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 […]
Category: Press Releases
New Central Register and Certification Scheme for Building Safety Managers launched
Posted on27th JULY 2021 New Central Register and Certification Scheme for Building Safety Managers launched The Building Safety Alliance, an independent industry led ‘not for profit’ organisation, is launched with the purpose of implementing the certification of competent individuals wishing to deliver the role of building safety manager (BSM) and a publicly accessible register […]
New IRPM white paper: how digitisation is impacting our residential buildings
Posted onNew IRPM white paper: how digitisation is impacting our residential buildings Like all UK industries, property is impacted by COVID-19 and the effect of the lockdown on the way it works. But despite this ‘new normal’, we cannot ignore our sector’s other key issues. The use of building technology is changing the way we live. […]
Half a million people in danger from unsafe buildings as resident groups and industry call for Government action on cladding
Posted on24th 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 […]
NOTB Issue 100 magazine for FPRA members
Posted on[ms-protect-content id=”4097″] Issue 100 of News on the Block has now been made available to FPRA members to to read online. News on the Block would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the contributors, advertisers and sponsors who have supported News on the Block over the last 100 issues. This issue […]
Notice of AGM 2018
Posted on[button align=”left” link=”https://www.fpra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/AGM_noticemap_sheet_2018_v2b.pdf” linkTarget=”_self” bgColor=”#003399″ textColor=”#FFFFFF”]2018 AGM notice PDF download >>[/button] NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the above named company will be held at: El Alamein Room, Victory Services Club, […]
Fire Door Safety Week 2019
Posted onFire Door Safety Week – Shutting the door on fire and smoke 11 July 2018 To access a free toolkit of fire safety advice resources to help run your own FDSW activities, visit http://www.firedoorsafetyweek.co.uk
Good news for leaseholders
Posted onThere’s seldom much good news for leaseholders, but today the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it is to launch a major study into the residential leasehold property management sector. The OFT is at last responding to widespread complaints about poor quality service, dodgy freeholders and rip-off fees. See OFT press release for more […]