This issue includes a special Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Award (ERMAS) winners feature and includes some of the following articles. Landlords to spend big to meet EPC requirements How do we attract the next generation? Challenges of complying with the new safety act Your duties as a new freeholder Enriching lives on our doorstep and […]
20th July 2023A summary of the responses received to the consultation on commencement of section 156 of the UK Building Safety Act 2022 in Wales, has now been published.This can be accessed at the following link:Commencement of section 156 of the UK Building Safety Act 2022 in Wales | GOV.WALESIn Welsh – Gellir ei weld […]
Chairman Bob Smytherman received the following update on the recent IFF research on commonhold ….July 20th 2023IFF research on commonhold publishedDear members of the Commonhold CouncilI wanted to draw your attention to the IFF research report we commissioned into ‘Living in and looking after shared buildings: the perspective of leaseholders and prospective flat buyers’ which […]
Russell Cooke have a vacancy for an Enfranchisement Associate role. Further details are in the link below.Link to Russell Cooke website ….
Dear Members,Please find below a link to our latest newsletter – Issue 145, Summer 2023 – which we hope you will enjoy reading. In this edition we cover changes to the Building Safety Act, guidance on fire safety for smaller blocks and all our usual features including our members questions.Please do let us know if […]
July 7, 2023The Greater London Authority are looking to invite residents and tenants to a workshop about ‘Imagining Your Future Home’ on Wednesday 19th July from 10am to 3pm, at Senate House WC1E 7HU, where we will offer them a free lunch and £10 for their time, as well as cover reasonable travel expenses up to £10.Please […]
July 7, 2023Chairman Bob Smytherson received an email from the Fire Safety Unit, following his engagement with the Fire Risk Assessment Prevention Tool (FRAPT) and with an invite for FPRA members to take part in an anonymous survey conducted by the Home Office of how recent fire safety legislation changes have impacted Responsible Persons in […]
News on the Block have made available to all FPRA members a copy of their magazine, issue 125, to read online .This issue includes our special Health and Safety feature, with an emphasis on Building Safety and includes some of the following articles. The Property Institute exec chair steps down Properties with cladding can now access mortgage deals Rare joined-up thinking […]
6th March 2023 Dear Members Please see the opportunity below to take part in research from the HSE on behalf of the Building Safety Regulator – please contact Ruby directly if you would like to be involved. Hi there, On behalf of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), we’re conducting user research and usability testing with […]
From: Head of Infrastructure Grants, OZEV, Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR 17 October 2022 The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles champions the take-up of electric vehicles across the UK. The rental property sector has a key role in this. Electric vehicles are coming, and people want to charge at home. […]
