spring_conference_ad_2025-1Download FPRA Spring Conference Thursday 27 March 2025 – 10.00 – 12.00 pm We 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 […]
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 […]
14th March 2025 Dear Members The 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 […]
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. OFFICIAL Dear Bob 12th February 2025 I 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 […]
Issue 135 of News on the Block has now been published online This issue of News on the Block includes a special Service Charges feature and a tribute to Ian Fletcher as he announces his retirement from the BPF. Read News on the Block issue 135 (PDF) >>
5 5th February 2025 Your 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Issue 134 of News on the Block has been published and is available for subscribers to read online. This issue of News on the Block includes a special Property Management Awards 2024 winners feature. Read News on the Block, Issue 134 online >> Some of the articles in this issue include: Government leasehold plans are […]
21 November 2024 Chairman Bob Smytherman has received a communication from Matt Prior at Commonhold Policy at MHCLG OFFICIAL Dear Bob I hope you are well. Today the Government made a statement on the next steps for leasehold and commonhold reform. The Housing Minister’s written statement can be found here: Written statements – Written questions, […]
