<\/a><\/p>\n

A \u00a370m student accommodation scheme in Bristol has been delayed due to Gateway 2 fire safety approval issues, while Link Group has submitted plans for 433 homes in Dunbeg, Argyll & Bute. In Preston, 429 homes and 106,000 sqft of industrial space are set for approval, and Watford\u2019s former police station is moving closer to becoming a 314-home development. Meanwhile, the final phase of Runcorn\u2019s residential masterplan is nearing approval, with Keepmoat and Homes England seeking consent for 200 homes.\u00a0Construction Enquirer<\/a>,\u00a0Scottish Housing News<\/a>,\u00a0Place North West<\/a>,\u00a0Watford Observer<\/a>, and\u00a0Place North West<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 26\/02\/2025 The Regulator of Social Housing has published judgements for 11 social landlords, with ForHousing improving to G2, while West Lancashire BC and Westminster City Council received C1. However, Wandsworth, Central Bedfordshire, and Anchor Hanover failed consumer standards, receiving C3 grades. GOV.UK Dundee City Council plans to approve \u00a32.4m in council house improvements […]<\/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-7190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7190","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=7190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7193,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7190\/revisions\/7193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}