[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 […]
Leasehold Enfranchisement Team Law Commission 1st Floor Tower 52 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AG 16th November 2018 Dear Sirs Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease Consultation paper This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations (FPRA), which as far as we know, is […]
Leasehold Enfranchisement Team Law Commission 1st Floor Tower 52 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AG 4 March 2019 SENT BY EMAIL AND POST Dear Sirs Law Commission’s Consultation Paper: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations (FPRA), which as far […]
Leasehold Enfranchisement Team Law Commission 1st Floor Tower 52 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AG 4 March 2019 SENT BY EMAIL AND POST Dear Sirs Law Commission’s Consultation Paper: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations (FPRA), which as far […]
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Originally from the North-East and a long line of coal miners, Bob Slee spent a diverse career of over 30 years in Whitehall, which included the establishment of a tri-service government agency responsible for the UK military housing estate, followed by two years as a member of the Agency’s management board. In 2005, following early […]
No Pets AllowedQ: We are a block of 20 apartments. Our lease (we are freeholders) states quite clearly, when originated some 30 years ago, that NO pets are allowed. Over the years the committee, on compassionate grounds only, have allowed new owners/renters who already had a pet to keep them …but not to replace them. […]
Paying for Fire Safety ImprovementsQ: In the absence of relevant provisions in the lease, does the management board have any legal authority to compel leaseholders to accept (and pay for) fire safety improvements in the apartments, for example, intumescent seals and self-closing hinges being added to front doors? Another example is the installation of heat […]
Costly Fire Protection Q: We have been sent a quote for fire doors and other fire precaution works. The total being £35,000.00 and two further quotes for £15,000.00 each, for works to be considered (emergency lighting and our flat doors being upgraded) to meet fire door regulations. Can you advise if this seems a reasonable quote? […]
Stressful Situation re Section 20Q: We really appreciate this service and the fact that you publish previous questions in the web which are very helpful to others in similar situation. Our current situation is that we have to repair our roof (cost between £150.000 – £200.000). Section 20 stage 1 was completed and after the […]
