Daily News: 27/01/2026
Paradigm Homes Charitable Housing Association Limited, trading as SettleParadigm, has completed the acquisition of 3,500 homes from London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) in South Buckinghamshire, marking the largest stock transfer between two housing associations to date. SettleParadigm Housing Group
Lambeth Council will extend a lease with Homes for Lambeth, allowing the company to evict a tenant from a council property, while sparking governance and transparency concerns. Meanwhile, Sheffield City Council plans a £552m, five-year investment programme to upgrade council homes, focusing on quality, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Brixton Buzz, The Star
A January 2026 report on the Mayor’s Affordable Homes Programme highlights the urgent need for more high-quality, genuinely affordable homes in London, as rising numbers of residents face temporary accommodation, poor-quality housing, or being forced to leave the city. London Gov.UK
The Prime Minister has announced a £250-a-year cap on ground rents, calling it a game-changing reform of the leasehold system to ease cost-of-living pressures and prevent leaseholders from being trapped by rising charges. GOV.UK
From 27th January, housing associations running heat networks are regulated as energy suppliers under Ofgem, giving residents access to the Energy Ombudsman. Meanwhile, Brent Council plans a £36m South Kilburn District Heat Network to cut household energy bills. Housing Executive, London Now
Muse and ECF are moving ahead with Gateshead Council on the Baltic Quarter regeneration, planning 1,600 mixed-use homes, while in London, Grainger and Barratt Redrow are developing 195 build-to-rent homes at Chiswick Reach, with Connected Living London funding and acquiring the scheme. Construction Enquirer, The Construction Index
CCG (Scotland) has unveiled a £510m construction pipeline for 2026, centred on delivering around 2,000 affordable and social homes across Scotland, while Mace says a 9.8% rise in new construction orders in Q3 2025 signals growing market opportunity heading into 2026. Meanwhile, Ardmore is contesting a £40m remediation claim brought by Taylor Wimpey, arguing the dispute was already settled under the original contract. Scottish Housing News, Construction Wave, and Construction News (register)
Rapid growth in UK data centres could produce enough recoverable waste heat to supply over three million homes by 2035 if the necessary heat network infrastructure is built, according to new analysis. Housing Executive
UK construction growth is being constrained by economic and policy uncertainty, with the Construction Products Association cutting its 2026 output growth forecast to 1.7% from 2.8%, while housing planning approvals fell to a six-year low in 2025, highlighting ongoing weakness in the development pipeline. Construction Products Association, Housing Executive
Cornwall Council approved 175 homes and a natural burial ground in a village. Early proposals for 600 homes near an Oxfordshire rail station. A 400-home mixed-use scheme at King’s Cross with 119 social rent units is set for approval. Redrow’s 155-home Warburton Lane plans in Trafford are pending final clearance, and a 108-home proposal in Storrington, South Downs. Cornwall Live, Witney Gazette, Housing Today (register), Place North West, and Surrey World