Daily News: 18/09/2025
The Regulator of Social Housing carried out the TSM small landlord data submission pilot, engaging a diverse range of small social housing providers, including local authorities, almshouses, for-profit organisations and supported housing specialists, to evaluate sector performance and governance. GOV.UK
The Housing Ombudsman’s report highlights ‘silent’ cases of subsidence, adaptations, and rent issues, causing serious harm to residents. Landlords cited include Basildon Council, Bromford, Flagship, Clarion, Hounslow Council, L&Q, Metropolitan Thames Valley, and PA Housing. Housing Ombudsman Service
PRS REIT has agreed to a £646.2m sale to investors managed by Waypoint Asset Management, marking a major deal in the private rented sector housing market. Meanwhile, Ayrshire Housing reported a year of record investment, spending £1.6m on improving existing homes, with plans to double that figure in the coming year. TheBusinessDesk, Ayr Advertiser
Kier has extended its facilities management contract with Wiltshire Council across three service areas. Cardo Group secured 12 lots on the Greener Futures DPS for social housing energy efficiency and decarbonisation works. Luton Borough Council chose Totalmobile to improve its Repairs and Maintenance service as part of its housing digital transformation. FMJ, Facilitate Magazine, and LABM
Barhale has launched a Low Carbon Solutions arm to target growth markets such as heat recovery, transfer and networks, while retrofit installer Baxter Kelly has gone into administration after spiralling sales costs, and Hull-based Kingston Modular Systems collapsed after failing to secure investment, costing dozens of jobs. Meanwhile, subcontractors impacted by ISG’s collapse are preparing class actions over failed Project Bank Accounts, and Vistry Partnerships’ CEO has called on the government to adopt a new Do-It-Yourself Shared Ownership scheme for new builds in the upcoming budget. Construction Enquirer, Construction News (register), Business Live, Construction Enquirer, and Housing Today (register)
Government data shows continued progress in home energy upgrades, with around 4.3m measures installed in 2.6m properties under the Energy Company Obligation up to July 2025, while the Great British Insulation Scheme has delivered nearly 97,000 measures across more than 75,000 households in the same period. GOV.UK, GOV.UK
PwC’s latest Construction and Housebuilding Outlook H2 2025 forecasts UK construction sector growth in 2025, with real output expected to rise by around 1% despite persistent challenges in housebuilding and commercial markets. PwC
Stockport Council approved a 4,000-home framework including a health hub and school, while Southwark councillors gave the green light for four towers at Elephant & Castle delivering 1,434 student rooms and 243 affordable flats. Elsewhere, approvals include up to 163 homes on the Isle of Wight and 182 homes near Brentwood, with plans also submitted for 1,800 homes near Guildford and 350 in Chadwell St Mary. Vistry has also completed land acquisition for 526 new homes in Derby. Place North West, Construction Enquirer, Isle of Wight County Press, Essex Live, BBC, Thurrock Nub News, and Derby World