Daily News: 22/04/2026
Mears Group has secured a social housing maintenance contract worth over £200m with Moat Homes, covering responsive, void and planned works for around 20,000 homes in the south-east over an initial 10-year term. TheBusinessDesk.com
Developers are seeking contractors for two Liverpool residential schemes worth £70m following planning approval for projects in the Baltic tech hub. Construction Enquirer
Abri has launched a new investment strategy to double delivery to 20,000 homes, alongside a £450m programme to upgrade existing stock, including energy efficiency, building safety and regeneration. Abri
Corrigenda has secured a property maintenance contract with Hampshire County Council covering engineering and building fabric services, while Mears is extending its £4.6m retrofit programme in South Cambridgeshire after upgrading 237 homes. Meanwhile, prefabricated plumbing solutions are helping accelerate construction at the Leeds Sky Gardens tower. Facilitate Magazine, Mears Group, and The Construction Index
Bellway has begun construction on a 250-home development at Sharnbrook Park, while Graham has been appointed by Trafford Council to deliver a £60m build-to-rent scheme at Stretford Mall. Bedford Today, Construction News (register)
The Church of England’s new registered provider, Church Housing Association, has completed its first acquisition of affordable homes, while Vico Homes has secured £72,638 in government funding to deliver a project aimed at tackling the stigma around social housing. Housing Today (register), Housing Digital
New reports highlight ongoing pressures in the housing sector, with a parliamentary review finding some temporary accommodation conditions to be unfit for habitation, particularly impacting children, while a separate briefing calls for the delivery of 90,000 social rent homes annually over the next decade to address the housing crisis. Parliament.uk, Shelter
Housing development activity continues to gather pace, with Muller submitting a 520-home masterplan in Crewe including community facilities and green infrastructure, while plans for nearly 300 homes in Chard could begin construction in 2027 if approved. Elsewhere, Bellway has lodged a new 134-home proposal in Hazel Grove, and plans have been brought forward for 157 affordable homes on a brownfield site in Glasgow near the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Place North West, Somerset Live, Place North West, and Scottish Housing News