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. Â 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 Committeeâs inquiry will examine the announcements made by Secretary of State Michael Gove in […]
From:Â Head of Infrastructure Grants, OZEV, Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR 17 October 2022 Â The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles champions the take-up of electric vehicles across the UK. The rental property sector has a key role in this. Electric vehicles are coming, and people want to charge at home. […]
    12th October 2022 Dear Members, This year marks 51 years for the FPRA and we are delighted to invite you to our Annual Conference and AGM on Wednesday 23 November, 5.00pm â 8.00pm being held at the Victory Services Club, Central London, W2 2HF â we very much hope you can […]
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 â Clive Betts, Levelling-Up Committee Chair, writes to new Secretary of State Clive Betts, Chair of […]
 22 August 2022 14:52 Subject: DLUHC News: Call for evidence on leaseholder-owned buildings âGood afternoon, On behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, we wanted to let you know that today (Monday 22 August), we have published a call for evidence on leaseholder and commonholder owned buildings with building safety defects, which […]
[divider_line] 2020 [divider_line] [divider_line] New ÂŁ30 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=âleftâ link=âhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-30-million-waking-watch-relief-fund-announcedâ linkTarget=â_selfâ bgColor=â#003399âł textColor=â#FFFFFFâ] 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 yearsâ 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 […]
