From the LEASE Newsletter July 2020 : The Home Office has published a consultation paper seeking views on proposals to: Strengthen the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Implement the Grenfell Tower Phase 1 Report recommendations requiring a change in law to place new requirements on building owners or managers of multi-occupied residential buildings, mostly high-rise buildings […]
Changes to the Civil Procedure Rules with respect to possession proceedings
Posted onFrom: Rebecca Perks <Rebecca.Perks@communities.gov.uk> Sent: 20 July 2020 16:24 Cc: Craig Barnes <Craig.Barnes@communities.gov.uk>; Stephanie Kvam <Stephanie.Kvam@communities.gov.uk>; Mark Nicholas <Mark.Nicholas1@communities.gov.uk> Subject: Changes to the Civil Procedure Rules with respect to possession proceedings All, The Civil Procedure Rules Committee have agreed rule changes to be applied to possession proceedings once the current stay on proceedings comes to […]
Law Commission: publication of reports on residential leasehold and commonhold reform
Posted onSent on behalf of Professor Nick Hopkins Law Commission: publication of reports on residential leasehold and commonhold reform 21st July 2020 I am pleased to inform you that today the Law Commission has published three reports setting out recommendations for the reform of the law of residential leasehold and commonhold: Leasehold home ownership: buying your […]
Property Management 50 awards for 2020 – Bob Smytherman is a Legend
Posted onProperty Management 50 17th July 2020 The results are in for this year’s Property Management 50! The PM50 awards were created in 2019 to provide a platform for recognition and celebration in what can be a largely thankless industry. The hope is that the awards will help to acknowledge the incredible dedication that has been […]
UKAA Roundtable – overview of the Hackitt Review
Posted onUKAA Roundtable – raising awareness around EWS1 forms for high rise residential buildings Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director at Ringley Group On Thursday 23rd January Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director at Ringley Group, hosted the UKAA Roundtable on the Hackitt Review, which was introduced following the Grenfell Tower tragedy that saw the deaths of at […]
Ask the FPRA Webinar July 1st 2020 – Survey
Posted onAsk the FPRA Webinar July 1st 2020 – Survey 2nd July 2020 Dear Member, Thank you for joining us for our first ever members’ only Webinar which we intend will be the first of many covering a variety of topics of interest to our members. To help us offer the best possible content […]
Committee challenges Government to end cladding nightmare
Posted on12 June 2020 Ahead of the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire there are still 2,000 high risk residential buildings with some form of dangerous cladding. Report: Cladding: progress of remediation Inquiry: Cladding: progress on remediation Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee The consequences for home owners have been devastating, with properties becoming unmortgageable […]
Ban on evictions extended by 2 months to further protect renters
Posted onSent on behalf of John Hall, Director, Homelessness, Leasehold and Private Rented Sector, MHCLG Dear colleague, I hope you are keeping well during the current time. I have recently taken over as the new Director covering the Private Rented Sector policy portfolio in MHCLG and I wanted to first introduce myself. I look forward to […]
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. […]
Evidence session with resident action groups and Lord Greenhalgh on dangerous cladding
Posted onFrom: “Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee” <hclgcom@parliament.uk> Date: 15 May 2020 at 09:58:33 BST To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: HCLG Committee: Evidence session on 18 May Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee For immediate release Evidence session with resident action groups and Lord Greenhalgh on dangerous cladding Monday 18 May, 2.30pm Watch the session live […]