Daily News: 05/08/2025
Bromford Flagship reported a strong financial year ending 31 March 2025, with a net surplus of £136m, £11m more than the previous year. It delivered 1,770 new homes, including 1,698 affordable and 519 social rent homes, supporting its goal to build 30,000 homes by 2040. Bromford Flagship Ltd
Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cabinet is considering accelerating the return of council housing management from ForHousing to in-house by 1 April 2026, ahead of the current contract ending in June 2027. Cheshire West and Chester Council
Northumberland County Council has secured over £6m in government funding to support the development of affordable housing on brownfield sites, enhancing local housing supply and regeneration. Meanwhile, Castle Point Council has approved a significant £1.8m investment to improve social housing, following a critical report highlighting serious failings in the current stock. Northumberland County Council, Echo
Four Surrey councils, including Mole Valley District Council, have issued a formal tender inviting bids for a new joint contract to deliver recycling, waste collection, and street cleaning services, aiming to enhance service efficiency and value for money. Mole Valley District Council
Thakeham has signed a pre-construction services agreement with Thrive Homes for a housing scheme in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. West Developments has appointed Muir Timber Systems for timber frames at its Balruddery site in Angus. Show House, The Scotsman
Laing O’Rourke has reported increased pre-tax profits despite lower revenue in its Europe hub, including UK operations. Avant Homes has deepened its losses after setting aside over £100m for fire safety remediation. Meanwhile, Wilten Construction, a young design-and-build contractor based in Leicestershire, has doubled its turnover to over £70m. Construction Enquirer, Construction Enquirer, and Construction News (register)
In the first half of 2025, housing consents dropped by about 50%, signalling a sharp slowdown in planning approvals, according to the Housebuilders Quarterly Report Q2 2025. At the same time, over 102,000 UK construction firms face ‘significant’ financial distress, a 13.9% increase year-on-year, per Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert. PBC Today, PBC Today
Updated training courses have been launched to upskill 100 rainscreen facade system installers and 24 supervisors, aiming to accelerate post-Grenfell cladding remediation work across the UK. Construction Enquirer
The council has approved plans to demolish buildings for 130 new homes on green belt land in South Essex. Bexley Council has approved 121 homes on the former maternity hospital site, despite concerns over limited social housing. A proposal for the former Saica factory could add nearly 1,000 homes and a 170-bed hotel. In Mickleton, up to 200 homes are planned off Broadway Road. Meanwhile, the historic Noke Hotel in St Albans is set for conversion into 166 houses and a 90-bed care home. Essex Live, MyLondon, insider.co.uk, Cotswold Journal, and The Herts Advertiser