{"id":8767,"date":"2025-09-10T12:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8767"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:54:44","slug":"wednesday-10-09-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-10-09-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 10\/09\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 10\/09\/2025<\/h6>\n

The UK Government has released September 2025 statistics on rural housing and energy. The reports provide insights into housing supply, affordability, and energy consumption in rural areas, informing policies to address challenges and support sustainable development across England\u2019s countryside communities. <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bury Council has decided to wind up its housing arm, Six Town Housing, following a review highlighting high commercial and regulatory risks. <\/span>Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Riverside secured \u00a3250m to upgrade 75,700 homes, funding cladding remediation and retrofit projects to enhance safety, sustainability, and energy efficiency. Moray Council secured \u00a31.769m from the Scottish Government to improve private homes\u2019 efficiency with insulation, solar panels, and heating under Energy Efficient Scotland. Meanwhile, the September 2025 report highlights urgent UK retrofit needs, showcasing collaborative innovation that delivers low-carbon solutions with significant economic and social benefits. <\/span>Place North West<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Moray Council<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Imperial<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lewisham Council is seeking a Strategic Partner to co-lead a residential-led development programme worth up to \u00a31.85bn, aiming to drive inclusive growth across the borough. While, Salix Finance is partnering with Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver a \u00a328m Public Building Retrofit Fund (2025-28), supporting low-carbon heating and efficiency upgrades to help the city reach its 2038 net zero target. <\/span>Lewisham London Borough<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BDC Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Orbit Group reported a 13% fall in surplus as inflation and higher maintenance costs squeezed margins, despite increased investment in improving its 47,000-home portfolio. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

JRL Group forms a \u00a3145m joint venture with Lloyds\u2019 HGP to build 414 modern homes in Luton. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has appointed Lovell to deliver green retrofit works on 80 council homes, including insulation and essential repairs in Chell and Norton. NWH Group won a three-year deal to handle recycling and waste disposal for NHS Dumfries & Galloway across various waste streams. <\/span>Insider Media<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Housing Digital<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>FMJ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Vistry\u2019s operating margin fell to 6.7% in H1, down from 8.2%, as a weaker site mix and reduced demand for affordable housing impacted profits, highlighting challenges in the current housing market amid shifting buyer preferences. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The National Housing Federation warned it cannot support mandatory floor coverings in the Decent Homes Standard without extra funding, after Sovereign Network Group flagged \u00a36m annual costs. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Regulator of Social Housing warns the government must double private investment to \u00a3200bn to meet its 1.5m homes target, while Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled new funding to accelerate delivery of social and affordable housing schemes. <\/span>Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Liverpool City Council has unveiled plans for 440 homes at Festival Gardens, including 80 extra care units and 110 affordable homes, with community consultation set before a 2026 application. In Bristol, Watkin Jones secured approval for a 322-bed student scheme, while in Congleton, Richborough and Land First Investments submitted proposals for 120 homes on Sandbach Road. <\/span>BBC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Show House<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Place North West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 10\/09\/2025 The UK Government has released September 2025 statistics on rural housing and energy. The reports provide insights into housing supply, affordability, and energy consumption in rural areas, informing policies to address challenges and support sustainable development across England\u2019s countryside communities. GOV.UK, GOV.UK Bury Council has decided to wind up its housing arm, […]<\/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-8767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8767","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=8767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8771,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8767\/revisions\/8771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}