Daily News: 25/11/2025
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the ‘A-’ long-term rating for Clarion Housing Group, with a stable outlook, confirming its strong financial position and resilience. S&P Global
Liverpool City Council has launched an empty homes grants scheme, offering up to £20,000 to help bring vacant properties back into use and reduce the housing waiting list. Richmond Council reports strong progress on its expanding pipeline of affordable homes and sets out further ambitions to boost delivery. Meanwhile, Rugby Borough Council has backed proposals for a single county-wide unitary authority for Warwickshire, favouring its location in Rugby. Liverpool City Council, London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, and BBC
Hyde Group’s latest report underscores the growing importance of social housing amid rising living pressures. Five major HAs (Hyde, MTVH, Guinness, A2Dominion and Platform) estimate an average social value of £20,216 per tenancy, equating to over £87bn a year across 4.3m social homes. Hyde Group
A new survey by Investec shows one in three institutional investors have reduced their appetite for funding high-rise developments over 18 metres due to concerns linked to the Building Safety Act, highlighting growing caution in the market. Housing Today (register)
Peabody has begun market engagement to secure a JV construction partner for the final phase of its Wornington Green estate regeneration in west London. Construction News (register)
Contractor Midgard has been cleared to begin work on a £145m twin-tower residential scheme in Birmingham after the project passed the Gateway 2 safety stage. A Brighton affordable housing scheme is facing sharply rising costs due to delays in securing Building Safety Regulator Gateway 2 approval. Deeley Group has returned to profit with turnover rising to £67m, driven by strong later-living sector growth. Meanwhile, carbon-capture and green materials firm Carbon8 Systems has entered insolvency, with Quantuma appointed to manage the process. Construction Enquirer, Construction News (register), Construction Wave, and Construction Enquirer
The Welsh Government has unveiled two major strategies, a Built Environment Mission Statement and a Digital Action Plan for Construction, to drive modernisation and improve outcomes across the construction sector. Construction News (register)
UK Build to Rent investment hit £2.6bn in the first nine months of 2025, matching totals from 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, new YouGov MRP polling shows that only 25% of Britons would consider moving to one of the government’s proposed new towns, with attitudes mapped across 349 local authorities. Savills, Housing Today (register)
Plans have been approved to turn the former Reno Nightclub on Princess Road, Manchester, into 212 social and affordable homes for MSV. Persimmon has forward-purchased a 1,270-home site from Henry Boot, while Peel Land has submitted plans for a 1,450-home estate, relief road and park near the M61. In Glasgow, Downing has lodged proposals for a 1,135-bed mixed-use scheme at 40 Anderston Quay. Meanwhile, Story Homes and Taylor Wimpey have acquired farmland in Worsley to deliver 330 homes, subject to planning. TheBusinessDesk.com, Housing Today (register), Manchester Evening News, Scottish Housing News, and The Construction Index