{"id":8402,"date":"2025-07-24T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8402"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:36:13","slug":"thursday-24-07-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/thursday-24-07-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: 24\/07\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 24\/07\/2025<\/h6>\n

HSPG\u2019s registered provider Park Properties Housing Association (PPHA) has secured a portfolio of 179 affordable homes in a landmark deal with Persimmon Homes. <\/span>Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Danske Bank UK has increased its support for Leyland-based Progress Housing Group from \u00a350m to \u00a380m to fund new affordable homes and a major retrofit programme over the next five years. <\/span>TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Regulator of Social Housing and Building Safety Regulator have signed an agreement to improve cooperation and share info on social housing risks. RSH will notify BSR of issues early. Scottish Housing Regulator research highlights tenant experiences of damp and mould. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Thurrock Council launched a \u00a3240m tender for a single contractor to manage repairs and maintenance across its housing and public buildings. Ecogee joined the \u00a375-\u00a3100m Torus Retrofit Framework to deliver energy upgrades for thousands of homes. North Lanarkshire Council is investing \u00a328m in new windows and doors under its \u00a390.6m 2025\/26 housing capital programme. <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Housing Executive<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>North Lanarkshire Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Employee-owned Neilcott Construction will lead a \u00a326.4m housing scheme in Bromley. Kori Construction secured a \u00a320m contract for two care homes, reporting record growth in the later living sector. <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Daikin Airconditioning UK acquired Saltire Facilities Management, expanding in Scotland and the West Midlands. Mace sold its consultancy arm to Goldman Sachs, ending their partnership. Mitie\u2019s Q1 FY26 revenue rose 10.1% to \u00a31.28bn, Clark Contracts grew turnover 20% to \u00a3106.5m, and BAM UK Construction returned to profit with \u00a37m in H1 2025. <\/span>Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

By May 2025, the Great British Insulation Scheme delivered 85,600 measures to 67,100 homes, while ECO installed 4.3m measures across 2.6m households. UK construction in June saw a 3% rise in project starts but drops in planning approvals (-3%) and contract awards (-24%) year on year. The Scottish Property Federation urges BtR homes to be exempt from rent controls after a 15% decline in units under construction in Q2 2025. <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Centre for Construction Best Practice has launched a study on early contractor involvement in public projects. Unite and employers agreed on a three-year pay deal for plumbers and heating engineers starting October 2025. Contractors are warned to strengthen supply chain planning amid rising material costs and global disruptions. <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Barnet approved Ballymore and TfL\u2019s Edgware plan for 3,300+ homes (35% affordable) with retail and leisure. Shrewsbury got outline approval for 226 homes in its Sustainable Urban Extension, West Sussex approved up to 235 homes, and Manchester\u2019s \u00a3359m Mayfield regeneration will add 879 homes. Brackley plans nearly 400 homes, and Story Homes submitted plans for 287 homes in Burscough. <\/span>Barnet London Borough<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Shropshire Star<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Place North West<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Banbury Guardian<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 24\/07\/2025 HSPG\u2019s registered provider Park Properties Housing Association (PPHA) has secured a portfolio of 179 affordable homes in a landmark deal with Persimmon Homes. Housing Executive Danske Bank UK has increased its support for Leyland-based Progress Housing Group from \u00a350m to \u00a380m to fund new affordable homes and a major retrofit programme over […]<\/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-8402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8402","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=8402"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8406,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8402\/revisions\/8406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}