Daily News: 13/01/2026
Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to a £195m finance package with Orbit Group to upgrade thousands of social homes across the Midlands, East, and Southeast, boosting energy efficiency and creating warmer, safer, and more affordable housing. Lloyds Banking Group
Salford City Council’s housing company Derive delivered 113 new homes in 2025, supporting the council’s programme to increase the supply of affordable and high-quality housing across the city. Salford City Council
Wirral Council is set to adopt its 2026-2031 housing strategy, which highlights the need to deliver 687 affordable homes each year and sets out plans to ensure the right types of homes are built in the right locations, while in Northern Ireland it has been claimed that almost 5,000 vacant homes across Belfast and Derry could be brought back into use to help alleviate the worst of the housing crisis. Place North West, Belfast Telegraph
As Wales reviews progress toward its 20,000-home target, the Bevan Foundation urges more focus on social housing. In Scotland, housing associations say they feel undervalued after missing council funding, while new legislation will let social landlords transfer tenancies from abusers to victims to protect domestic abuse survivors, and the UK government has announced a £50m boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant to fund more home adaptations, helping people live independently for longer. Bevan Foundation, Scottish Housing News, The Scottish Government, and Housing Digital
Falkirk Council is planning a £9.36m investment to continue tackling damp and mould in council homes through a new four-year contract with specialist firms, while Homes England, HSBC and NatWest have agreed a £165m financing package with Allison Homes to support the delivery of more high-quality, affordable homes. Scottish Housing News, GOV.UK
Precast concrete firm FP McCann has acquired Easy-Trim Roofing and Construction Products Ltd from administration, while Stewart Milne Group’s administration continues with low payout prospects. Persimmon reported a 12% rise in 2025 completions, and Glasgow-based City Building showed improved profits despite higher pension and administrative costs. Construction Enquirer, Construction Wave, Construction Enquirer, and Construction Wave
The building energy management systems (BEMS) sector grew 2.6% in Q3, driven by rising demand from developers, architects, and designers to decarbonise UK buildings through advanced controls and automation. BCIA
Developers IJM Land and Treble Eight Group will convert the former Shredded Wheat factory in Hertfordshire into 579 homes, while Taylor Wimpey plans 360 homes near Coventry. Persimmon Homes North Scotland aims to build 148 homes on the former Ballumbie Golf Course in Dundee. Cambridge Investment Partnership has proposed 134 homes on Ekin Road, and Wain Homes plans 102 affordable homes in Wyre. Housing Today (register), Coventry Live, Scottish Housing News, LABM, and Place North West