Daily News: 02/06/2026
South East Consortium has launched its new Facilities Management Dynamic Market, providing a procurement route for soft, hard and total facilities management services, including cleaning, security, catering, building maintenance and repairs. South East Consortium
Clarion Housing Group has appointed The Hill Group to deliver 145 new social rent homes at Clare House in Tower Hamlets, providing affordable housing for local residents as part of a wider regeneration programme. Clarion Housing Group
Adra has secured £20m in funding from Principality Commercial to support its affordable housing development programme and ongoing investment in existing homes across North Wales. Wales247
Avant Homes has agreed a £10.6m deal with East Lothian Housing Association to deliver 52 new affordable homes at the Blindwells development in East Lothian. DITT Construction has begun work on the first 32 homes at Hjaltland Housing Association’s North Staneyhill development in Lerwick after securing the £9.7m construction contract earlier this year. Scottish Housing News, The Shetland Times
MKM Building Supplies has backed the launch of Solvanta, a new specialist business focused on improving the supply of building materials to the UK social housing sector through tailored procurement and supply chain solutions. MKM Building Supplies
Thrive Homes and Watford Community Housing have formally merged to create Chime Housing, a new housing association expected to strengthen financial resilience, enhance investment capacity and support future affordable housing delivery and community investment. Investegate
The Ermine Community Partnership has secured £104,049 in government funding after being selected as one of just 20 projects nationwide to receive support from the new Social Housing Innovation Fund. Lincoln City Council
The government’s Social Housing Bill has returned to Parliament for its Second Reading, with new measures that would make it easier for social landlords to evict tenants responsible for domestic abuse and strengthen protections for victims. The Chartered Institute of Housing has launched a UK-wide initiative aimed at improving repairs and maintenance services by increasing resident involvement, insight and engagement in service delivery. GOV.UK, Housing Digital
Controversial plans for 660 homes and a 60-bed care home in Wistaston have been approved despite opposition. A 540-home mixed-use scheme near Hereford is recommended for approval, while Vistry and L&Q have secured consent for 405 homes at Beam Park in East London. Elsewhere, a 300-home proposal in Much Wenlock faces strong opposition, plans for 275 homes in a market town and 217 homes in north Derbyshire have progressed, and Leeds City Council has approved a further 116 apartments at Aire Park, supporting ongoing UK housing and regeneration growth. Business Live, Insider Media, Vistry Group Plc, Ludlow & Tenbury Wells Advertiser, Derbyshire Times, and Place Yorkshire