Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – inquiry into the sifting criteria per clauses 7-9

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The Rt Hon the Lord Trefgarne The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee London SW1A 0PW Friday May 18  2018 Dear Sir Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – inquiry into the sifting criteria per clauses 7-9 This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations, […]

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Response to Call for Evidence on Commonhold Law

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By email and post to: propertyandtrust@lawcommission.gov.uk Rachel Preston, Law Commission, 1st Floor, Tower, 52 Queen Anne’s Gate, London, SW1H 9AG. 13 April 2018 Dear Sirs Response to Call for Evidence on Commonhold Law This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations (FPRA), which as far as we know, […]

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MHCLG – Consultation on strengthening consumer redress in the housing market

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29 March 2018 To:  Housingredress@communities.gsi.gov.uk Social Housing Division Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 3rd Floor, Fry Building 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF     Dear Sirs   MHCLG – Consultation on strengthening consumer redress in the housing market   This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private […]

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CP18/3: Consultation on SME access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and Feedback to DP15/7: SMEs as Users of Financial Services

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From: FPRA [mailto:info@fpra.org.uk] Sent: 07 March 2018 11:47 To: ‘cp18-03@fca.org.uk’ <cp18-03@fca.org.uk> Subject: CP18/3: Consultation on SME access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and Feedback to DP15/7: SMEs as Users of Financial Services   For the attention of James Tallack. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to respond to this consultation.The Federation of Private Residents […]

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MHCLG Consultation on Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector

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16 March 2018 To:  PRSElectricalConsultation@communities.gsi.gov.uk PRS Electrical Safety Consultation Private Rented Sector Division MHCLG 3rd Floor, Fry Building 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Dear Sirs MHCLG Consultation on Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector This response to your consultation is on behalf of The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations, which as far as […]

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CLG Committee calls for national strategy for older people’s housing

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House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee CLG Committee calls for national strategy for older people’s housing A national strategy for older people’s housing is needed to bring together and improve policy in this area, the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee has concluded. The CLG Committee’s report on Housing for Older People recommends […]

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Health and Safety

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Q: I am trying to find an exemplar H&S policy and H&S Risk Assessment for a medium-sized block of flats that we can amend to work for us. Can you advise me if I can find one on your website or where I could find one of each to use as a basis for our […]

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Voting Rights

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Q: At present, our officers and committee members are reviewing the ‘Constitution’, which is some eight years old, and out of date. We wish to include one prime change (which does not feature within our current ‘Constitution’) and that is, ‘to accommodate a member’s entitlement to appoint a proxy, primarily, because we have three apartment […]

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Fire Safety

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Q: Our block is an Art Deco building of forty flats, locally listed as a building of special interest in a Conservation Area. Each leaseholder owns one-fortieth of the freehold. After decades of neglect, we are currently undergoing extensive refurbishment to restore the building to its former grandeur. A recent fire safety inspection listed a […]

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