Daily News: 19/01/2026
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has unveiled a £2bn plan to deliver 64,000+ new homes, including a Housing Investment Fund and Mayoral Development Corporation, alongside £700m to support social and affordable housing. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
GreenSquareAccord has confirmed it is closing its offsite housing manufacturing arm, LoCaL Homes, as part of a strategy to simplify operations and focus on its core social landlord services. GreenSquareAccord
Social housing landlord Southern Housing has appointed contractors across 10 regional lots for a near £2bn programme of kitchens, bathrooms, windows and roofing upgrades, while Codi Group plans a £400m construction framework to support new housing delivery across Wales. Construction Enquirer, Construction News (register)
Wain Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned residential developers, has secured £140m in new funding from Lloyds and NatWest to accelerate its next growth phase, while Yorkshire Homes has agreed to a £3.38m SME Accelerator loan with Homes England to support delivery of 21 affordable and open-market homes in Thirsk and fund future land acquisition. Insider Media, GOV.UK
MJ Gleeson expects an improvement in home sales this spring following last month’s rate cut, while listed construction labour supplier Hercules has delayed its annual results announcement for the year ending 30 September 2025. Housing Today (register), Construction Enquirer
Tender prices in the UK rose by an estimated 0.7% between 3Q2025 and 4Q2025, driving annual growth of 2.5% in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI). BCIS
Plans for up to 200 homes near the A303 in Somerset have been approved, nearly a year after councillors backed the scheme. Vistry will progress 1,500 homes at North Leigh Park, Wigan, while 800-home farmland plans have sparked a council “crisis of confidence”. In Cardiff, up to 730 city-centre flats are under discussion, and around 100 campaigners protested 700 homes near protected heathland. Taylor Wimpey’s 199-home Smithy Bridge Road scheme in Rochdale awaits consent, and a 105-home development is proposed on Rushwick’s edge. Somerset Live, Place North West, StokeonTrentLive, Wales Online, BBC, Place North West, and Worcester News