{"id":8998,"date":"2025-10-10T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=8998"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:32:53","slug":"friday-10-10-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-10-10-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 10\/10\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 10\/10\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizen Housing missed its 2024\/25 completion target, delivering 401 homes against 476 planned, citing contractor insolvencies. The 32,000-home landlord pledged to learn lessons from the setbacks. PA Housing, meanwhile, returned to surplus but paused new development amid similar market and contractor challenges. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/citizen-vows-to-learn-from-contractor-insolvencies-as-completions-impacted\/5138653.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/pa-housing-returns-to-surplus-but-pauses-new-development-citing-contractor-insolvencies\/5138657.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 6,000 people, about 13% of Northern Ireland\u2019s social housing applicants, are on the waiting list in Derry and Strabane, with 6,388 awaiting a suitable home as of March. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derryjournal.com\/news\/politics\/6388-on-the-social-housing-waiting-list-in-derry-and-strabane-5353353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Derry Journal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government has announced an \u00a384m funding boost to help prevent homelessness and support families during the winter, including targeted assistance for children and families in temporary accommodation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/84-million-injection-to-tackle-homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chartered Institute of Housing\u2019s (CIH) new president has launched a campaign aimed at helping housing professionals develop a resilient mindset and better cope with the challenges facing the sector. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/new-cih-president-announces-campaign-to-help-housing-professionals-build-resilience\/5138659.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vivid Housing has appointed PMC Construction for a \u00a369m first phase at Victory Quay, Portsmouth, kicking off a major regeneration. Meanwhile, Vistry is the preferred bidder for a \u00a328m scheme to deliver 126 social homes in Preston, expanding its Northwest affordable housing portfolio. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/contractor-picked-for-69m-first-phase-of-portsmouth-resi-scheme-09-10-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/news\/2160687-vistry-in-28m-deal-to-develop-126-homes-for-preston-social-housing-landlord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munich-based Certania Group has acquired Assent Building Compliance\u2019s Clarke Banks and Xact Consultancy &amp; Training, marking a strategic expansion into the UK buildings market. Meanwhile, Liverpool M&amp;E contractor HE Simm has entered administration, leaving over \u00a318m in debts to creditors. Arcadis UK reported a satisfactory financial performance, supported by a robust order book and a promising pipeline of sustainability-focused projects, while building materials producer Ibstock continues to face ongoing market headwinds as sector recovery remains slower than anticipated. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/ma\/assent-sells-two-businesses-to-german-firm-09-10-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/10\/10\/he-simm-collapse-leaves-18m-debt-trail\/\" 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\/10\/09\/robust-order-book-for-arcadis-uk-and-promising-pipeline-of-work-in-sustainability-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Wave<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theconstructionindex.co.uk\/news\/view\/ibstock-struggles-with-headwinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK construction contractors doubled pre-tax profits to \u00a31.92bn, but analysts warn that financial discipline and resilience are key amid tightening margins and market volatility. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/contractors-must-maintain-discipline-and-resilience-as-new-era-dawns-09-10-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The July 2025 PHMI report shows plumbing and heating merchant sales up 4.1% by value, despite a 2.1% drop in volume, as prices rose 6.3% year-on-year. In Scotland, over 1,000 claims have been submitted in six months under the Cladding Remediation Programme. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phmi.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHMI-July-2025-Report-MASTER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plumbing &amp; Heating Merchant Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/building-safety\/scotland-receives-more-than-1000-claims-over-unsafe-cladding-09-10-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor Wimpey gained approval for 238 homes off Market Street, Edenfield. In Cheshire, plans propose up to 920 homes and a primary school in Sandbach. Applications have also been submitted for 400 homes near Northampton, 190 homes in Cayton, and up to 140 homes in Ottery St Mary, Devon, where the council expressed scepticism. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placenorthwest.co.uk\/taylor-wimpey-wins-permission-for-238-edenfield-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place North West<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheshire-live.co.uk\/news\/chester-cheshire-news\/plans-unveiled-massive-new-housing-32642352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheshire Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northamptonchron.co.uk\/news\/people\/developer-submits-plans-to-build-next-400-homes-on-huge-housing-estate-on-edge-of-northampton-5353389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northampton Chronicle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/council\/almost-200-new-homes-proposed-for-development-in-cayton-near-scarborough-5352284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scarborough News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidmouthherald.co.uk\/news\/25526933.scepticism-plans-140-homes-ottery-st-mary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sidmouth Herald<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 10\/10\/2025 Citizen Housing missed its 2024\/25 completion target, delivering 401 homes against 476 planned, citing contractor insolvencies. The 32,000-home landlord pledged to learn lessons from the setbacks. PA Housing, meanwhile, returned to surplus but paused new development amid similar market and contractor challenges. Housing Today (register), Housing Today (register) Over 6,000 people, about [&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-8998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8998","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=8998"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9003,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8998\/revisions\/9003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}