{"id":9104,"date":"2025-10-22T12:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=9104"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:31:51","slug":"wednesday-22-10-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/wednesday-22-10-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: 22\/10\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 22\/10\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gentoo, the Sunderland-based landlord managing 28,000 homes, reported its annual surplus fell to \u00a310.3m (from \u00a312.1m) for the year to March, with an operating surplus down to \u00a338m due to a \u00a36m impairment charge. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/gentoo-surplus-drops-due-to-6m-impairment-charge\/5138854.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinnacle Group has expanded its FPRP portfolio through a new partnership with Zen Housing, reinforcing its role as a leading housing management provider for institutional investors and emerging affordable housing platforms. Meanwhile, Eden Housing has secured \u00a345m in funding from Barclays and Nationwide, supported by Savills Financial Consultants, to develop affordable homes in North Cumbria. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinnaclegroup.co.uk\/news\/pinnacle-group-expands-fprp-portfolio-following-partnership-with-zen-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinnacle Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theintermediary.co.uk\/2025\/10\/eden-housing-secures-45m-funding-for-affordable-homes-in-north-cumbria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Intermediary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The social housing sector is experiencing rising costs, but rent arrears have decreased for a second consecutive month, with the median level of current tenant arrears dropping to 2.73% between July and August, according to Housemark. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/housingdigital.co.uk\/social-sector-faces-rising-costs-but-rent-arrears-are-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A leaked recording reveals a Clarion manager instructing staff to falsify fire safety documents in social housing, showing an employee being told how to pretend a critical fire safety notice had been displayed. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/video\/clarion-manager-told-staff-to-fake-fire-safety-documents-in-social-housing-leaked-recording-reveals-13454457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sky News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ealing Council will appoint Axis Europe and W.G. Wiggingtons to deliver \u00a3185m of M&amp;E repairs to residential properties over 10 years. Meanwhile, LHC Procurement Group has launched the tender for its \u00a31.85bn Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure Framework, and Wirral Council is inviting developers to tender for affordable housing on the former Wallasey Town Hall annexe sites. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/building-safety\/ealing-names-contractors-for-185m-me-repairs-21-10-2025\/\" 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\/22\/lhc-starts-race-for-1-85bn-uk-construction-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/northwest\/news\/2161607-housing-developers-invited-to-tender-for-former-wallasey-town-hall-annexe-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wates Residential and Havering Council have awarded a contract to Rollalong to supply temporary modular homes at Waterloo and Queen Street. Meanwhile, The Crown Estate has acquired a 221-acre site in Oxfordshire for a science hub and housing expansion, and Ealing Council plans to demolish homes left unfinished after Henry Construction entered administration. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.havering.gov.uk\/news\/article\/1626\/wates-residential-and-havering-council-joint-venture-award-temporary-modular-homes-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havering London Borough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/the-crown-estate-acquires-site-for-harwell-science-hub-and-housing-expansion\/5138838.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/administrations\/council-to-demolish-homes-left-unfinished-by-henry-21-10-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M&amp;Y Maintenance &amp; Construction has seen profits treble as revenues rose 34% to \u00a358m, while administrators of ISG have secured unexpectedly large payouts for former staff after recovering more than double the initially expected funds from the collapsed contractor. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lbndaily.co.uk\/amp\/profits-treble-at-housing-maintenance-firm-my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool Business News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/10\/21\/isg-administrators-clawback-millions-more-for-staff-payouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scotland currently has around 5,300 operating build-to-rent (BTR) units, with 2,700 units exiting the pipeline-such as converting to PBSA-since the mid-2022 rent control announcement. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scarlettdev.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scarlett_BTR_Scotland_Autumn_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scarlett<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watkin Jones has secured Scottish Government approval for nearly 800 homes at Chesser, Edinburgh. Croydon Council and Greystar will deliver 800+ homes via One Lansdowne, while Citizen will build 700+ homes in Coventry through a \u00a3120m estate regeneration. Barnet Council approved Notting Hill Genesis\u2019 329-home regeneration of a subsidence-affected estate, and outline permission has been granted for up to 125 homes in Potton. Huntingdonshire District Council approved 120 homes between St Ives and Houghton &amp; Wyton, and Spitfire Homes plans 521 homes across the Midlands. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/10\/22\/watkin-jones-wins-green-light-for-800-home-edinburgh-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.croydon.gov.uk\/croydon-council-and-greystar-unlock-delivery-of-more-than-800-new-homes-in-town-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croydon London Borough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq50z2w0vlgo.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/green-light-for-notting-hill-genesis-plans-to-rebuild-subsidence-affected-north-london-estate\/5138863.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.lutontoday.co.uk\/community\/up-to-125-new-homes-approved-for-potton-5368125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luton Today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge-news.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/narrow-vote-sees-divisive-development-32720296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambridgeshire Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/westmidlands\/news\/2104150-plans-submitted-for-more-than-500-homes-across-the-midlands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 22\/10\/2025 Gentoo, the Sunderland-based landlord managing 28,000 homes, reported its annual surplus fell to \u00a310.3m (from \u00a312.1m) for the year to March, with an operating surplus down to \u00a338m due to a \u00a36m impairment charge. Housing Today (register) Pinnacle Group has expanded its FPRP portfolio through a new partnership with Zen Housing, reinforcing [&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-9104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9104","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=9104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9106,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9104\/revisions\/9106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}