24 January 2023 We wanted to let you know that yesterday the Government has laid the Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) Regulations 2023 in Parliament. The regulations will be subject to the affirmative procedure, meaning they must be debated and approved by both Houses of Parliament before they can become law. A copy of […]
The following was received by our chairman, Bob Smytherman, who thought it would be of interest to FPRA members. Why not start the new year as you mean to go on by updating your knowledge in one of our January webinars? All of our Knowledge Week webinars are also available to watch back via […]
30 November 2022 LEASEHOLDERS IN MEDIUM-RISE BUILDINGS HELPED WITH CLADDING FIXES • Government-backed pilot scheme opens for buildings 11-18m high • Cladding repairs will be funded by Building Safety Levy on developers • Rollout to begin in 2023 and will be biggest Building Safety scheme Leaseholders and residents living in medium-rise buildings will get their […]
2022 News Archive [divider_line] Building safety funding inquiry launched by Levelling Up Committee 19th January 2022 The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today launched a new inquiry into building safety and issues relating to funding and remediation. The Committee’s inquiry will examine the announcements made by Secretary of State Michael Gove in […]
From: 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 […]
[divider_line] 2020 [divider_line] [divider_line] New £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund announced 17 December 2020 Fund announced to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part of a further move to support thousands of residents in high-rise buildings. [button align=”left” link=”https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-30-million-waking-watch-relief-fund-announced” linkTarget=”_self” bgColor=”#003399″ textColor=”#FFFFFF”] Further details >>[/button] [divider_line] Companies House launches awareness […]
[divider_line] 2021 [divider_line] Filming the Zetland 9th November 2021 The Zetland building in Saltburn-by-the-sea is perched on the north-east coast of England. It is a building with over 150 years’ of history, and in demand to film for television programmes. Recently it featured in a Railway architecture programme. Read a behind-the-scenes report of the filming […]
[divider_line] 2022 Archived News [ms-protect-content id=”4097″ silent=”yes”] Leaseholder Expo 2022 update 3rd August 2022 Dear members, As you may be aware, the FPRA are proud to be supporting Leaseholder Expo 2022; the largest national leasehold event of the year taking place on Thursday 11th August 2022 and we are delighted to be able to offer […]
From: Chioma Wuche <Chioma.Wuche@levellingup.gov.uk> Sent: 28 July 2022 09:07 Subject: Building Safety Fund opens for New Applications Today Good morning, The Department is pleased to announce that the Building Safety Fund opened for new applications today. Please see our press release for more information here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/leaseholders-protected-from-unfair-bills-to-make-homes-safe We have adapted the Building Safety Fund to ensure […]
27 April 2022 Dear Members, We have been asked by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to help identify some of our member blocks for a potential Ministerial visit. The Minister is keen to talk to leaseholders about their experience of the leasehold system, in particular those that have collectively enfranchised or exercised […]
