{"id":9076,"date":"2025-10-17T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:53:01","slug":"friday-17-10-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-17-10-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 17\/10\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 17\/10\/2025<\/h6>\n

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hyde Housing Association\u2019s Long-Term IDR at ‘A’ and Short-Term IDR at ‘F1+’, maintaining a Stable Outlook. The rating reflects Hyde\u2019s strong financial profile and resilient operations within the UK housing sector. Meanwhile, Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has returned to full regulatory compliance, marking a successful period of engagement with the Scottish Housing Regulator. <\/span>Fitch Ratings<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

London plans allow developers to lower affordable housing quotas to encourage new construction, drawing criticism from homelessness charities concerned about reduced access to affordable homes and the potential impact on vulnerable residents in the capital.<\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Birmingham launches a \u00a32.5bn regeneration in Ladywood, set to deliver up to 12,000 new homes. The project will also create jobs, enhance council housing, and provide wider community benefits in the city\u2019s largest housing development in decades. <\/span>Birmingham City Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Equans begins a Lincolnshire decarbonisation programme, improving 273 of South Kesteven\u2019s least energy-efficient homes to lower energy costs. Lovat\u2019s Group secures an \u00a38m contract to deliver Fife Council\u2019s sustainable heating framework over an initial five-year term while Persimmon acquires Warwickshire land promotion company Lone Star. <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Facilities Management Journal<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>The Construction Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Updated Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) aim to enhance private rental housing, improving tenant health, reducing fuel poverty, and addressing damp, cold homes. Meanwhile, a Lloyds-backed pilot study shows property technology innovations can optimise social housing retrofit outcomes. <\/span>National Retrofit Hub<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Lloyds Bank<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Following Ardmore Construction\u2019s collapse, subcontractors face minimal losses, with just \u00a31.26m owed. Separately, Inland Homes\u2019 administrators prepare to liquidate remaining assets, ensuring payouts to supply chain partners and shareholders while pursuing \u00a3113m in outstanding debts. <\/span>Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Bellshill\u2019s former steelworks will be transformed into over 430 homes with community infrastructure contributions. Strata gains approval for 250 homes in County Durham, TCC Land proposes 179 homes and a community centre in Billingham, Miller Homes plans 108 Seahouses homes, and a controversial 120-home Leicester estate moves forward. <\/span>Scottish Construction Now<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Place North West<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Teesside Live<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Northumberland Gazette<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Leicestershire Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 17\/10\/2025 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hyde Housing Association\u2019s Long-Term IDR at ‘A’ and Short-Term IDR at ‘F1+’, maintaining a Stable Outlook. The rating reflects Hyde\u2019s strong financial profile and resilient operations within the UK housing sector. Meanwhile, Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has returned to full regulatory compliance, marking a successful period of […]<\/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-9076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9076","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=9076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9083,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9076\/revisions\/9083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}