{"id":7549,"date":"2025-04-04T12:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=7549"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:32:20","slug":"friday-04-04-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-04-04-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 04\/04\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 04\/04\/2025<\/h6>\n

Home Group has secured an additional \u00a3260m in liquidity through successful refinancing negotiations with lenders and a new funding source. The housing provider says this move will support its commitment to delivering more homes. <\/span>Business Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The MHCLG did not assess the Building Safety Levy\u2019s impact on affordable housing delivery, a department official told MPs. However, the permanent secretary assured the Public Accounts Committee that the levy\u2019s delay would not raise government costs. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Latest data on social housing sales includes Right to Buy sales and replacements for Q3 of 2024-25, providing updated management information on the sector. <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Medway Council is set to discuss plans to purchase 130 flats for use as temporary accommodation to support homeless individuals. <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Scotland’s net zero push faces setbacks, with missed annual targets and the 2030 interim goal scrapped. At the same time, over a million Scots live in social housing, yet 250,000 remain on waiting lists, underscoring the need for urgent housing and sustainability solutions. <\/span>Scottish Federation of Housing Associations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Graham Asset Management has secured an expanded contract with Solihull Council to provide hard facilities management services, strengthening its partnership with the local authority. <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A joint venture between Khalbros and Torsion Group has acquired the Eastgate Quarter site in Leeds, with plans to deliver a \u00a31bn residential-led development. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Structural engineering specialist Kilnbridge is reorganising its corporate structure amid a slump in profits and revenue. <\/span>Construction Wave<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The S&P Global UK Construction PMI for March 2025 rose to 46.4 from 44.6 in February but remains below the 50.0 threshold, indicating continued contraction. Simultaneously, Scotland is seeing a surge in Passivhaus-certified social housing, highlighting a push for energy-efficient homes. <\/span>S&P Global<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Project Scotland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans to redevelop part of a West London estate with 253 new homes have been approved, while 200 council homes at Selby Urban Village also received the green light. In Mansfield, the second phase of a 380-home development is up for approval. Story Homes has unveiled a 330-home estate plan for a former farm site in Lancashire, and Nottingham is set to see 200 new homes near its train station as part of a national housing initiative. <\/span>MyLondon<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Haringey London Borough<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Chad<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Lancashire Post<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Nottinghamshire Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 04\/04\/2025 Home Group has secured an additional \u00a3260m in liquidity through successful refinancing negotiations with lenders and a new funding source. The housing provider says this move will support its commitment to delivering more homes. Business Live The MHCLG did not assess the Building Safety Levy\u2019s impact on affordable housing delivery, a department […]<\/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-7549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7549","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=7549"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7550,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7549\/revisions\/7550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}