Daily News: 13/02/2026
S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Thrive Homes Ltd’s long-term issuer credit rating to ‘A’ from ‘A+’, citing increased investment levels, and assigned a negative outlook. S&P Global
Walsall Housing Group (WHG) completed 220 new homes in the first nine months of 2025/26, reporting lower completions while exploring a potential merger with Aspire to boost capacity, alongside improvements in stock energy efficiency. Warwick District Council’s Cabinet has recommended to the Full Council a plan to improve the quality, safety and sustainability of its housing stock, alongside investment in new council homes. Housing Today (register), Warwick District Council
The live tables on social housing sales provide up-to-date statistics on the sale of social housing stock owned by local authorities and private registered providers, including data on Right to Buy and Preserved Right to Buy schemes, with separate tables detailing those sales. GOV.UK
Wales has an estimated existing unmet housing need of 9,400 homes, a 64% increase since the 2019-based estimates, largely driven by a rise in homeless households living in temporary accommodation, according to the latest quality report. Welsh Government
Consultants have been appointed to progress the £1bn Eastgate Quarter regeneration scheme in Leeds city centre, marking a key step forward for the major development. The Construction Index
Cheshire-based M&E contractor Gilks (Nantwich) has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. In contrast, Cornwall B Corp developer Treveth reported a 23% rise in home completions while exceeding energy performance benchmarks in its latest Impact Report. Meanwhile, the City of Westminster is tightening contractor scrutiny following the collapse of Geoffrey Osborne, and Arconic has argued it is immune from liability under defective cladding legislation in a £2.73m High Court case concerning materials used on London high-rises. Construction Enquirer, Show House, Construction News (register), and Construction News (register)
Housing development in London has fallen to near a decade low, with just 5,547 homes started last year-an 84% drop from the 2015 peak-amid concerns that requirements such as second staircases are contributing to an estimated 18,000 “missing” homes from the pipeline. Knight Frank
Proposals for 200 homes in Skellow, Doncaster, were approved in principle, including affordable housing, wheelchair-accessible bungalows and open space. More than 160 homes have also been approved in Harlow town centre, while approval for 142 homes in Hatfield. In the Midlands, the government overruled planners to approve a 115-home greenbelt scheme. However, opposition remains elsewhere, with 210 homes criticised as “a step too far” by a town council and hundreds objecting to plans for 200 homes near a Lancaster village. Doncaster Free Press, Your Harlow, Welwyn Hatfield Times, Birmingham Live, BBC, and BBC