{"id":7882,"date":"2025-05-19T12:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=7882"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:41:11","slug":"monday-19-05-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-19-05-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 19\/05\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 19\/05\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dartford Borough Council is planning to acquire 139 new-build homes to expand its supply of temporary accommodation and prevent evicted families from being relocated to other boroughs due to local housing shortages. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/dartford\/news\/we-urgently-need-these-homes-to-stop-evicted-families-being-324379\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kent Online<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manor Estates Housing Association has secured a \u00a313m funding boost from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support its ongoing development projects. At the same time, Clydebank Housing Association boasts over 93% tenant satisfaction, reflecting its strong commitment to quality homes and community wellbeing. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/manor-estates-secures-ps13m-funding-injection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/clydebank-ha-celebrates-40-years-with-great-tenant-satisfaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 3,000 children and 11,000 adults in Wales live in temporary housing, with 140,000 people on the affordable housing waiting list, highlighting a serious housing emergency. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf-versions\/2025\/5\/4\/1747309173\/affordable-housing-taskforce-report-and-recommendations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welsh Government<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional procurement specialist EN:Procure has appointed 106 successful bidders, primarily SMEs, to its latest consultancy framework. Meanwhile, the Crown Estate has signed a \u00a324bn joint venture with Lendlease to deliver over 26,000 homes and 10m sq. ft. of commercial space across six major UK sites. Furthermore, Clarion Housing Group is preparing to tender a \u00a379m contract for the next phase of its Kirkstall Road scheme in Leeds, which will see the construction of 372 homes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/housingdigital.co.uk\/smes-secure-clean-sweep-in-consultancy-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/05\/19\/ex-lendlease-boss-seals-24bn-crown-estate-jv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/05\/19\/clarion-set-to-bid-for-79m-kirkstall-road-phase-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A multi-million-pound safety investment has been approved for four Bristol council housing blocks in St Jude\u2019s following inspections that identified outdated and critical building elements in need of repair. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/news\/bristol-news\/four-bristol-tower-blocks-major-10168385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bristol Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housebuilder Cala, recently sold to private equity investors, started work on more than 3,500 homes last year but has cited planning delays as a factor contributing to a fall in its profit. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/cala-cites-planning-delays-as-its-profit-falls\/5136046.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction trade bodies have voted to retain the CITB training levy for another three years, following a consensus ballot where block votes played a key role in the outcome. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/05\/19\/construction-trade-bodies-vote-to-keep-training-levy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support for local house building has dropped 11% since the general election, with backing falling particularly in areas that have seen significant increases in housing targets. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/support-for-local-housebuilding-drops-11-in-year-since-labours-election\/5136039.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octopus Energy launched a \u2018Zero Bills\u2019 standard to eliminate energy costs by using solar panels, batteries, and heat pumps in homes. Simultaneously, a briefing from E3G highlights that the UK government\u2019s \u00a313.2bn Warm Homes Plan investment promises quick economic returns and lower household energy bills. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabletimes.co.uk\/post\/octopus-energy-unveils-zero-bills-standard-redefining-the-future-of-sustainable-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e3g.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/E3G-Briefing-The-Warm-Homes-Plan-will-boost-UK-finances.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E3G<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chapman Taylor\u2019s \u00a3200m Soapworks masterplan in Salford was approved for 500 homes and amenities. Maidenhead approved 225 homes after a tied council vote, and despite over 200 objections, up to 130 homes were approved near an Oxfordshire village. Plans for 501 homes in Warrington were submitted, with nearly 200 homes and a medical centre proposed in Calne. Bromford secured land to build 100+ affordable homes in Gloucester. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/news\/2152402-planning-approval-for-200m-salford-soapwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvgqn37008zo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25172294.plans-130-new-homes-outside-oxfordshire-village-approved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxford Mail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warringtonguardian.co.uk\/news\/25168672.plans-formally-submitted-build-501-new-homes-peel-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warrington Guardian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazetteandherald.co.uk\/news\/25170596.calne-plans-medical-centre-180-homes-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gazette &amp; Herald<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bromford.co.uk\/news\/full-steam-ahead-for-new-affordable-homes-in-gloucester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bromford Housing Association Limited<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 19\/05\/2025 Dartford Borough Council is planning to acquire 139 new-build homes to expand its supply of temporary accommodation and prevent evicted families from being relocated to other boroughs due to local housing shortages. Kent Online Manor Estates Housing Association has secured a \u00a313m funding boost from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support [&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-7882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882","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=7882"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7886,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7882\/revisions\/7886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}