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About Us
The FPRA was set up in 1971 as a non-political, non-profit making voluntary organisation by a group of private sector residents' associations. It became a limited company in 1986. Its directors are unpaid volunteers, and have long experience in leasehold matters (see People for their profiles).

It exists to advise and support leaseholders and residential management companies, to lobby for the interests of leaseholders, to be a forum for debate, and to keep members abreast of legal and practical developments in leasehold matters.

  

The FPRA is
" unusually well-placed to see both sides of the picture when it comes to the issues involved in leasehold reform. [It has] a wealth of
experience of the day-to-day reality of managing your own property."

Nick Raynsford MP, former Minister of Housing

 

  

Legal advice and help service for members
Legal advice is provided by a specialist lawyer, and where appropriate, advice may also be given by an expert member of the Executive Committee, or by our other outside consultants.

Consultancy and campaigning
The FPRA is consulted by government and media, lobbies to influence leglislative policy, promotes issues surrounding tenancy and residential management. It is currently represented on the government's Working Party on Leasehold Reform. In the past, it has has influenced the drafting of Housing Acts since 1974, and worked on the government sponsored Code of Practice for managing agents.

Retirement homes
The FPRA also seeks to assist with the problems encountered by leaseholders in the growing retirement and sheltererd housing sector.

Funding
Subscriptions paid by its member organisations provide the main source of funding to cover its running costs. Some income is generated from the sale of its publications.

Administration and office
The FPRA has helpful staff who deal with all administration matters, such as membership and sale of publications etc. However, they are not experts in leasehold matters and cannot give advice. Any member requiring advice is asked to write in with a copy of their lease and heading the letter with the type of help needed. The administration staff then allocate the question to a member of the committee or to our panel of specialist advisers, who will then telephone or write to the member to help.

FPRA only advises member associations - it cannot and does not act for them. Opinions and statements offered orally and in writing are given free of charge and in good faith and as such are offered without legal responsibility on the part either of the maker or of FPRA Ltd.

Current membership
At present there around 600 member associations. Membership is spread over England and Wales, although the majority of members are concentrated in London and the South East.