Chairman Bob Smytherman received the following update on the recent IFF research on commonhold …. July 20th 2023 IFF research on commonhold published Dear members of the Commonhold Council I 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 […]
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Job vacancy at Russell Cooke, Enfranchisement Associate
Posted onRussell Cooke have a vacancy for an Enfranchisement Associate role. Further details are in the link below. Link to Russell Cooke website ….
FPRA Summer 2023 Newsletter
Posted onDear 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 […]
Imagine your future home
Posted onJuly 7, 2023 The 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 […]
FRAPT – Responsible Persons Survey Invite
Posted onJuly 7, 2023 Chairman 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 […]
News on the Block
Posted onNews 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 […]
Building safety regulator: Opportunity to take part in research
Posted on6th 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 […]
Government grants to install electric vehicle chargepoints (Update: 10 October 2022)
Posted onFrom: 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. […]
AGM 2022 Announce
Posted on12th October 2022 Dear Members, This year marks 51 years for the FPRA and we are delighted to invite you to our Annual Conference and AGM on Wednesday 23 November, 5.00pm – 8.00pm being held at the Victory Services Club, Central London, W2 2HF – we very much hope you can […]
LUHC Committee: Letter to DLUHC on Building Safety
Posted onFrom: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee <luhccom@parliament.uk> Sent: 07 September 2022 10:57 Subject: LUHC Committee: Letter to DLUHC on Building Safety Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Select Committee House of Commons Wednesday 7 September Building safety concerns – Clive Betts, Levelling-Up Committee Chair, writes to new Secretary of State Clive Betts, Chair of […]