{"id":8298,"date":"2025-07-14T12:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8298"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:33:23","slug":"monday-14-07-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-14-07-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 14\/07\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 14\/07\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new Homes England research paper highlights the wellbeing impact of temporary accommodation and social housing. 17% of new social housing lettings in England were allocated to those in interim settings, though the sector\u2019s diversity limits broad conclusions. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/6874adc02557debd867cc08a\/Wellbeing_Impacts_of_Temporary_Accommodation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonic Housing Association has become the UK\u2019s first LGBTQ+ Registered Provider of Social Housing, enabling it to deliver and manage homes tailored to older LGBTQ+ people-marking a major step for inclusive housing. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonichousing.org.uk\/news\/2025\/7\/10\/first-lgbtq-registered-housing-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonic Housing Association Ltd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aster Group is set to exceed its target of delivering 200 Community Land Trust homes, having exchanged contracts on multiple new schemes. Meanwhile, Wrexham Council reports major progress in reducing its housing repairs backlog. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showhouse.co.uk\/aster-group-announces-new-clt-developments-ahead-of-record-delivery-milestone\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaderlive.co.uk\/news\/25307819.major-progress-service-delivery-repairs-wrexham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Leader<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment has launched an inquiry into how the government can deliver 1.5m homes without compromising on design quality or construction standards. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/parliamentary-group-launches-inquiry-into-delivering-15-million-homes-without-sacrificing-quality\/5137063.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRAHAM has been appointed main contractor for the \u00a3110m redevelopment of Manchester\u2019s former Boddingtons Brewery site. The 1.25-acre brownfield project will deliver 505 mixed-tenure homes next to the Manchester College digital and creative campus. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/07\/14\/graham-gets-go-ahead-for-110m-boddingtons-brewery-revamp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FM Conway has reported growth in both profit and turnover in its final year before being acquired by Vinci, marking a strong start under its new ownership. At the same time, Laing O\u2019Rourke is suing architect BDP for \u00a31.8m to recover recladding costs on a residential block in Bury. Get Living has filed over 50 claims to recover \u00a3400m spent on fixing building safety defects at East Village, the former 2012 Athletes\u2019 Village. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/solid-start-for-fm-conway-under-vinci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contractors\/laing-orourke\/laing-orourke-suing-architect-for-bury-recladding-costs-11-07-2025\/\" 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.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/get-living-issues-more-than-50-claims-to-recover-400m-cost-of-fixing-homes-at-former-2012-athletes-village\/5137070.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electricians will receive a nearly 4% pay rise from 2026 under a new deal between Unite and electrical contractors via the JIB agreement. Despite rising costs and insolvencies, analysts report signs of growth in UK construction, particularly in infrastructure and housebuilding, heading into the second half of 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/07\/14\/sparks-agree-near-4-wage-increase-from-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/constructionwave.co.uk\/2025\/07\/11\/uk-construction-faces-rising-costs-and-insolvencies-but-signs-of-growth-within-the-sector-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Wave<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cala Homes has approval for 226 homes in Bo\u2019ness. Plans are progressing for 650 homes in Bramley, and Hill Group proposes 350 homes with amenities in Thornbury. A 300-home scheme in Kent faces local opposition, while Story Homes has submitted plans for 140 homes in Longton. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/green-light-for-226-homes-in-boness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ukpropertyforums.com\/650-homes-planned-for-bramley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK Property Forums<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazetteseries.co.uk\/news\/25297456.plans-new-350-home-development-north-thornbury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gazette<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentlive.news\/news\/kent-news\/decision-plans-build-sprawling-new-10340520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kent Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lep.co.uk\/news\/story-homes-officially-submits-plans-for-140-houses-in-longton-heres-where-and-what-it-will-look-like-5220564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lancashire Post<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 14\/07\/2025 A new Homes England research paper highlights the wellbeing impact of temporary accommodation and social housing. 17% of new social housing lettings in England were allocated to those in interim settings, though the sector\u2019s diversity limits broad conclusions. GOV.UK Tonic Housing Association has become the UK\u2019s first LGBTQ+ Registered Provider of Social [&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-8298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8298","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=8298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8299,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8298\/revisions\/8299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}