Daily News: 29/10/2025
The Regulator of Social Housing downgraded Phoenix Community Housing to G3 for governance failures and GreenSquareAccord to G2 (C2/V2) for weak oversight. Barnet, Sutton, and North East Derbyshire councils achieved C1 ratings, while Hounslow received C2. Clarion Housing (C2/G1/V1) and Honeycomb Group (C2/G1/V2) were rated, and Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, Advance Housing and Support, Teign Housing, and Two Rivers Housing retained their grades. GOV.UK
Trent & Dove Housing has secured £50m to expand its affordable housing programme across Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Leicestershire. Richmond Council is investing £21.5m to purchase 50 homes for families in urgent housing need, while the government has announced plans to split Surrey into East and West Surrey unitary councils as part of a major local government reorganisation, subject to parliamentary approval. Housing Digital, UK Property Forums, and BBC
Cardo Group has secured a 10-year, £500m contract with Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire to continue delivering housing maintenance and repair services. Meanwhile, North has won a £4.6m contract from Gateshead Council to upgrade door entry and video surveillance systems across 18 high-rise residential blocks in Tyne and Wear. The Construction Index, FMJ
Renew Holdings has secured a new £140m revolving credit facility with three banks, extending its access to funding until October 2029. In Scotland, Campion Homes reported a sharp rise in pre-tax profits to £6.9m, up from £2.6m the previous year, while Stepnell achieved its fifth consecutive year of profit growth, driven by frameworks and repeat business. Additionally, Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd was fined £50,000 after Birmingham City Council prosecuted the firm for failing to comply with a fire safety improvement notice. Construction News (register), Scottish Housing News, Construction Wave, and The Construction Index
Savills’ Q3 2025 Residential Development Land report shows UK greenfield land values stayed flat this quarter, with annual growth of just 0.3%. Planning consents across England fell 34% in the 12 months to June 2025 compared with the 2021 peak. Savills
Berkeley Group has received approval to invest £250m in cleaning up the former Beckton gasworks site in East London, paving the way for the first 2,900 new homes. Councillors in north Essex have agreed to plans for 155 homes on farmland, while an inquiry is under way over proposals for 300 apartments on Newcastle City Heliport land. Consultation has opened on 220 green belt homes near High Wycombe, and plans have been lodged for nearly 200 homes in a Somerset town near the M5. Bellway has also expanded its Bolton site with land for 183 homes, and 135 new homes have been proposed in the next phase of a Telford development. Construction Enquirer, Essex Live, Chronicle Live, Bucks Free Press, Somerset Live, TheBusinessDesk.com, and BBC