{"id":9918,"date":"2026-01-16T12:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:59:11","slug":"friday-16-01-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/daily-news\/friday-16-01-2026-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday: 16\/01\/2026 \/ News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daily News: 16\/01\/2026<\/h6>\n

Yorkshire Housing has reported a reduced operating surplus of \u00a319.1m for the half year to September, down 5% year-on-year, with pre-tax surplus falling to \u00a37.7m amid lower shared ownership margins.<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Council has proposed a \u00a3107m, five-year programme to deliver around 500 new council homes, set out in its Housing Revenue Account Business Plan for Cabinet and Council approval. The communities minister has reaffirmed plans to increase social housing delivery, despite missed targets, as research warns new social home output in Northern Ireland could fall from 2,092 to around 1,100.<\/span> TheBusinessDesk.com<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> BBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Falkirk Council will raise council housing rents by 9% from April 2026, supporting a \u00a3240m, five-year investment programme for repairs, safety works and delivery of new council homes. Edinburgh\u2019s social housing waiting list has risen by over 22% since March 2024, reaching 28,847 households and 55,804 individuals, including more than 15,000 children awaiting homes.<\/span> Falkirk Council<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Edinburgh News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kier Construction is set to deliver a \u00a321m retrofit and upgrade programme for two Edinburgh high-rise blocks, Craigmillar Court and Peffermill Court, under the council\u2019s Strategic Investment Plan. Retrofit specialist JPS Projects has secured private equity backing from Cordovan Capital Management, supporting growth of its housing retrofit operations across Manchester, Chesterfield and Hemel Hempstead. Esh Construction has secured a \u00a32m Durham County Council contract to deliver energy-efficiency upgrades to homes under the Warmer Homes scheme, funded through the Local Government Grant initiative.<\/span> Scottish Construction Now<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> East Midlands Business Link<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> The Northern Echo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Housebuilder Jelson has returned to profitability, citing improved operational efficiencies and stronger site quality, signalling stabilisation after previous financial pressures and a more resilient trading position.<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Supreme Court ruled a contractor was not entitled to terminate a JCT development contract over two late payments, upholding the housing association\u2019s position and clarifying employer protections in construction agreements.<\/span> Housing Today (register)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Revised plans propose 228 social rent homes at Bromley\u2019s Blenheim Centre, while Bloor Homes has submitted an outline bid for 220 homes in Ormskirk. Trafford is set to approve 155 Redrow homes. 163 homes near Carlisle were refused, and Manchester rejected a 750-home Stocktons skyscraper scheme.<\/span> Housing Digital<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Lancashire Post<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Place North West<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> News & Star<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Place North West\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily News: 16\/01\/2026 Yorkshire Housing has reported a reduced operating surplus of \u00a319.1m for the half year to September, down 5% year-on-year, with pre-tax surplus falling to \u00a37.7m amid lower shared ownership margins. Housing Today (register) Wolverhampton Council has proposed a \u00a3107m, five-year programme to deliver around 500 new council homes, set out in its […]<\/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-9918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9918","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=9918"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9930,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9918\/revisions\/9930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.locarla.com\/insight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}