{"id":8619,"date":"2025-08-18T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8619"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:37:01","slug":"monday-18-08-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/monday-18-08-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday: 18\/08\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 18\/08\/2025<\/h6>\n

A Sky News investigation has revealed a sharp rise in the number of disabled people facing homelessness, driven by a severe shortage of suitable homes. Many councils across England lack data on how many disabled people require social housing, leaving vulnerable individuals without a safe place to live. <\/span>Sky News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Havering Council is forecasting multimillion-pound budget overspends just one quarter into the current financial year, highlighting ongoing financial pressures on the cash-strapped authority. <\/span>Yellow Advertiser<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Leeds City Council has commissioned an \u00a38.2m fire safety programme over the next four years, with works set to take place on around 600 back-to-back homes across the city. <\/span>Yorkshire Evening Post<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Avant Homes East Midlands has agreed a \u00a316.7m deal with Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) to deliver 82 new homes at Foxgrove Village in Clifton. Westpoint Homes has secured a \u00a33.2m refinance loan from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance. Mace has been appointed by Hertshten Properties as construction partner for a 30-storey mixed-use tower at 85 Gracechurch Street in the City of London. <\/span>TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Van Elle has reported a slight revenue decline for FY2025 but maintained profitability across its operating segments, with specialist piling. The company remains optimistic about future growth as market conditions begin to stabilise. <\/span>Construction Wave<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Repair and maintenance crews at Stoke-on-Trent City Council have voted to strike in response to what unions describe as blatant discrimination against blue collar workers. <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Dandara South East plans 520 homes and a healthcare facility near Paddock Wood. In Basildon, 450 homes have been proposed. Castle Green Homes submitted plans for 380 homes on Stansty\u2019s Circus Fields, Wrexham. Somerset could see 200 additional homes near a town facing \u201chouse building overload\u201d. An inquiry will review 115 homes at Folly Farm, Yaxley, after the council did not oppose an appeal. Near Sunderland, Gentoo Group seeks permission for 109 homes with access, landscaping, and infrastructure. <\/span>Kent Online<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Echo<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Wrexham.com<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Somerset Live<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Hunts Post<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Chronicle Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 18\/08\/2025 A Sky News investigation has revealed a sharp rise in the number of disabled people facing homelessness, driven by a severe shortage of suitable homes. Many councils across England lack data on how many disabled people require social housing, leaving vulnerable individuals without a safe place to live. Sky News Havering Council […]<\/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-8619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8619","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=8619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8620,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8619\/revisions\/8620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}