Daily News: 15/09/2025
The Mind the Gap report warns London’s housing delivery is in “major crisis” as site investment collapses, putting the Government’s 1.5m homes target at risk. With 440,000 homes expected from the capital, it says ambitions will be “impossible” without urgent action. Home Builders Federation
Stonewater will acquire Porthove Housing Association and the Rotary Club of Hove Housing Society on 31 December through a transfer of engagements. The two providers, owning 97 homes in total, will be dissolved, with Stonewater taking over management. Housing Today (register)
Social Housing REIT (SOHO) saw a 19% rise in net rental income in H1 2025. A citywide survey of Wheatley Homes Glasgow tenants found nine in 10 are satisfied with their service. Perth and Kinross Council continues to deliver strong housing and homelessness support, while Melville Housing Association reported net arrears of just 1.7% in 2024/25, maintaining its status as a top-performing landlord. Housing Today (register), Wheatley Homes Glasgow, Perth and Kinross Council, and Housing Digital
Only 42% of social housing residents in Wales consider their rent affordable, with many citing high rents relative to income, rising living costs, and poor value for money, according to a report by TPAS Cymru. Meanwhile, a senior local authority official has warned that Scotland’s housing emergency is worsening and that the system is “broken”. Housing Today (register), BBC
Social housing maintenance contractor Mears has paid £9.5m to take over Pennington Choices Group Limited. Meanwhile, Coventry-based Vidi Construction has gone under after nearly 10 years in business. The Construction Index, Construction Enquirer
Costs to refit two Muirhouse tower blocks in Edinburgh have soared from £51.4m to £86m, with the council now considering demolition due to challenges in securing contractors to work on the unique buildings. Edinburgh Live
Regal won Tower Hamlets Council approval for a 1,300-bed student housing-led scheme in London’s Docklands. Cole Waterhouse received the go-ahead for its £200m Old Trafford project in Manchester, delivering 382 apartments and 412 student homes. In Scotland, Briar Homes secured planning for a £40m, 137-home development in Kennoway. Meanwhile, proposals for 242 homes in Leicestershire face local opposition, and 110 homes near Pickering will return to councillors for further review. Housing Today (register), Place North West, insider.co.uk, Leicestershire Live, and Gazette & Herald