{"id":9539,"date":"2025-12-05T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=9539"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:51:17","slug":"friday-05-12-2025-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-05-12-2025-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 05\/12\/2025 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blue-color\">\n<h6>Daily News: 05\/12\/2025<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telford &amp; Wrekin Council\u2019s Housing Management Board continues strengthening oversight of social housing, ensuring regulatory compliance, with annual tenant surveys showing 82% satisfaction and 91% of residents feeling safe in their homes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.telford.gov.uk\/news\/housing-management-board-ensures-standards-continue-to-be-met\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telford and Wrekin Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kingdom Housing Association gained \u00a320m to build 170 affordable, energy-efficient homes, supporting its 2,500-home target. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/articles\/kingdom-secures-ps20m-boost-to-deliver-next-phase-of-affordable-housing-programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scottish Housing News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trafford Council is seeking a delivery partner for a \u00a31.4bn sewer-heat network set to expand to Trafford Park by 2040. CHIC has begun procurement for a \u00a31.94bn building materials framework supporting housing providers from 2026-2034. Fife Council has approved sprinkler retrofits for Methil tower blocks, with potential expansion to ten more blocks subject to evaluation and future HRA funding. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placenorthwest.co.uk\/partner-wanted-for-1-4bn-trafford-heat-network\/\" 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.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/chic-launches-1-9bn-building-materials-supply-framework-04-12-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/news\/2025\/fife-council-approves-sprinkler-retrofit-programme-for-tower-blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fife Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YMCA Thames Gateway has opened a tender for a design-and-build contractor for its Romford redevelopment, valued between \u00a320m and \u00a3100m. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/ymca-seeks-contractor-for-romford-redevelopment-05-12-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civica has secured a contract to implement a unified cloud-based Revenues and Benefits system for Westmorland and Furness Council. The upgrade replaces legacy platforms, improves service efficiency, enhances resident experience and is expected to save \u00a33.6m over a decade. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civica.com\/en-gb\/news-library\/civica-unifies-revenues-and-benefits-for-local-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civica<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaguar Building Services has surpassed \u00a3100m turnover for the first time, reporting pre-tax profit growth from \u00a33.5m to \u00a35.8m in the year to March 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/supply-chain\/london-based-me-firm-breaks-100m-turnover-mark-04-12-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction News (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadiq Khan has taken control of British Land\u2019s 3,700-home Canada Water scheme after concerns it would deliver only 3% affordable housing, prompting intervention to ensure improved viability and affordability outcomes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/khan-calls-in-british-lands-3700-home-canada-water-masterplan\/5139654.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exeter\u2019s former university site is earmarked for over 800 student and co-living homes, while Warrington\u2019s wider masterplan incorporates 500 new properties. Wolverhampton\u2019s Smithgate phase advances with 331 homes as part of a 1,000-home regeneration. Lewisham has approved a \u00a3125m redevelopment delivering 278 homes, with further proposals including 250 homes in Earls Barton. Kirklees Council rejected a 181-home Dewsbury scheme despite earlier approval. Redrow submitted updated plans for 147 homes and a local centre in Daresbury. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/news\/devon-news\/more-800-homes-planned-former-10684281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devon Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placenorthwest.co.uk\/countryside-seeks-consent-for-500-warrington-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.wolverhampton.gov.uk\/news\/next-step-transformative-smithgate-city-centre-scheme-set-be-approved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wolverhampton City Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/12\/05\/125m-south-london-estate-rebuild-approved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction Enquirer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northantstelegraph.co.uk\/news\/people\/plans-formally-submitted-for-up-to-250-homes-in-northamptonshire-village-that-cannot-cope-with-more-housing-5428801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northamptonshire Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/news\/west-yorkshire-news\/controversial-181-home-dewsbury-development-33002997.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yorkshire Live<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheshire-live.co.uk\/news\/chester-cheshire-news\/redrow-lodges-new-plans-147-32999090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheshire Live<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily News: 05\/12\/2025 Telford &amp; Wrekin Council\u2019s Housing Management Board continues strengthening oversight of social housing, ensuring regulatory compliance, with annual tenant surveys showing 82% satisfaction and 91% of residents feeling safe in their homes. Telford and Wrekin Council Kingdom Housing Association gained \u00a320m to build 170 affordable, energy-efficient homes, supporting its 2,500-home target. 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