Daily News: 26/08/2025
The government has named six sites, including Wisley Airfield and Hampden Fields, to benefit from the New Homes Accelerator, a programme boosting planning capacity that has already sped delivery of 36,000 homes. Housing Today (register)
The Central Housing Investment Consortium has confirmed 33 contractors on its near £1bn housing upgrades and repairs framework, while the Southern Construction Framework is being reshaped with the introduction of single-stage tenders for the first time, as Hampshire and Devon County Councils launch early market engagement for SCF6. Meanwhile, energy and sustainability consultancy Carbon Futures has secured appointments on two newly launched local authority frameworks. Construction Enquirer, Construction Enquirer, and Scottish Housing News
Chelmsford City Council is seeking a developer for a £250m residential-led regeneration scheme on former industrial land in the town. CS Construction has been awarded a £400,000+ contract by Hanover Scotland for the replacement of windows and doors at Hanover Court in Inverbervie. The Construction Index, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
Groundworks specialist M&J Evans has lifted pre-tax profit by 67% despite a dip in turnover, as its regional expansion strategy begins to deliver results. Employee-owned Triton Construction has improved profits, with turnover rising nearly 20% to £60.5m in 2024/25, after a fall from £62m to £51m in 2023/24. The trade body for fit-out specialists has criticised CITB over recent training funding changes, calling them a “kick in the teeth” for contractors. Construction Enquirer, The Construction Index, and Construction Enquirer
The PHMI report for Q2 2025 shows value sales up 2.0% year-on-year, volumes down 2.3% due to a 4.5% price rise, with like-for-like sales 3.7% higher. Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index
Affordable home completions in Scotland fell from 23,486 in 2022 to 19,988 in 2024, highlighting a worsening housing emergency, while annual housebuilding cost inflation eased to 2.0% in Q2 2025, down from 15.3% in Q2 2022. STV News, BCIS
Cabinet members at Thanet Council are expected to discuss proposals to purchase 11 new-build homes in Broadstairs and to employ additional Housing Options staff. The Isle of Thanet News
A large 1,800-home scheme on the South Yorkshire border was approved despite over 1,000 objections. Plans for 350 homes, including 245 affordable units, on a former golf club have also been approved. West Sussex Council will challenge the approval of 800 homes near a golf course. In Fradley, up to 500 homes have been resubmitted after an earlier rejection. In North London, a six-tower mixed-use scheme at Hendon Goods Yard is proposed, with 368 homes. Decisions are pending on schemes including 290 homes near Melton, 255 homes at Montgomerie Park, Irvine, and 200 homes on Derbyshire farmland. The Star, BBC, BBC, Express & Star, Construction Enquirer, Leicestershire Live, Irvine Times, and BBC