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Housebuilding Today briefing: Friday 16 October 2026
Five stories from the last 24 hours, one date for the week ahead and one closing date from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
United Welsh to end Mears contract and run Celtic Horizons as in-house DLO from 2027
The South Wales housing association will take over IT, tools, vehicles and business services for its repairs subsidiary when its 13-year arrangement with Mears Group ends on 1 October 2027.
Clarion completions fall to 1,466 as energy efficiency spend passes £26m
Clarion Housing Group's Making a Difference report for 2025/26 shows new-home completions down from 1,727 a year earlier, while spending on energy efficiency rose and 80.3% of its homes now reach EPC C.
G15 backs draft London Plan but calls for grant and earlier Section 106 role
The group of London's largest housing associations has welcomed the Mayor's draft London Plan while pressing the GLA on grant funding, viability, Section 106 delivery and infrastructure commitments.
MHCLG consults on draft regulations for supported housing licensing in England
The ministry has published a 32-page draft statutory instrument setting out council-set fees, exemptions and a six-month set-up period for every local housing authority, with responses due by 10 December 2026.
Peabody appoints Nathan Nagaiah as its first head of AI to target repairs and services
The housing association said the new post will look at how artificial intelligence can speed up repairs, improve customer services and spot problems earlier across its 220,000 residents.
This week
RICS UK Awards
Takes place on Thursday 22 October.
Closing soon
That consultation runs until 21 October.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Housebuilding Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.