{"id":8151,"date":"2025-06-23T12:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8151"},"modified":"2025-06-23T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:28:11","slug":"monday-23-06-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-23-06-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 23\/06\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 23\/06\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of London has identified an \u00a384m capital funding shortfall in its 10-year housing investment plan, which outlines \u00a3205m of major works to improve its housing stock. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/city-of-london-identifies-84m-shortfall-in-housing-investment-plans\/5136659.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Highland Council will deliver energy efficiency upgrades to its housing stock with \u00a39.2m in ECO funding secured by Union Technical. In South Yorkshire, over \u00a33m will be used to improve home energy efficiency, with Barnsley Council expected to approve two major government grants. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highland.gov.uk\/news\/article\/16707\/highland_council_to_deliver_housing_energy_efficiency_upgrades_with_eco_funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Highland Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cjd2lxvndz0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CCG (Scotland) has been named the preferred tender to provide primary contractor services for the \u00a3100m regeneration of Wyndford in Maryhill, Glasgow. Housebuilder Honey is partnering with Platform Housing Group in a \u00a313.5m deal to deliver 68 homes at the Nova development in Witham St Hughs. Meanwhile, GMCA will loan \u00a33.5m to help unlock sites for 1,000 homes by supporting the relocation of P Fahey and Sons from regeneration areas in Trafford and Holt Town. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/ccg-to-provide-primary-contractor-services-for-ps100m-wyndford-regeneration\" 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.eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk\/mag\/property\/13-5m-partnerships-deal-to-deliver-68-homes-in-witham-st-hughs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East Midlands Business Link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placenorthwest.co.uk\/gmca-to-loan-3-5m-to-unlock-sites-for-1000-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M&amp;E contractor Dalkia has begun redundancy consultations in its southern region. In contrast, Glasgow-based Morris &amp; Spottiswood has benefited from ISG\u2019s collapse, lifting profits and targeting a \u00a3260m-\u00a3280m turnover within two years. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/06\/23\/redundancies-loom-at-me-giant-dalkia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/glasgow-based-contractor-seizes-silver-lining-from-isg-collapse-20-06-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction firms made up 15.7% of all insolvencies in England and Wales in April 2025, with 324 registered construction businesses becoming insolvent, according to the Insolvency Service. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bcis.co.uk\/news\/construction-insolvencies-latest-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BCIS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual housebuilding cost inflation stood at 1.7% in Q4 2024, according to the BCIS Private Housing Construction Price Index, down from a peak of 15.3% in Q2 2022. At the same time, 52% of housebuilders cited mortgage rates and terms as a constraint on sales in Q1 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bcis.co.uk\/news\/latest-movement-in-the-private-housing-construction-price-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BCIS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pdf.euro.savills.co.uk\/uk\/market-in-minute-reports\/mim-scotland-residential-development-market-summer-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savills<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid Sussex District Council has approved Barratt David Wilson Homes\u2019 200-home development in Felbridge. Allison Homes East has received planning permission to build 175 new homes in Whittlesey. Councillors are set to consider plans for over 350 homes as part of the East Leeds Extension. Elsewhere, proposals have been revealed for 250 homes on the outskirts of Swindon, and a 195-home scheme in Radlett is recommended for approval despite over 2,400 resident objections. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/mid-sussex-district-council-approves-200-home-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/allison-homes-east-given-green-light-to-build-175-new-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermedia.com\/news\/yorkshire\/plans-for-more-than-350-homes-as-part-of-east-leeds-extension-to-be-discussed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insider Media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk\/news\/25257279.plans-250-new-homes-edge-swindon-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swindon Advertiser<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watfordobserver.co.uk\/news\/25257063.radlett-195-home-development-recommended-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watford Observer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 23\/06\/2025 The City of London has identified an \u00a384m capital funding shortfall in its 10-year housing investment plan, which outlines \u00a3205m of major works to improve its housing stock. Housing Today (register) The Highland Council will deliver energy efficiency upgrades to its housing stock with \u00a39.2m in ECO funding secured by Union Technical. 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