Living City, supported by the FPRA and News on the Block, has published its latest 2013 survey report into the leasehold sector. Click here to read the results. Over 8,000 people were invited to answer the 18 questions which tackled the key issues around apartment ownership. Livingcity was supported by News on the Block and the […]
[level-member] Nothing we can do says Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Read FCA-insurance-response-13.5.13 [/level-member]
[level-member] Minor Wording Changes to Ground Rent & Summaries of Rights and Obligations for Service Charges and Administration Charges Notices The DCLG informs us that from 1st July some minor changes to the above notices are required, due to the First Tier Tribunal coming into to effect. They have provided this link for details, and […]
Engage Liverpool represents leaseholder interests in Liverpool and is now a Federation of Private Residents’ Association partner organisation. Residents’ Associations belonging to Engage Liverpool can join the FPRA without the cost of the Joining Fee.
[level-member] Unfair Insurance Commissions: FPRA challenges the newly formed Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to take seriously the widepread problem of freeholders/agents loading up insurance commissions at leaseholders’ expense. Read Insurance Commissions Letter-to-FCA-17.4.13 [/level-member]
[level-member] From 28th April 2013 RTM directors cannot be dismissed on the ground of Mental Health New provisions to the Mental Health Discrimination Act received Royal Assent on 28 February 2013 which affect an RTM (Right to Manage) Company being set up under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, and amends the associated Articles […]
[level-member] FPRA writes to new Housing Minister Mark Prisk urging him to seriously consider problems faced by leaseholders. Read Mark Prisk letter 16.1 Read Te Minister’s brief reply 28.02 [/level-member]
Section 20 as we know it has taken another legal knock, this time at the Supreme Court in the case of Daejan Investments v Benson. Broadly, the Supreme Court has ruled that technical irregularities with the bureaucracy of Section 20 compliance, are not grounds for leaseholders to restrict their contribution for major works to the […]
Just before Christmas a High Court judge appears to have ruled that the £250 limit per flat for spending on repairs and maintenance without having to consult with leaseholders, applies to the collective year’s total. Until this ruling, it was understood that the £250 applied to a particular set of works. The impact of the […]
[level-member] Read the speech given at the AGM on 8 November 2012 by Baroness Gardner of Parkes Read the keynotes speech here. [/level-member]
