{"id":8242,"date":"2025-07-04T12:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:28:20","slug":"friday-04-07-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-04-07-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 04\/07\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 04\/07\/2025<\/h6>\n

Stonewater has secured a \u00a375m loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland (NatWest Group) to support its five-year corporate plan and ongoing housing development goals. <\/span>Stonewater<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Auxesia Homes has completed the \u00a313.5m transfer of 134 homes to Onward Homes, strengthening Onward\u2019s portfolio in the North West. <\/span>Insider Media<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Millions of leaseholders will benefit from strengthened rights, including greater power to challenge excessive service charges, as part of government efforts to ease cost of living pressures. <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cheshire West and Chester Council is considering bringing its council housing management back in-house within two years. Salford City Council has been named one of ten national government Vanguard Councils for Housing. Coventry is proposing a \u00a314.8m investment in housing support services. <\/span>Northwich Guardian<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Salford City Council<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Coventry Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Dudley Council is spending up to \u00a32.5m each year replacing flooring in social housing before new tenants move in, aiming to improve living standards from the outset. <\/span>Express & Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Scottish Government is engaging with contractors to shape the next phase of its national cladding remediation programme, hosting two supplier events this month to support delivery efforts. <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

TSL\u2019s turnover surpassed \u00a3500m with profits nearly tripling last year, while Palmers Scaffolding saw an 85% profit rise and aims for further margin growth. In contrast, cladding firm English Architectural Glazing collapsed owing over \u00a324m. Laing O\u2019Rourke topped the June contracts league with a \u00a3919m lab project win. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Maintenance costs are projected to rise by 19% by Q1 2030, according to BCIS’s latest five-year forecast using its All-in Maintenance Cost Indices. <\/span>BCIS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The UK construction sector saw a slight dip in overall activity in June, though residential building returned to growth. At the same time, \u00a31.9bn was invested in Build to Rent (BTR) in H1 2025, with \u00a32.2bn more under offer. However, Mace has warned that the UK lags behind global peers in delivering major construction programmes. <\/span>S&P Global<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>CBRE<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

According to the latest report, 4.4m sqm of External Wall Insulation (EWI) were installed across the UK in 2024, with 66% used in refurbishing homes and buildings. <\/span>INCA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Housing Forum urges the Labour government to tackle nutrient neutrality, boost planning department resources, and incentivise councils to meet housing targets. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Oldham Council and Muse have gained full planning approval for their \u00a3450m regeneration plan, unlocking over 1,600 town centre homes. In Stockport, a \u00a370m scheme for 245 apartments has been approved, while Gloucester has reapproved a 180-home development in Matson. Taylor Wimpey will deliver 370 homes in Aylesbury, and a 192-home scheme has been submitted on the edge of Watford. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Punchline Gloucester<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Bucks Free Press<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Watford Observer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 04\/07\/2025 Stonewater has secured a \u00a375m loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland (NatWest Group) to support its five-year corporate plan and ongoing housing development goals. Stonewater Auxesia Homes has completed the \u00a313.5m transfer of 134 homes to Onward Homes, strengthening Onward\u2019s portfolio in the North West. Insider Media Millions of leaseholders will […]<\/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-8242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242","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=8242"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8248,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8242\/revisions\/8248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}