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 HCLG Committee: Government response to disabled people in the housing sector report published

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7th March 2025Publication: Government response on disabled people in the housing sector reportThe Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published the Government’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on disabled people in the housing sector.Government response to the former Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee report on disabled people in the housing […]

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FPRA Spring Conference

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spring_conference_ad_2025-1DownloadFPRA Spring ConferenceThursday 27 March 2025 – 10.00 – 12.00 pmWe are excited to announce our third Spring Conference taking place online on Thursday 27 March between 10-12.  We will have two keynote speakers: Emily Gray – FPRA Honorary Consultant and Operations Director at Burns Hamilton Solicitors who will run the first session on Section […]

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Spring 2025 FPRA Newsletter now available

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Dear members,The spring edition of the FPRA newsletter is here and ready for you to read now! It’s another bumper issue with news, updates and interesting articles all geared to ensure you are kept up-to-date and well-informed on the issues that affect you most. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act has finally been published – you can […]

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How RMCs use forfeiture – feedback to MHCLG requested by 10th March

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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 […]

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Update on Right to Manage

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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 […]

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Consultation on introducing permitted insurance fees for landlords, freeholders and property managing agents

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55th February 2025Your views are important!Since its inception in 1971, the FPRA has challenged, rallied and engineered change for the benefit of its members and the wider leasehold community. And we still are! However, today, we’re asking for your help.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is running a Consultation on introducing permitted insurance […]

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IMPORTANT UPDATE from BSR – Building Application Certificates – Application criteria

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An email has been received from BSR Communications by our chairman, Bob Smytherson with details of recent updates to Building Assessment Certification guidance information. Reproduced below….Good morning,Important updates to Building Assessment Certification guidance are now live – with a key addition. We’ve now integrated the specific assessment criteria used by HSE’s multi-disciplinary teams when assessing […]

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Winter 2024 FPRA Newsletter now available

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Dear Members, Please find attached our final newsletter of the year, Winter 2024, Issue 151 which we hope you enjoy reading.This edition includes the government ministerial statement on the next steps for leasehold reform, a summary of our recent AGM, and all of our usual features including the legal jottings and members Q&As.May we take […]

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