Daily News: 21/02/2025
The latest update on registered providers of social housing includes Camden Living Housing Association, which has now been officially registered as the council aims to develop housing outside its Housing Revenue Account. GOV.UK
The latest self-build and custom housebuilding data reveals that between 31 October 2022 and 30 October 2023, 4,849 new individuals joined the register, while 2,436 were removed, resulting in a net increase of 2,413. GOV.UK
The January 2025 Building Safety Remediation data reports 5,025 residential buildings (11m and over) with unsafe cladding under remediation, an increase of 14 since December 2024. GOV.UK
Swansea Council will acquire 141 homes in Garden Village, with 71 for low-cost ownership aimed at first-time buyers and 70 as council homes to boost affordable housing. Portsmouth City Council has acknowledged the Regulator of Social Housing’s assessment of “serious failings” as a “wake-up call” for improvements. In Wales, the final 2025/26 budget allocates £437m for social housing, with CIH Cymru welcoming the investment to address housing demand and affordability. Wales Online, Peterborough Telegraph, and Chartered Institute of Housing
Hill Group and Peabody have secured a £116m deal with Goodstone Living to deliver 360 build-to-rent homes, kickstarting the 3,500-home redevelopment of the former Ford plant in Dagenham. Construction Enquirer
Kensa has launched an in-house drilling service for ground source heat pumps. RSK has expanded by acquiring N-Able Group, adding 110 staff to its workforce. Meanwhile, Acheson Construction has entered administration, resulting in most of its 48 employees being made redundant. The Construction Index, Construction Enquirer, and Construction Enquirer
Ministers have instructed public bodies to increase procurement spending on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Construction News
The European Heat Pump Association reports that while heat pump sales have declined across Europe, they have risen in the UK. Meanwhile, 2024 saw the lowest number of new homes built in a year since 2017 (excluding Covid), with total completions at 217,911, down from 231,000 in 2023 and over 253,000 in 2022. PBC Today, Savills
Bristol City Council has approved an interim affordable housing plan, with 1,800+ homes under construction. Oldham is set to approve 283 homes at Hartford Mill and Shaw Distribution Park. West Oxfordshire opposes Cherwell’s 450-home plan near Woodstock. Rochdale awaits a decision on a 445-home Castleton estate with a single access road. Portsmouth sees a 275-home proposal at Moore Place Golf Club. In Lancaster, Wrenman advances a 260-home scheme while awaiting approval for another 200 homes. Bristol City Council, Place North West, West Oxfordshire District Council, Rochdale Online, BBC, and Place North West