14th March 2025Dear MembersThe Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are interested to hear about your experience in ensuring lease compliance. In particular, the Department would like to understand how forfeiture is used, and any experience you have of ensuring compliance through other means e.g. recovering debts from earnings or seeking an injunction to […]
Chairman Bob Smytherman has received an email from Matt Prior, Commonhold Policy, MHCLG with an update on the RTM regulations laid before Parliament this week.OFFICIALDear Bob12th February 2025I hope you’re well. I’m emailing to let you know that on Monday 10 February we laid secondary legislation in Parliament to commence the measures in the Leasehold and […]
We are pleased to present Flat Living Magazine: February EditionIn the evolving world of property management, the use of software and technology has rapidly increased. In this edition, our contributors have covered all things software and technology, exploring it’s use in our industry.Don’t forget to visit page 6 where you can find TPIs Wellbeing and […]
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Training for the Role Q: We have just upgraded the fire alarm systems to four separate blocks on our site including heat detectors within each flat. (37 in total). As part of the refurbishment we decided to upgrade our Fire Risk Assessment documentation by appointing an independent fire safety person and I’ve just received the […]
Q: We really appreciate this service and the fact that you publish previous questions in the web which are very helpful to others in similar situation. Our current situation is that we have to repair our roof (cost between £150.000 – £200.000). Section 20 stage 1 was completed and after the statutory period stage 2 […]
Q: You will already have the standard lease used for this development and I now attach one of the lease plans (currently attached to all of the leases) which shows the communal areas & parking arrangements. The landlord has recently contacted selected leaseholders to ask whether they would be interested in buying the landlord’s parking […]
Bird Nesting Nuisance Q: The exterior extractor fan covers in our development are not fit for purpose. Many of the slats have broken off and birds are entering through them and nesting in the ducting. As many of these covers are on the exterior walls on the third and fourth floor it would be necessary […]
