Ā ALEP PRESS RELEASEāÆ 31 January 2023 LeaseholdĀ reform back in the spotlight The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) hasĀ responded to comments made by Michael GoveĀ at theĀ weekendĀ which suggest the Government may introduce further reforms to the leasehold system before the end of theĀ currentĀ Parliament. In an interviewĀ with SophyĀ Ridge on Sunday on Sky, he was asked a […]
Ā Ā Ā Ā 31 January 2023 Dear Members Please find below an email from the DLUHC along with a link also see here to the Secretary of Stateās formal response to the FCA review. SIX WEEKS FOR DEVELOPERS TO SIGN CONTRACT REQUIRING THEM TOĀ PAY TO FIX UNSAFE BUILDINGS Contract requires developers to fix buildings […]
FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman received an announcement from the Safer and Greener Buildings Group, DLUHCā¦ 30 January 2023 I am writing to let you know that the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities made an announcement earlier today on the progress of the negotiations with industry regarding the funding of building safety […]
Update from News On the Block ā online and live events for February-June 2022 NOTB areĀ looking forward to welcoming you to our live and online events this year and have prepared the scheduled below with some of our upcoming events that you may be interested in. Knowledge Bank: Building Safety Management 10 February 2022 […]
Q: I am trying to find an exemplar H&S policy and H&S Risk Assessment for a medium-sized block of flats that we can amend to work for us. Can you advise me if I can find one on your website or where I could find one of each to use as a basis for our […]
Q: At present, our officers and committee members are reviewing the āConstitutionā, which is some eight years old, and out of date. We wish to include one prime change (which does not feature within our current āConstitutionā) and that is, āto accommodate a memberās entitlement to appoint a proxy, primarily, because we have three apartment […]
Q: Our block is an Art Deco building of forty flats, locally listed as a building of special interest in a Conservation Area. Each leaseholder owns one-fortieth of the freehold. After decades of neglect, we are currently undergoing extensive refurbishment to restore the building to its former grandeur. A recent fire safety inspection listed a […]
Q: We have experienced a particularly bad season this year of seagulls nesting on the roof of our block and around the property. To gull proof the property will cost money and the management company had a split decision recently as to whether they should invest in such deterrents. To what degree is the management […]
Q: I am 1 of 12 freeholders who have a flat in a block. The flats are owned by 9 members. We are about the undertake a project to virtually rebuild the car park and undertaking which will cost approximately Ā£100,000. We have invoked Section 20 but have five landlords that between them own seven […]
Q: I have had a request to supply a copy of the property insurance to agents acting for a leaseholder. They say āAs we are the managing agent for our client we have a duty of care to ensure they have adequate cover. If you canāt release this information, would it be possible for you […]
