Daily News: 19/05/2026
NatWest Group committed £20bn over 10 years to support housing, regeneration, transport and energy projects across northern England. Funding includes £106m for Broadacres Housing Association, supporting delivery of 112 homes and retrofit investment. NatWest Group
Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to a new £65m retrofit finance package with Amplius Housing Association to support energy efficiency improvements across rental homes. Landlord Today
Glasgow City Council has unveiled a new 10-year City Development Plan that includes proposals for more than 30,000 new homes, new Economic Development Areas, city centre regeneration and wider investment to support jobs and growth across the city. Glasgow City Council
Pinnacle Group has expanded its property management portfolio through a new mandate managing nearly 200 properties for Hyde Group. Meanwhile, Portus Supported Housing has launched an in-house property management division to improve repairs, safety compliance and customer experience across its housing portfolio. Facilitate Magazine, Laing Buisson
Dalkia has secured the mechanical, electrical and plumbing package for Sisk’s £300m Children’s Cancer Centre project at Great Ormond Street Hospital in central London. Construction Enquirer
Amstone has appointed Keady Construction for the £150m No.1 Knightsbridge residential development in Stockport. Berkeley and Wandle Housing Association will deliver 74 shared ownership homes at Wandsworth Mills in London. Meanwhile, Bromford Flagship LiveWest has begun a 45-home scheme in Cambridgeshire, while the Lochaline affordable housing project in Scotland has entered construction with 14 family homes planned. Construction Enquirer, Show House, Housing Digital, and Scottish Housing News
Sanctuary Housing Association reported strong financial and operational performance in its 2025/26 results. PA Housing increased its operating surplus to £62.4m with improved turnover and margins, while Manchester City Council said nearly 1,000 of the 4,766 homes completed in 2025/26 were affordable homes, including 439 for social rent. Sanctuary Housing Association, PA Housing Ltd, and Manchester City Council
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘A’ long-term issuer credit rating for social housing provider Karbon Homes and maintained the stable outlook, alongside affirming the group’s £250 million bond rating at ‘A’. S&P Global
Trafford Council has launched a new initiative to bring empty homes back into use and support local housing demand. Meanwhile, Brighton and Hove City Council awarded a tenant £100 compensation after failing to properly address antisocial behaviour complaints in council housing. Trafford Council, The Argus
CBRE Investment Management has launched a new single-family housing strategy with Moda Living, backed by a £400m investment for its first dedicated UK housing fund. Meanwhile, Homes England is supporting the Homes for Nature initiative to promote sustainable housing development and environmentally focused communities. CBRE Investment Management, GOV.UK
Hertsmere Borough Council has withdrawn its appeal against a 900-home development in Potters Bar, allowing the scheme to progress. A controversial 400-home Surrey proposal will go to public inquiry, while approval has been secured for the final phase of a 200-home Exeter development. Meanwhile, Crocus Homes has revealed plans for 130 homes in Martham, Norfolk. Welwyn Hatfield Times, Sussex World, Devon Live, and Eastern Daily Press