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Reasons to Join the FPRA
The FPRA offers support and a practical service to help tenants in blocks of flats deal with the everyday issues they face.
These include the complexities of running a residential management company, disputes between freeolder and leaseholder, problems between individual leaseholders, and forming a residents' association for collective action.

FPRA membership means joining a community of associations actively interested in the management and well-being of their block of flats, and the wider political and legal issues affecting all leaseholders.

Who Can Join?
Membership is open to any residents' association or resident management company of a block of flats, or other leasehold properties.

The FPRA actively encourages leaseholders to form residents' associations as they offer leaseholders distinct advantages:
	Collective action is more effective in dealing with problem landlords.
	Residents' associations have legal powers not available to individual tenants.
	Residents' associations can excercise influence and pressure to improve the quality of property management.
	Residents' associations can inform and educate tenants about their rights and responsibilities.
	Residents' associations can negotiate on behalf of tenants with the freeholder over management policy.

Free Legal Advice
Far more comprehensive than a telephone advice line, the FPRA's legal adviser or one of its volunteer panel of experts, looks at each case on its own merits, a process which includes scrutinising individual leases and the application of statute and case law. The advice will be as detailed and in depth as necessary to answer the query.

The FPRA cannot act for members, but will advise on when and if they should instruct a solicitor, and possible strategies and tactics.

Members requiring legal advice should, in the first instance, write to the FPRA and enclose a copy of their lease. The legal adviser will respond quickly by letter or phone, and is available, by appointment, to discuss cases in person.

Other Advice
Through its pool of expertise, the FPRA is usually able to offer advice in other areas, such as property management and structural matters.

Newsletter
The free quarterly newsletter keeps members up to date with current issues of interest to leaseholders and residential management companies, including legal updates. A copy of the current edition can purchased for £3.50.

Free website for members' own block of flats
This is offered in partnership with News on the Block magazine. Websites for blocks are useful tools for sharing information, general communication between members, the freehold company and agent, storing key documents. They can be password protected.

Members Area of Website
The members' area of the website is a valuable information and advice resource. It contains copies of all the newsletters, plus index to all articles, news items and features, tips, a discussion forum, and useful forms to download.

Promoting the interests of leaseholders
The FPRA campaigns and lobbies on behalf of private sector leaseholders and resident management companies. It gives a leaseholders a voice and influence with government and the media, including representation on working parties and other consultation excercises.

Pressure exerted by the FPRA, for example, led to the statutory recognition of tenants' associations and the statutory authority for specific performance of the landlord's repairing covenants.

	Cost of Membership? The annual membership fee is based on the size of the block. The following fees are for the membership year 2012 - 2013. PLUS A £50.00 ONCE ONLY JOINING FEE
	Up to 25 flats	£77.50
	26 - 50 flats	£97.50
	51 - 100 flats	£160.00
	101 - 150 flats	£225.00
	151+ flats	£275.00
	The subscription year begins 1st April. After 1st January, subscriptions will run to 1st April of the following year. How Do I Join? You can use our online application form and pay by Pay Pal. Or you can download an application form or order one by telephone from the FPRA office (0871 200 3324), and return it to us with a cheque.