Daily News: 14/04/2025
Clarion Housing Association has renewed its £3bn debt instrument, launching a Euro Medium Term Note Programme to fund sustainable investments. Housing Today (register)
Bolton at Home is set to change its name to Be One Homes, with the legal change expected by April 2026. Starting in July 2025, the Be One Repairs logo will be visible on servicing and repair vans. Bolton at Home
Glasgow City Council’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme delivered over 1,000 new affordable homes in the past year. Meanwhile, over 8,000 council tenants in North Yorkshire will benefit from a new strategy addressing housing services and issues like mould and damp. Glasgow City Council, BBC
20 grounds maintenance and arboricultural contractors have joined a new framework split into two lots, each worth up to £8m. The contract runs for one year with a possible two-year extension. HortWeek
A 114-home residential scheme in Tonyrefail by Tirion Homes has secured £24.5m in funding from the Development Bank of Wales and the Welsh Government. Business Live
Manchester high-rise builder Renaker Build expects a record-breaking 2025, despite labour shortages and economic concerns. Orca Cleaning Group, a family-run firm in Durham, has acquired Millen FM, a North East facilities management company. Collapsed M&E contractor TNA Electrical owed £6.9m to subcontractors and suppliers at the time of its failure. Construction Enquirer, Facilitate Magazine, and Construction Enquirer
The government has announced an additional £21.1m to support alarm systems and has extended the Waking Watch Replacement Fund. This move follows the widespread use of costly waking watch schemes since the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Housing Today (register)
In the first quarter of 2025, over £1.1bn was invested in the UK Build-to-Rent (BTR) market, marking the seventh consecutive year that first-quarter investment has surpassed £1bn. Knight Frank
Salboy’s 76-storey tower in Manchester, set to be the UK’s tallest outside London, has been approved with 452 flats and a 160-bed hotel. Leeds has greenlit nearly 400 flats across three blocks. In London, HUB will convert an Aldgate office into 277 co-living homes. A developer in Romsey won approval for 270 homes. Nottinghamshire plans 500 homes with a school and allotments. Huddersfield will replace a student block with up to 261 homes, and 135 homes are proposed at Ducks Nest Farm, Arborfield. BBC, Construction Enquirer, Housing Today (register), Daily Echo, Nottinghamshire Live, BBC, and Reading Chronicle