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 […]
Monday, July 3, 2023 The Home Office guide Check your fire safety responsibilities under Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) was published today. For further details , see blue link below. Building Safety Act Guide Publication – further details >>
July 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 […]
July 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 […]
FIRE SAFETY REFORM PROGRAMME UPDATE 31st May 2023 Further details in the PDF, link below.
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 […]
We are pleased to present the Flat Living Magazine: June Edition In line with current trends and the recent proposed changes to leasehold reform, our featured topic for June is Right to Manage. We believe you will find this issue highly valuable. Our contributors have dedicated their expertise to exploring various aspects of the topic. […]
27th February 2023 Share Regulator to protect high-rise residents in England from unsafe building practices 12,500 buildings must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator New ‘Be Ready’ campaign calls on industry to prepare for the new safety regime Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April […]
ALEP PRESS RELEASE 31 January 2023 Leasehold reform back in the spotlight The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has responded to comments made by Michael Gove at the weekend which suggest the Government may introduce further reforms to the leasehold system before the end of the current Parliament. In an interview with Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky, he was asked a […]
31 January 2023 Dear Members Please find below an email from the DLUHC along with a link also see here to the Secretary of State’s formal response to the FCA review. SIX WEEKS FOR DEVELOPERS TO SIGN CONTRACT REQUIRING THEM TO PAY TO FIX UNSAFE BUILDINGS Contract requires developers to fix buildings […]
