{"id":7702,"date":"2025-04-28T12:41:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=7702"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:18:38","slug":"monday-28-04-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-28-04-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 28\/04\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 28\/04\/2025<\/h6>\n

The Boards of Paradigm and Settle have approved an initial business case to form a partnership and have begun consulting their residents, with designated appointments also announced to lead the new organisation.\u00a0Paradigm Housing Group Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\n

Clarion Housing Group increased its completions by 12%, boosting turnover and surplus, but fell short of its delivery target and warned that its overall surplus will be hit by a \u00a320m building safety impairment. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Social care services for 800 adults in Salford, currently delivered by Aspire for Intelligent Care and Support, are set to return to council control, with around 350 staff providing 744,000 hours of care annually. Meanwhile, Barnsley has seen a 2,250% rise in damp and mould complaints in social housing over three years, and tenant satisfaction at Bield has climbed to nearly 85%, marking a strong year-on-year improvement. <\/span>Salford City Council<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Star<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Private landlords and hotels are \u201ccashing in\u201d on England\u2019s hidden homelessness crisis, with half of councils paying double the market rent for temporary accommodation. At the same time, Private landlords also warn that the Renters\u2019 Rights Bill could threaten student housing supply by blocking them from reclaiming smaller student properties at the end of the academic year. <\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Owner-occupiers aged 60 and above now hold a record \u00a32.89tn in net housing wealth, with homes collectively valued at \u00a32.95tn, according to Savills’ latest housing wealth assessment. <\/span>Savills<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Deconstruct has secured a \u00a312.25m contract to carefully dismantle Grenfell Tower. Govanhill Housing Association has reappointed City Technical Services to manage its gas servicing and safety checks under a Procurement for Housing Scotland contract. Additionally, Red Construction has landed a \u00a331m deal to redevelop a significant student accommodation block in Shoreditch, on the edge of the City of London. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has served Persimmon Homes with a second Temporary Stop Notice within a year, this time halting work at the Brascote Park development in Newbold Verdon. <\/span>Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

James Butler, a key figure in the UK facades sector, has rejoined cladding supplier Vivalda Group as specification sales and marketing director after working at European GRC cladding brand Rieder. Furthermore, Bowmer & Kirkland reported a nearly 30% rise in pre-tax profits to \u00a369m, with turnover increasing to \u00a31.29bn despite market challenges. <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In the last quarter of 2024, around 32,000 homes were started, while over 49,000 homes were completed. <\/span>Office for National Statistics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Plans for 456 new homes on a former gasworks site in Surrey have been approved, while up to 420 homes will be built on a former Ministry of Defence site in Stafford. In Whitchurch near Basingstoke, a plan for 183 new homes and medical space has been given the green light, and in Kent, a development of 350 new homes, a primary school, and commercial space is moving forward. <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Basingstoke Gazette<\/span><\/a>, and Kent Live<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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