Daily News: 21/05/2026
Homes England has launched market engagement for Nottingham’s Broad Marsh regeneration, targeting 1,000 homes alongside offices, retail and leisure space within a major mixed-use city centre redevelopment. GOV.UK
Tamworth Borough Council is seeking a development partner for its Gungate regeneration scheme, targeting housing, commercial space and public realm improvements within a major mixed-use development. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
Mears Group has secured a new £240m contract award from Thurrock Council covering repairs, compliance and planned investment works over an initial five-year term, with an option to extend for a further five years. Insider Media
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group is considering the demolition of older housing stock across two Wythenshawe sites to deliver around 320 replacement homes, as part of wider regeneration plans in the area. Place North West
Trade unions have warned that Somerset Council plans to outsource council housing repairs and maintenance could harm tenants and staff, with potential strike action over the reforms. Meanwhile, over £52m of social housing investment linked to Heylo Housing is at risk following firm collapses, raising concerns that around 3,500 homes could shift into the private sector, impacting UK affordable housing supply. Somerset County Gazette, The Guardian
Southway Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group are proposing a merger that would create Manchester’s largest social housing provider, managing around 21,000 homes and serving 40,000 residents. Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Magna Housing has acquired 56 new homes in Dorset as part of its long-term growth strategy, which aims to deliver 3,000 homes over the next decade. Daily Echo
Capital&Centric will lead the £50m Plymouth Civic Centre regeneration as part of wider city centre renewal plans. Construction has also begun on 40 new council homes in East Kilbride to support affordable housing delivery. Willmott Dixon has launched a new developments business, while in Bradford, Incommunities and Equans completed retrofit upgrades to improve energy efficiency in older homes. Meanwhile, Sidey completed an £850,000 window and door replacement programme for Thenue Housing Association across communities in Glasgow. Construction Enquirer, Scottish Housing News, Construction Enquirer, Housing Digital, and Scottish Housing News
The Scottish Housing Regulator has confirmed it is continuing its engagement with River Clyde Homes following findings of compliance failures linked to tenant safety, service performance and governance concerns. Scottish Housing News
Wirral Council has awarded new contracts aimed at strengthening frontline support services for residents facing homelessness across the borough. Wirral Globe
Richard Parker has launched the £11bn Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation via the West Midlands Combined Authority to accelerate housing, jobs and infrastructure in East Birmingham. Tamworth Borough Council has approved a long-term asset management plan to invest in heritage, leisure and community buildings. West Midlands Combined Authority, and Tamworth Borough Council
Cumberland Council will consider housing proposals totalling around 500 homes, including schemes by Story Homes, Northern Trust and John Swift Homes. Clarion Housing Group has secured approval for 228 homes for 100% social rent at the Blenheim Centre in Penge. In Essex, plans have been submitted for 145 additional homes near Colchester, alongside a separate approved scheme of 250 homes. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has agreed a deal to unlock regeneration of the Pyenest Street brownfield site, paving the way for around 140 new homes in Shelton. Place North West, Housing Executive, Essex Live, and Stoke-on-Trent City Council
A new report from the Centre for London warns that London’s housing crisis is worsening, placing growing pressure on public services, constraining economic growth, and impacting the majority of residents across the capital, highlighting systemic failures in the UK housing system. Centre for London