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] The Competition & Markets Authority is conducting a market study into the supply of residential property management services. This is a key development for leaseholders and comments on the scope have been invited. Find out more here [/level-member]
[level-member] Consultation on the proposed consequential changes to the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber (UTLC) rules to enable appeals from the Property Chamber to be dealt with. Full details here. See the FPRA submission here. [/level-member]
[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]
[level-member] Another politician takes up leasehold activism – Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick Read the debate here (his comments on private leasehold start about half way down) [/level-member]
FPRA submits evidence about leasehold problems to the newly appointed Housing Minister Mark Prisk. Read here.
[level-member] British Parking Association (BPA) instructs its members to cease clamping after midnight 16 September, two weeks before the legal deadline of 1 October 2012. Read the BPA’s Ezine. [/level-member]
[level-member] Parking Control Guidelines For information on parking control after 1 October 2012 when the car clamping ban kicks in, see POPLA Newsletter Issue One. POPLA (Parking on Private Land Appeals) has been set up by the British Parking Association (BPA) as their independent appeals service, run by London Councils. Read POPLA Newsletter Issue 1 […]
[level-member] Respected think tank CentreForum turned its attention to leasehold housing. The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations was consulted during the drawing up of the report and on the final draft. The final report, published on 19th August, though, does not necessarily reflect the views of the FPRA. The report is available here. [/level-member]
[level-member] This review sought views and experiences of working with fire safety officers and local fire and rescue authorities where this affects the day-to-day running of businesses, particularly those with 250 or fewer employees. Consultation period 23.7.12 – 31 August 2012 [/level-member]
