{"id":9370,"date":"2025-11-14T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:51:16","slug":"friday-14-11-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-14-11-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 14\/11\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 14\/11\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of September 2025, a total of 1,229 affordable homes across all GLA programmes had started on site, with 2,904 completions reported. Meanwhile, focusing specifically on council homes, 730 started on site and 1,032 were completed over the same period under GLA initiatives, including General Affordable Homes, Council Homes Acquisition, and London Living Rent. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locarla.com\/pdf\/GLA_stats_-_general_programmes_Q2_2025-26_(003)FA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London Gov.UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/pdf\/GLA_stats_-_council_homes_Q2_2025-26_(002)_FA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London Gov.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A \u00a31m investment from Mayor Richard Parker is helping transform a derelict Black Country brickworks into new family homes, unlocking the second and final phase of the Stallings Place development in Kingswinford. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmca.org.uk\/news\/mayor-s-investment-drives-new-family-housing-on-derelict-black-country-brickworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Midlands Combined Authority<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scottish Housing Regulator released an engagement update on River Clyde Homes\u2019 progress, while Caerphilly Council approved its tenant-led Caerphilly Homes Tenant Engagement Strategy 2025-2032 to strengthen tenant influence on housing services. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/regulator-provides-engagement-update-for-river-clyde-homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caerphilly.gov.uk\/news\/news-bulletin\/november-2025\/cabinet-approves-new-tenant-led-vision-for-caerphi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caerphilly County Borough Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New data from the Regulator of Social Housing and JLL shows Private Registered Providers are improving home energy efficiency, but at a pace that now delays meeting the government\u2019s 2030 EPC C target to 2032. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/social-housing-stock-epc-c-2030-deadline-by-two-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Executive<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The London Net Zero Neighbourhood Programme aims to retrofit 20,000 homes across all tenures over five years, requiring \u00a3194m in government funding. Separately, a report on London estate regeneration highlights that modernising estates could deliver 10,000 new or replacement council homes across nine case study sites. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londoncouncils.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-11\/NZN%20Programme%20Exec%20Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London Councils<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/pdf\/A_Decade_of_Renewal_-_The_Contribution_of_London_Estate_Regeneration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London Councils<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The LGA warns that councils could face a \u00a33bn shortfall for temporary accommodation by 2029\/30, as gaps between housing benefit costs and DWP reimbursement widen. Meanwhile, from 1 May 2026, no-fault evictions in England will end under the Renters\u2019 Rights Act, providing major new protections to the country\u2019s 11m renters. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local.gov.uk\/about\/news\/councils-set-face-ps3bn-bill-temporary-accommodation-funding-black-hole-202930-gap-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local Government Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/no-fault-evictions-to-end-by-may-next-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOV.UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morgan Sindall Property Services has secured a \u00a312m contract to retrofit more than 1,500 homes for Epping Forest District Council under SHF Wave 3, while Equans has won a deal with Leeds City Council to deliver energy-efficiency upgrades to over 270 homes in Seacroft. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmj.co.uk\/msps-awarded-12m-deal-to-retrofit-over-1500-homes-on-behalf-of-epping-forest-district-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FMJ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facilitatemagazine.com\/2025\/11\/13\/equans-wins-housing-energy-upgrade-deal-leeds-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitate Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network Rail has launched a property development company targeting 40,000 homes and 10m\u202fsqft of commercial space over the next decade, while Landsec has delayed four residential schemes (9,000 homes) to 2027 over viability issues, and National Timber Group England has filed for potential administration, adding strain to the construction supply chain. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/11\/14\/network-rail-launches-property-development-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/11\/14\/landsec-pushes-back-starts-on-four-major-housing-schemes-to-2027\/\" 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.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/11\/14\/timber-giant-files-administration-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Secretary Steve Reed has directed Labour MPs to oppose a proposed amendment to the new planning bill, which sought stronger protections for British wildlife and habitats, arguing it would slow housebuilding by limiting how animals are safeguarded during development. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/nov\/13\/housing-secretary-tells-labour-mps-to-vote-down-planning-bill-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peabody has withdrawn from its 564-home west London scheme. At the same time, Taylor Wimpey gained permission for 459 homes at Wisley Airfield, and Places for People and Yoo Capital have applied to build 485 homes (50% affordable) in Kentish Town, while Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club proposed 184 homes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy1l99yw74o\" 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\/taylor-wimpey-gets-green-light-for-500-home-neighbourhood-on-former-airfield\/5139277.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.placesforpeople.co.uk\/news\/all-news\/planning-milestone-for-camden-film-quarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Places for People Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theargus.co.uk\/news\/25620563.tunbridge-wells-rugby-club-submits-plans-184-new-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Argus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 14\/11\/2025 By the end of September 2025, a total of 1,229 affordable homes across all GLA programmes had started on site, with 2,904 completions reported. Meanwhile, focusing specifically on council homes, 730 started on site and 1,032 were completed over the same period under GLA initiatives, including General Affordable Homes, Council Homes Acquisition, [&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-9370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9370","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=9370"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9377,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9370\/revisions\/9377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}