Daily News: 12/06/2026
The Regulator of Social Housing has introduced a new Tenant Satisfaction Measure for electrical safety checks, requiring all social housing landlords in England with more than 1,000 homes to publish electrical safety compliance data from the 2026/27 reporting year onwards. GOV.UK
River Clyde Homes has announced record investment plans for its housing stock, with more than £60m to be invested over the next five years as part of a wider £100m programme focused on improving home quality, safety and energy efficiency across Inverclyde. River Clyde Homes
Hull City Council has begun demolition of three tower blocks to make way for new energy-efficient affordable homes. GBM Demolition is carrying out the work while the council looks to appoint a development partner for the site’s redevelopment. The Construction Index
Tower Hamlets Council has appointed Guildmore Group to deliver the next phase of the St George’s Leisure Centre redevelopment, providing new council homes alongside upgraded leisure facilities and wider regeneration improvements. Construction Enquirer
Milligan has been appointed by Hill Group to shape the commercial offer for Coventry’s £450m City Centre South regeneration project. Kier Group has secured a £140m contract extension with South West Water to continue delivering works across its network over the next two years. Clients of collapsed contractor Ardmore Construction Group have begun seeking replacement contractors to complete more than £1bn of London projects following the firm’s collapse. Mears Group has completed a £1.5m remediation project at a residential block in London on behalf of Tower Hamlets Community Housing, now part of Hyde Group. Place Midlands, Construction Enquirer, Construction Enquirer, and Mears Group
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has reported it’s highest-ever tenant satisfaction results, with overall satisfaction rising to 88% in 2025/26 from 84% the previous year, according to its latest Tenant Satisfaction Measures data. Housing Executive
Devon County Council is set to develop a specialist and supported housing strategy over the next 10 months to help meet the housing needs of older people, people with disabilities and other vulnerable residents across the county. Devon County Council
Analysis has identified millions of homes across London, Essex and Kent that could face an increased risk of subsidence as hotter, drier conditions linked to climate change cause shrinkable soils to contract and affect building foundations. The Guardian
A 375-home development on land north of Calmore in Hampshire has been approved by New Forest District Council. North Tyneside Council has approved plans by Northumberland Estates for a 270-home development on land between Backworth and Killingworth. Persimmon Homes has secured planning approval for 266 homes as part of the latest phase of its Jubilee Gardens development in Wiltshire. Plans for 200 homes on farmland in the New Forest have been approved despite local opposition. Daily Echo, Chronicle Live, Persimmon Homes, and Daily Echo