{"id":9679,"date":"2025-12-18T12:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=9679"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:42:23","slug":"dec-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/monthly-briefing\/dec-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"desk\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Social Housing RMI Business Intelligence &amp; other stuff <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #37a000; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">And so this is Christmas, and what have we done?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">As another fun packed year draws to a close, and in the week, we finally get conclusive evidence that 9 out of 10 people who keep their camera\u2019s off in meetings, are actually naked, let\u2019s take a moment to celebrate life\u2019s hero\u2019s. The people with grit, determination, and strength \u2010 both of mind, and physical fitness. The selfless few who give no thought for awards or accolades but work tirelessly to improve the lives of others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">No one typifies this more than Gaz Summer. Some say thought leader, guide, guru, sage or even deity, but deep down he\u2019s just a humble guy who likes hats, and building worm farms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">If we could, Gaz would undoubtably have been the most deserving winner of this years \u2018Locarla\u2019s Most Favourist Person of the Year Award\u2019, but certain legal implications put the kibosh on that. So, the winner (essentially the 2nd place person if Gaz wasn\u2019t hamstrung by bureaucracy), of this year\u2019s LMFPOTYA is:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Step forward&#8230; Mike Edward, MD of Milestone (<a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-edward-479b1179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>) \u2010 Mike\u2019s story of how he lives with his health issues and continues to navigate their impact demonstrates the strength of the mind and the choices each of us makes when confronted with life\u2019s challenges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Mike\u2019s prize is a very nice 75\u2010piece Classic Gift Tin from Beverly Hills Bakery filled with delicious homemade muffins, cookies and brownies. Sadly, as Mike has Crohns, he might not be able to eat them, but his family can enjoy. Sorry Mike.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, Gaz had already chosen the prize before all the confusion over the eligibility rules.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">This year we continued our AI journey with gusto. As a business model ours is not AI\u2010proof. We could see the writing on the wall \u2010 we scrape data and build software to organise it. If you looked up \u2018Agentic AI\u2019 in a dictionary, it would say \u2013 \u2018scrapes data and builds software to organise it\u2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Given that we have the latest EPC Q3 analysis in this month\u2019s Briefing, it seems timely that today we\u2019re launching our latest work. The result of two years hard labour: a tool that lets you talk to Locarla Properties, our national property and EPC datasets. Ask a question and get a precise, data-driven answer in seconds (sometimes a bit longer). More on that below.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">My Christmas message to you all, don\u2019t stress, we\u2019ll figure it out. Smile at strangers, but not in a creepy way. Sometimes Christmas can be a bit sh*t, but it passes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Thanks for the time we\u2019ve spent together this year, it\u2019s been a blast. To our clients \u2013 \u201cyou\u2019re the best!\u201d Stick with us as we are light years ahead of the competition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">And to my team, very ably headed by Ajay (the Boss and Chief Scientist), Amy and Preeti, thank you. And to the rest of the crew, too numerous, and of no marketing value, to list here, but wonderful none the less. They are all a joy to work with and I\u2019m a very lucky guy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Merry Christmas, one and all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Ed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px; font-size: 18px; color: #4c4c4c; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">&#8216;<strong style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #1c84b4!important;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\">Blue links<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; for all and &#8216;<strong style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #37a000;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\">green links<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; are behind login so dependent on your licence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Welcome, welcome, one and all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 20px;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/banner-dec-25.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 28px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\">The RAG, or put simply, a Retrieval\u2010Augmented Generation tool.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">It looks and feels like ChatGPT (we copied them), but it\u2019s entirely Locarla, and it draws only on our verified dataset. Where GPT guesses, ours reports facts. It is next\u2010generation analysis made simple.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">From today, people fortunate enough to be on our \u2018Retrofit\/Works\u2019 licence can <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.ai\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">access the system via this link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Be gentle with it. Don\u2019t start with trying to split the atom. Ease in gradually. Where, what, how? The RAG has been trained on Locarla Properties data \u2013 4.8 million housing association and local authority owned, residential properties + EPC, UPRN and deprivation data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/rag.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">It is not ChatGPT, or any other LLM. If your company has a no-LLM policy, tell them to chill out. This is Locarla software, sitting on our servers \u2010 accessing only our data. Any information you give is not used to train the model \u2013 these systems just don\u2019t work like that.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">\u2018Prompts\u2019 are the questions we ask. You are talking to a machine so some effort is required to craft the question in a way that elicits the best response.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">We might write:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><em>How many homes in Lambeth still need to reach EPC C?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">But this is vague and does not give clear instructions. A better prompt would be:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><em>Give me the total number of homes in Lambeth that currently have an EPC rating of D\u2013G.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Use all tenures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><em>Return:<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\">1.<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><em>Total homes with valid EPCs<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:  middle; width: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\">2.<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><em>Count of D, E, F and G separately<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:  middle; width: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\">3.<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><em>Percentage of Lambeth\u2019s total stock this represents<\/em> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:  middle; width: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\">4.<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><em>A short explanation of the main archetypes involved<\/em> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Here\u2019s a secret \u2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">\u201cHello ChatGPT.<br \/>\nI have access to a Social Housing property\/EPC RAG, covering England &amp; Wales. I want to understand more about\u00a0<em>[topic]<\/em>. How should I structure an effective prompt?\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/prompt.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Over the next 3 months we will be adding our Housing data, followed by the contract data \u2013 these will also be included in the relevant licences. Access, to what we call \u2018the RAG\u2019 will also be made available on a monthly subscription without access to the main Locarla site. In my opinion, you need both to use the \u2018AI\u2019 part effectively.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Given the nature of our work I of course have issues with the darker side of this new tech.<br \/>\nThe energy\/water use and the inevitable job losses that will occur because of it, have very serious real-world implications. But the genie is out of the bottle, AI is not going away. A lot of remote working requires no human interaction, and these tasks will be the first to be lost to \u2018Agentic AI\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">\u201cHere is a list of my competitors\u2019 websites, go check all their prices and build me a report\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Trades are different. In the next 50 years we are not going to be converting the plumbing and electrics in every property in such a way a robot can do the job.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Everyone in my company is encouraged to use AI as much as possible, with guardrails. I have to re\u2010skill them, and they need to understand which parts of their job AI can do faster, or better \u2010 then learn how to manage that process. Working with, rather than against, the machine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Better access to cleaner data, the speed of data processing, and the power of analytics will help us solve the problems we face now and in the future. This is what humans are good at, and how we\u2019ve got this far.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">If your Locarla licence includes Locarla Properties, you can <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.ai\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">access the RAG via this login<\/strong><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #37a000; font-size: 28px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/locarla_mainv4\/library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It&#8217;s all News to me!<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2024\/apr\/hat.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10pt; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 60px;\" align=\"left\">AI generated content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong>South Yorkshire Housing Association<\/strong> and <strong>Elim Housing <\/strong>have joined the <strong>Places for People Group<\/strong>, expanding investment and support for thousands of customers. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.placesforpeople.co.uk\/news\/all-news\/two-housing-associations-and-their-6-600-homes-join-pfp-as-merger-deals-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Places for People Group<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Chelmer Housing Partnership<\/strong> and <strong>Estuary Housing Association<\/strong> plan to merge, forming Delta Housing on 1st April 2026 to strengthen services and secure long-term sustainability. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chp.org.uk\/customer-news\/chp-and-estuary-to-merge-blog-1772\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Chelmer Housing Partnership (CHP)<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Jigsaw Homes Group<\/strong> will consolidate its four registered providers into a single organisation. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/jigsaw-to-consolidate-four-registered-providers-into-one\/5139651.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Housing Today<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council<\/strong> was rated C3 for RSH consumer standard non-compliance, while <strong>Ealing Council <\/strong>received a C2; 30 other landlords kept their existing ratings. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/oldham-metropolitan-borough-council-fails-to-meet-rshs-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. The Housing Ombudsman flagged failings in temporary moves, including residents in a caravan and tenancy terminations, with reviews of <strong>Trident Housing Association<\/strong>, <strong>Wigan Council<\/strong>, and <strong>Moat<\/strong> offering sector-wide lessons. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk\/2025\/11\/18\/temporary-moves-wider-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Housing Ombudsman Service<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Sanctuary<\/strong> is consulting on the sale of 300 shared ownership homes to a for-profit provider owned by the William Pears Group. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingtoday.co.uk\/news\/sanctuary-consults-on-selling-300-shared-ownership-homes-to-for-profit-provider\/5139453.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Housing Today<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">THFC has announced \u00a3350m in new Blend loans to support affordable housing, including \u00a3150m to <strong>Vico Homes<\/strong> and two \u00a310m facilities for <strong>Aster Group<\/strong> and <strong>Walsall Housing Group (WHG).<\/strong> <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehousingfinancecorp.com\/350-million-of-new-blend-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: The Housing Finance Corporation<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Onward Homes<\/strong> secured \u00a3207.6m from HSBC, NatWest, and Barclays for its 2030 plan. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investegate.co.uk\/announcement\/rns\/onward-homes-limited--yj18\/funding-announcement-\/9223658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Investegate<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Bromford Flagship<\/strong> finalised \u00a3150m sustainability-linked funding with HSBC UK. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/bromford-flagship-secures-150m-sustainability-linked-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Housing Executive<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Stonewater<\/strong> agreed a \u00a3100m funding package for its 2030 plan. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewater.org\/news\/latest-news\/stonewater-agrees-100m-funding-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Stonewater Ltd<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>VIVID<\/strong> secured \u00a3100m from NatWest as part of a \u00a3500m social loan fund. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividhomes.co.uk\/news\/2025\/natwestsocialloan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: VIVID<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Orbit Group<\/strong> achieved \u00a3100m in social value ahead of schedule. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitgroup.org.uk\/media\/news\/2025\/december\/orbit-meets-target-to-deliver-100m-in-social-value-ahead-of-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Orbit Group Ltd.<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">The Welsh Government has allocated \u00a336m through its RSLs Development Loan Scheme for low-carbon and existing social homes. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/36-million-boost-affordable-homes-and-green-upgrades-wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Welsh Government<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Basildon Council<\/strong> is considering an overhaul of its council housing management after letting its maintenance contract with Morgan Sindall lapse. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.echo-news.co.uk\/news\/25659181.basildon-council-consider-overhaul-manages-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Echo<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Peabody Trust<\/strong> is seeking a construction partner for the final phase of its Wornington Green estate regeneration in west London. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/peabody-launches-hunt-for-jv-partner-on-final-phase-of-london-regen-scheme-24-11-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Construction News<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Ventro Group acquired Birmingham-based Harrold Jones Services to expand its national building safety and refurbishment offerings. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/ma\/ventro-group-adds-acquisition-to-broaden-compliance-services-01-12-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Construction News<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Construction sector administrations jumped in November, with 28 failures-the joint\u2010highest since March, up from 15 in October. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/monthly-construction-administrations\/business-failures-double-in-nasty-november-05-12-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Construction News<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">As of September 2025, the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) had installed 101,500 measures across 49,400 households. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/social-housing-decarbonisation-fund-statistics-november-2025\/summary-of-the-social-housing-decarbonisation-fund-statistics-november-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. The Green Homes Grant LAD and HUG 2 delivered 22,000 measures across 11,900 households. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/green-homes-grant-local-authority-delivery-lad-and-home-upgrade-grant-hug-release-november-2025\/summary-of-the-green-homes-grant-local-authority-delivery-lad-and-home-upgrade-grant-hug-statistics-november-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. The GBIS installed 107,900 measures in 82,200 households. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/great-british-insulation-scheme-release-november-2025\/summary-of-the-great-british-insulation-scheme-november-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>, and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme supported up to 90,000 low\u2010carbon heating installations. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/boiler-upgrade-scheme-statistics-october-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. Social housing must accelerate EPC C upgrades to meet decarbonisation goals. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingexecutive.co.uk\/social-housing-stock-epc-c-2030-deadline-by-two-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Housing Executive<\/strong><\/a>. Millions of social homes remain vulnerable to rising heat and energy costs. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/about\/news\/uk-social-homes-are-unprepared-for-rising-heat-as-policy-fails-to-keep-pace-new-research-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> Source: The University of Manchester<\/strong><\/a>, while heat-pump homes put less strain on the grid than expected. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/nov\/19\/heat-pump-homes-put-less-strain-on-grid-than-expected-study-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: The Guardian<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">In 2024\u201025, England added 208,600 net additional dwellings, a 6% decrease from 2023\u201024. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2024-to-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. Affordable housing completions reached 64,762, up 1% and the highest since 2014\u201015. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/affordable-housing-supply-in-england-2024-to-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. As of October 2025, 5,570 residential buildings over 11 metres were identified with unsafe cladding, up 12 since September. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/building-safety-remediation-monthly-data-release-october-2025\/building-safety-remediation-monthly-data-release-october-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. Scotland\u2019s building tender prices rose 1% in 4Q2025 quarter\u2010on\u2010quarter and 3% year\u2010on\u2010year. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcis.co.uk\/news\/movement-in-tender-prices-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: BCIS<\/strong><\/a>. Human rights monitors warn that hundreds of UK construction workers remain at risk of modern slavery. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/nov\/20\/uk-construction-workers-at-risk-from-modern-slavery-charity-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: The Guardian<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">New Homes England has launched a strategy to accelerate new homes delivery, support regeneration, and drive innovation. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-homes-england-strategy-to-supercharge-collaboration-and-accelerate-delivery-of-new-homes-sustainableplacesand-local-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: GOV.UK<\/strong><\/a>. Middlemen have taken nearly \u00a3650m from councils over five years amid the housing crisis. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/desperate-councils-spending-630m-on-middlemen-cashing-in-on-housing-crisis-13475771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: Sky News<\/strong><\/a>. Action on Empty Homes found over 300,000 homes long\u2010term empty in the UK. <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/housing-market-crisis-according-government-data\/157073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Source: PBC Today<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10pt; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\" align=\"left\">AI generated content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 28px; line-height: 28px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/EPC_Graphs_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #1c84b4!important;\">Social Housing EPC Analysis<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">EPC data methodology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Locarla maintains a core dataset of approximately <strong>4.86M property records<\/strong>, updated using monthly Land Registry change\u2010only (CCOD) files to capture ownership changes, disposals, sales, and newly added stock. EPC data is updated quarterly from the national EPC Register (approx. <strong>28.5M records<\/strong>). For each update, the full EPC dataset is processed and matched against the Locarla property dataset.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Matching is primarily undertaken using the UPRN. Where a UPRN is not present, records are matched against Ordnance Survey AddressBase Location data (around <strong>30M records<\/strong>) using a Machine Learning model. Once a valid match is found, the derived UPRN is used to link the property to its EPC certificate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/EPC_Graphs_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/EPC2.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/EPC_Graphs_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/EPC1.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; color: #000; font-size: 15px; line-height: 15pt; font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">EPC Rating Breakdown for Housing Associations Issuing the Most EPCs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/EPC_Graphs_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/EPC5.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/EPC_Graphs_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Download the full report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #37a000; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/locarla_mainv4\/tenders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Show me the money!<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #1c84b4!important; font-size: 15px; padding-bottom: 23px;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"color: #1c84b4!important; font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/pdf\/Locarla_Contracts_OV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A PDF guide to contract management on Locarla.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2024\/apr\/tool-box.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10pt; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 60px;\" align=\"left\">AI generated content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">UK social housing procurement activity remains strong this month, with a broad pipeline spanning repairs and maintenance, construction and demolition, retrofit, compliance, estates services and environmental works across the UK.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Leading this month\u2019s pipeline, <strong>CHIC Limited<\/strong> has launched its <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/079644-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Merchants Framework 2026\u20132034<\/strong><\/a>, valued at \u00a31.62bn over 96 months. The UK\u2010wide framework covers the supply and distribution of building materials for repairs, maintenance, retrofit and new build, including plumbing, heating, electrical, timber, roofing, glazing, managed stores, van stock and plant hire.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Looking ahead to major construction activity, <strong>LHC Procurement Group<\/strong> has issued a \u00a31.5bn <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC544667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">PIN \u2010 Housing Construction, Demolition and Remediation (H3) Framework<\/strong><\/a> in Scotland. The proposed scope spans new build housing, MMC, conversions, demolition and site remediation. Also at pre-tender stage, the Group is engaging suppliers on its <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC544668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Windows and Doors (WD3) Framework<\/strong><\/a>, valued at \u00a3100m, for delivery in Scotland. The framework will support the manufacture, supply and installation of PVC\u2010U, timber and aluminium\u2010clad windows and doors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Representing a significant operational services opportunity, <strong>Westminster City Council<\/strong> is tendering a \u00a31.4bn <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/081168-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Waste and Recycling Collections, Street Cleansing and Winter Services<\/strong><\/a> contract over 102 months. The Greater London contract covers residential and commercial waste collection, recycling, cleansing, winter maintenance and event support.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Focusing on core housing maintenance, <strong>Procurement for Housing (PfH)<\/strong> has opened a \u00a3725m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/074194-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Responsive Repairs, Disrepairs and Void Services Framework<\/strong><\/a> for 36 months, UK\u2010wide. The scope includes responsive repairs, void refurbishments, cleaning, security, pest control and multi\u2010trade works.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">At pre\u2010market stage, <strong>Kent County Council <\/strong>is engaging suppliers on a \u00a3500m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/081911-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">PIN \u2010 Grounds Maintenance &amp; Associated Services Framework<\/strong><\/a> over 48 months. The framework will support grounds maintenance, environmental services and public realm works across the public sector. Running in parallel, the Council is also engaging suppliers on an upcoming <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/082313-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Modular Buildings and Storage Solutions Framework<\/strong><\/a>, also valued at \u00a3500m over 48 months. The framework is expected to support modular construction, offsite accommodation and storage solutions across the public sector.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">The <strong>Northern Ireland Housing Executive<\/strong> is engaging the market on its <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/082463-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">PIN \u2010 External Cyclical Maintenance Programme<\/strong><\/a>, valued at \u00a3180m over 69 months. The programme focuses on external fabric maintenance, boundary works and associated external environments across its housing stock.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Supporting adaptations and accessibility, the <strong>Northern Housing Consortium<\/strong> has launched a \u00a3100m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/080769-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Stairlifts and Lifting Equipment Framework<\/strong><\/a> for 48 months. The UK\u2010wide framework covers design, supply, installation, servicing and maintenance of stairlifts, hoists and platform lifts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">At a regional investment level, <strong>Yorkshire Housing Limited <\/strong>is procuring a \u00a364m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/078076-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Kitchen and Bathroom Installation Framework<\/strong><\/a> over 24 months, covering supply and fit works across Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">In Scotland, the <strong>Edinburgh City Council<\/strong> has extended its \u00a350m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV544498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Domestic Repair &amp; Maintenance Framework<\/strong><\/a> for 48 months. Split across multiple lots, the framework covers responsive repairs, empty homes and planned works, including internal, external and specialist trades.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Targeting asset reinvestment, <strong>mhs homes group<\/strong> is tendering \u00a345m of <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/080867-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Planned Works<\/strong><\/a> over 60 months in the South East, covering roofing, windows and doors, communal works, scaffolding and energy efficiency measures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">At regional framework level, <strong>Sunderland City Council<\/strong> has launched a <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/081117-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">PIN \u2010 Minor Works Framework<\/strong><\/a>, valued at \u00a343m over 48 months in the North East. The framework is structured across 41 trade\u2010specific lots, covering scaffolding, roofing, electrical, mechanical, fire safety, building works, gas, plumbing, security and specialist insulation services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Preparing future fire safety procurement, <strong>Notting Hill Genesis<\/strong> has issued a \u00a335.44m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/081785-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">PIN \u2010 Fire Servicing Framework<\/strong><\/a> 2027\u20132031, spanning London, East Anglia and the South East. The scope includes sprinklers, alarms, risers and wider fire safety systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0x; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">At council framework level, <strong>West Lothian Council<\/strong> is consulting the market on a \u00a332.4m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">PIN \u2010 Trades Contractors Framework<\/strong><\/a> in Scotland, structured across single\u2010trade and multi\u2010trade lots to support property and building services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Focusing on delivery partnerships, <strong>Waltham Forest London Borough<\/strong> has launched a \u00a330m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/074646-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Waltham Forest Services Ltd Technical Partners \u2010 DPS<\/strong><\/a> over 36 months, appointing partners for property maintenance, energy solutions and asset transformation in Greater London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Rounding off the month, <strong>Caledonia Housing Association Ltd<\/strong> has opened a \u00a316.5m <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/search\/show\/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC545585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Repairs, Maintenance and Voids Framework<\/strong><\/a> for 24 months in Scotland, covering 24\/7 reactive repairs, voids and multi-trade housing works.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10pt; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\" align=\"left\">AI generated content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #37a000; font-size: 28px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/Retrofit_Asbestos_Survey_FRA_Stock_Condition_Water_Legionella_November_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Other League Tables<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Along with our main monthly league tables, \u2772see below\u2773, we also produce tables based on the following trades: Retrofit, Asbestos Survey, Fire Risk Assessment, Water\/Legionella &amp; Stock Condition Survey. \u2772<a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/Retrofit_Asbestos_Survey_FRA_Stock_Condition_Water_Legionella_November_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Premium Clients, click here for the PDF<\/strong><\/a>\u2773<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Top of the league in each table are &#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Retrofit:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Wates Group<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Asbestos Survey:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Tersus Consultancy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Fire Risk Assessment:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">IFI Group<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Stock Condition Surveys:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Property Tectonics<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\">Water \/ Legionella:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Sureserve Compliance Water<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 20px;\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/Retrofit_Asbestos_Survey_FRA_Stock_Condition_Water_Legionella_November_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/other-league.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 28px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-top: 15px;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/locarla_mainv4\/league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November League Tables<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 15px;\" align=\"left\">Built Environment Contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px;\" align=\"left\">The trades we cover; Responsive Repair, Planned Works (Kitchen\/Bathrooms &amp; Doors\/Windows), Gas Servicing\/Central Heating, Voids, Fire Safety &amp; Roofing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/all-trades.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Top Contractors (Showing 10 of 50 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/All-trades-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\">Responsive Repairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/responsive-repairs.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Responsive Repairs (Showing 7 of 82 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/RR-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\">Planned Works<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/planned-works.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Planned Works (Showing 10 of 168 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/PW-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\">Gas Servicing &amp; Central Heating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/gas-servicing.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Gas Servicing &amp; Central Heating (Showing 8 of 71 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/Gas-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\">Voids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/voids.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Voids (Showing 8 of 81 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/Voids-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\">Fire Safety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/fire-safety.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Fire Safety (Showing 10 of 138 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/Fire-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;\" align=\"left\">Roofing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/roofing.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" align=\"left\">Roofing (Showing 10 of 128 companies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 15px; position: relative;\" align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgshow aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/Roofing-top-10.png\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 16px; line-height: 16pt; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\">Premium Clients can <strong style=\"color: #37a000; font-weight: 600;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/locarla_mainv4\/league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">view the full dynamic league tables here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #dfe2de; width: 700px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #37a000; font-size: 28px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 23px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #37a000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/locarla_mainv4\/library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reports, Reports &amp; more Reports.<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px;\" align=\"left\">All our <strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #1c84b4!important;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #1c84b4!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/pdf\/Locarla_Introduction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premium clients<\/a><\/strong> receive news, reports, contract data and LA Minutes every day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-1.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-2.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-3.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">GOV.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">GOV.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">London Gov.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-4.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-5.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-6.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">London Gov.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">GOV.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Radix Big Tent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-7.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-8.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-9.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">London Councils<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Parliament.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Parliament.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-10.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-11.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-12.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Office for National Statistics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">S&amp;P Global<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">GOV.UK<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-13.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-14.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-15.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Builders Merchant Building Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Plumbing &amp; Heating Merchant Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Savills<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-16.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-17.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-18.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Hyde Group<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Housing Ombudsman Service<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">London Councils<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-19.png\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/454751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-20.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/open_pdf\/455115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgreportshow\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/assets\/images\/newsletter\/2025\/dec\/reports-21.png\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">Centre for Cities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal; word-break: break-word;\">More in Common<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 8px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; width: 233.33px; padding-top: 5px; word-break: break-word;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Centre for Social Justice<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Housing RMI Business Intelligence &amp; other stuff And so this is Christmas, and what have we done? As another fun packed year draws to a close, and in the week, we finally get conclusive evidence that 9 out of 10 people who keep their camera\u2019s off in meetings, are actually naked, let\u2019s take a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-briefing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9679","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=9679"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9705,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9679\/revisions\/9705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}