Daily News: 03/03/2026
Legal & General Group has raised over £750m for its affordable housing strategy, including £50m from Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI), strengthening its deployment into new affordable housing since the fund’s launch in July 2024. Legal & General Group
Lambeth Council is set to reacquire homes previously lost through the Right to Buy scheme to increase council housing supply and reduce reliance on temporary accommodation. Love Lambeth
The number of households on the social housing register in England needing larger homes of three or more bedrooms has reached its highest level in over a decade. BBC
Contractor Mears has sold its education and health facilities management arm, Morrison Facilities Services Limited, for £18m to focus more on its housing operations. The FM business, which mainly serves schools and healthcare facilities, was sold following a competitive sales process. Construction Enquirer
Byrne Group has rebranded its O’Keefe Demolition & Groundworks business to Byrne Demolition and Byrne Groundworks. Meanwhile, Carey Group boosted profits through disciplined project selection despite a fall in turnover, and modular specialist McAvoy doubled its profit even as turnover dropped due to project-start delays. Construction Enquirer, Construction News (register), and Construction News (register)
The British Standards Institution has launched a new framework aimed at improving product safety and supporting regulatory reform across the built environment. Meanwhile, the British Board of Agreement has had its own accreditation suspended, meaning it cannot currently issue safety certificates to building product manufacturers. Construction Management Magazine, Construction Enquirer
In Taunton, 242 homes have been approved despite criticism of the “bonkers” spine road design. Tameside will reconsider the 2,150-home Godley Green garden village on 18th March following a complaint over a previous rejection. Basing View sees additional affordable housing included in 326 new apartments, while 282 homes are planned at a former North Staffordshire army camp. In Shrewsbury, a 280-home project is delayed due to concerns over the cancelled North West Relief Road. Meanwhile, residents in a Yorkshire village oppose plans for 230 homes, and plans have been submitted to demolish former DWP offices in Benton to create 220 new homes. Somerset Live, Place North West, Basingstoke Gazette, StokeonTrentLive, Shropshire Star, Yorkshire Live, and Chronicle Live