[level-member] Nothing we can do says Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Read FCA-insurance-response-13.5.13 [/level-member]
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Year: 2013
Rights and Obligations Changes
Posted on[level-member] Minor Wording Changes to Ground Rent & Summaries of Rights and Obligations for Service Charges and Administration Charges Notices The DCLG informs us that from 1st July some minor changes to the above notices are required, due to the First Tier Tribunal coming into to effect. They have provided this link for details, and […]
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Are you a residents’ association belonging to Engage Liverpool?
Posted onEngage Liverpool represents leaseholder interests in Liverpool and is now a Federation of Private Residentsā AssociationĀ partner organisation. Residentsā Associations belonging to Engage Liverpool can join the FPRA without the cost of the Joining Fee.
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Free Remissions for the Courts and Tribunals
Posted on[level-member] Consultation from the Ministry of Justice, which will impact on fees charged by the LVT. Ā Read the overview here. Consultation period 18 April ā 16 May 2013. [/level-member]
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Unfair Insurance Commissions
Posted on[level-member] Unfair Insurance Commissions: FPRA challenges the newly formed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to take seriously the widepread problem of freeholders/agents loading up insurance commissions atĀ leaseholdersā expense. Ā Read Insurance Commissions Letter-to-FCA-17.4.13 [/level-member]
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New provisions to the Mental Health Discrimination Act
Posted on[level-member] From 28th April 2013 RTM directors cannot be dismissed on the ground of Mental Health New provisions to the Mental Health Discrimination Act received Royal Assent on 28 February 2013 which affect an RTM (Right to Manage) Company being set up under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, and amends the associated Articles […]
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Association of Retirement Home Managers (ARHM) is consulting on revising its Code of Practice
Posted on[level-member] The Association of Retirement Home Managers is consulting on revising its Code of Practice You can view the press release here and see the FPRA submission here. The consultation ended on 10th April 2013 [/level-member]
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FPRA writes to new Housing Minister Mark Prisk
Posted on[level-member] FPRA writes to new Housing Minister Mark Prisk urging him to seriously consider problems faced by leaseholders. Read Mark Prisk letter 16.1 Ā Read Te Ministerās brief reply 28.02 Ā [/level-member]
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Supreme Court Judgement Creates Further Section20 Uncertainty
Posted onSection 20 as we know it has taken another legal knock, this time at the Supreme Court in the case of Daejan Investments v Benson. Broadly, the Supreme Court has ruled that technical irregularities with the bureaucracy of Section 20 compliance, are not grounds for leaseholders to restrict their contribution for major works to the […]
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ARMA-Q Consultation
Posted on[level-member] The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) is proposing to set up a new self-regulatory regime for its members. Itās a response to the governmentās total abandonment of any interest in trying to regulate the sector. ARMA sees their proposal as ground breaking due to the introduction of an independent regulatory body. Find out […]
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