Matilda Battersby

East London

Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Freelancer. Former @independent arts editor and @popshotmag editor. @Thebookseller sometimes. Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2024 winner. Rep’d by @sarahhornsley

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Government revises up total cost of leasehold reforms to £4bn

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News8.00 AM The government has published “technical corrections” to an impact assessment on leasehold reform that has revised up the total cost of the legislation to £4bn.
Government revises up total cost of leasehold reforms to £4bn

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

NewsThe government has published “technical corrections” to an impact assessment on leasehold reform that has revised up the total cost of the legislation to £4bn.
New national tenant body should have paid executives and ‘midwife’ group

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News10.45 AM A group of paid tenants with the right skill-sets are needed to act as decision-makers and operational leaders for a National Tenant Advocacy Structure (NTAS), according to new research.
Housing minister denies Oldham’s bid to withdraw from Greater Manchester housing plan

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News8.00 AM Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, has denied a bid by Oldham Council to withdraw from a Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) housing project.
London landlord promises £3m estate investment plan after report finds 95% of households with visible mould

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News12.15 PM A medical charity has warned of the long-term health impacts of damp and mould that plague an east London estate managed by one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Scottish charity criticises court ruling on temporary accommodation needs

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

NewsShelter Scotland has criticised a Supreme Court judgment which found that homelessness legislation only requires a family’s full needs to be met in permanent accommodation. SharelinesShelter Scotland has criticised a Supreme Court judgment which found that homelessness legislation only requires a family’s full needs to be met in permanent accommodation #UKhousing The charity believes the judgment leaves families open to “experience real harm while trapped in temporary accommodation”.
Scottish charity criticises court ruling on temporary accommodation needs

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News5.00 PM Shelter Scotland has criticised a Supreme Court judgment which found that homelessness legislation only requires a family’s full needs to be met in permanent accommodation. SharelinesShelter Scotland has criticised a Supreme Court judgment which found that homelessness legislation only requires a family’s full needs to be met in permanent accommodation #UKhousing The charity believes the judgment leaves families open to “experience real harm while trapped in temporary accommodation”.
Consultation opens in Wales on heat pumps and charging electric vehicles

1 week ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News10.15 AM The Welsh government is seeking views on changes to planning laws to make it easier for residents to install air-source heat pumps and to charge electric vehicles.
£389m West Midlands devolution settlement expected to save local residents £3m a year on bills

2 weeks ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News4.00 PM A “milestone moment” shifting funding and responsibility from Westminster to the West Midlands will result in thousands of local households saving a combined £3m on fuel bills.
Homes England partners with European financier to deliver brownfield site funding

2 weeks ago | insidehousing.co.uk | Matilda Battersby

News2.00 PM Homes England is partnering with Maslow Capital to deliver a programme of funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop brownfield sites.

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Articles

Government revises up total cost of leasehold reforms to £4bn

Government revises up total cost of leasehold reforms to £4bn

New national tenant body should have paid executives and ‘midwife’ group

Housing minister denies Oldham’s bid to withdraw from Greater Manchester housing plan

London landlord promises £3m estate investment plan after report finds 95% of households with visible mould

Scottish charity criticises court ruling on temporary accommodation needs

Scottish charity criticises court ruling on temporary accommodation needs

Consultation opens in Wales on heat pumps and charging electric vehicles

£389m West Midlands devolution settlement expected to save local residents £3m a year on bills

Homes England partners with European financier to deliver brownfield site funding

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