{"id":8025,"date":"2025-06-10T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8025"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:28:21","slug":"tuesday-10-06-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/tuesday-10-06-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday: 10\/06\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 10\/06\/2025<\/h6>\n<p>Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to redesignate Homes England as a public finance institution to cut capital costs for developers, supporting a proposed \u00a325bn, 10-year Affordable Homes Programme ahead of the spending review.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/reeves-reportedly-drawing-up-plans-for-housing-bank-and-25bn-affordable-homes-programme\/5136432.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Housing Today (register)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New research shows a strong start to the financial year for UK housing providers, with April 2025 recording the lowest arrears level since Housemark began tracking Pulse data in 2021. The national median stood at 2.56%, outperforming many first-quarter figures from the 2010s. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/arrears-and-voids-performance-hit-multi-year-highs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of Edinburgh Council is set to purchase 78 homes in Colinton as part of its efforts to address the housing emergency and expand affordable housing provision. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburgh.gov.uk\/news\/article\/14226\/extra-boost-for-affordable-housing-as-council-eyes-dreghorn-homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edinburgh City Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hundreds of homes managed by Newham Council\u2019s housing arm, Populo Living, allegedly lacked basic fire safety checks for years, according to a whistleblower. Meanwhile, Notting Hill Genesis and United Living will pay \u00a3550,000 to residents of The Exchange to settle a High Court cladding dispute tied to post-Grenfell fire safety concerns. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylondon.news\/news\/east-london-news\/hundreds-east-london-homes-missed-31454591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLondon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/main-navigation\/notting-hill-genesis-and-united-living-pay-550000-to-residents-to-settle-high-court-cladding-case\/5136390.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walker Modular will supply bathroom pods for Greystar\u2019s \u00a390m Triangle student scheme in Birmingham, working with McAleer &amp; Rushe. Elsewhere, Wynne Construction is delivering two housing schemes worth \u00a320m for Adra in North Wales. In Devon, Clayewater Homes has taken over the \u00a310.7m Clay Park affordable housing project in Dartington after the original contractor collapsed. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/06\/10\/walker-modular-wins-pods-deal-at-90m-greystar-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-live.co.uk\/enterprise\/wynne-construction-20m-housing-scheme-31818383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/collapsed-contractor-replaced-on-devon-housing-scheme-09-06-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bellway expects a rise in home completions, driven by stronger buyer confidence and higher reservation rates. At the same time, Henry Construction\u2019s administration has been extended by two years, prolonging uncertainty. Separately, CMO has been acquired by Lords for \u00a31.8m in a pre-pack deal. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/bellway-completions-surge-at-ftse-250-housebuilder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City A.M.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/henry-construction-administration-extended-for-two-years-09-06-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/06\/09\/pre-pack-administration-deal-rescues-online-building-materials-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New figures reveal that average small-to-medium UK construction manufacturers saw a 130% increase in sales revenue in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024, along with a 42% year-on-year rise, indicating strong market recovery and demand growth. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk\/UK-construction-manufacturers-see-Q1-sales-surge\/58804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Builders Merchants News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reform The UK has joined cross-party backing for a proposal to require swift bricks in all new homes in England, supporting a bird conservation amendment previously blocked by Labour. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/jun\/09\/wild-birds-uk-environmental-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 10-year regeneration plan for land between north Liverpool and Bootle includes 10,000 new homes and key sites like Goodison Park and Bootle New Strand, prompting renewed calls for New Town status to boost delivery. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk\/news\/once-in-a-generation-redevelopment-plan-sees-renewed-calls-for-a-new-town-for-liverpool-city-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool City Region Combined Authority<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 200 homes have been approved near Chippenham despite opposition. In Bracknell, plans are emerging for 450 homes and a 200-home retirement village. Persimmon is advancing a 400-home scheme in Cardiff, while a \u00a3100m regeneration at Phoenix Yard, Digbeth, will deliver 240 homes and 260,000 sqft of mixed-use space. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazetteandherald.co.uk\/news\/25225086.chippenham-plans-200-homes-approved-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gazette &amp; Herald<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bracknellnews.co.uk\/news\/25226070.blackcroft-farm-plans-450-homes-retirement-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bracknell News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-live.co.uk\/commercial-property\/persimmon-take-forward-plans-400-31816564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/06\/10\/plans-in-for-100m-digbeth-regeneration-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 10\/06\/2025 Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to redesignate Homes England as a public finance institution to cut capital costs for developers, supporting a proposed \u00a325bn, 10-year Affordable Homes Programme ahead of the spending review.\u00a0Housing Today (register) New research shows a strong start to the financial year for UK housing providers, with April 2025 [&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-8025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8025","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=8025"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8028,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8025\/revisions\/8028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}