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Changes to the Civil Procedure Rules with respect to possession proceedings

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From: Rebecca Perks <Rebecca.Perks@communities.gov.uk> Sent: 20 July 2020 16:24 Cc: Craig Barnes <Craig.Barnes@communities.gov.uk>; Stephanie Kvam <Stephanie.Kvam@communities.gov.uk>; Mark Nicholas <Mark.Nicholas1@communities.gov.uk> Subject: Changes to the Civil Procedure Rules with respect to possession proceedings All, The Civil Procedure Rules Committee have agreed rule changes to be applied to possession proceedings once the current stay on proceedings comes to […]

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Law Commission: publication of reports on residential leasehold and commonhold reform

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Sent on behalf of Professor Nick Hopkins Law Commission: publication of reports on residential leasehold and commonhold reform 21st July 2020 I am pleased to inform you that today the Law Commission has published three reports setting out recommendations for the reform of the law of residential leasehold and commonhold: Leasehold home ownership: buying your […]

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Property Management 50 awards for 2020 – Bob Smytherman is a Legend

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Property Management 50 17th July 2020 The results are in for this year’s Property Management 50! The PM50 awards were created in 2019 to provide a platform for recognition and celebration in what can be a largely thankless industry. The hope is that the awards will help to acknowledge the incredible dedication that has been […]

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UKAA Roundtable – overview of the Hackitt Review

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  UKAA Roundtable – raising awareness around EWS1 forms for high rise residential buildings Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director at Ringley Group   On Thursday 23rd January Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director at Ringley Group, hosted the UKAA Roundtable on the Hackitt Review, which was introduced following the Grenfell Tower tragedy that saw the deaths of at […]

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Remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on residential buildings

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Neil O’Connor CBE Director, Building Safety Programme Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 4th Floor, Fry Building 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Tel: 0303 444 1367 www.gov.uk/mhclg 6th April 2020 Remediation of unsafe non-ACM cladding systems on residential buildings The country is facing an unprecedented challenge due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. During […]

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Coronavirus News Page

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  Last Update: 07 February 2022 With the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, there has been a lot of information becoming available from several sources. In addition to regular updates from government organisations, the FPRA Office had initially received useful advice from members of the Committee and Honorary Consultants, normally only made available to their […]

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NOTICE ABOUT SELF ISOLATION AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

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      Dear Member, Please see below the following advice from one of our FPRA consultants. NOTICE ABOUT SELF ISOLATION AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Coronavirus is a national government matter beyond our remit – however, we feel that it may be helpful to address the concern of those living in homes that we manage, especially as […]

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Letter from the Mayor of London – recommendations to improve building safety

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Letter from the Mayor of London – recommendations to improve building safety Dear London building owner/manager, Please see attached open letter* from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to London building owners/managers of residential blocks. The letter contains important recommendations to improve building safety. Yours sincerely, Jennifer Price Public Liaison Manager – Public Liaison Unit […]

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Half a million people in danger from unsafe buildings as resident groups and industry call for Government action on cladding

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24th FEBRUARY 2020 Half a million people in danger from unsafe buildings as resident groups and industry call for Government action on cladding New industry research suggests half a million people could be living in unsafe buildings With government support limited to one specific type of cladding, these residents could be left with excessive bills […]

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Mark Chick_Bishop & Sewell new appointment

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NEWS RELEASE 11th February, 2020 LONDON: Bishop & Sewell, a leading full-service Central London law firm announces two new appointments to its management board. Central London law firm, Bishop & Sewell, is pleased to announce two new appointments to its management board. Mark Chick takes over as Senior Partner and Michael Kashis is appointed as […]

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