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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.

For leaseholders without a residents' association, the FPRA publishes a guide on how to set one up.

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 often 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 free sample copy can ordered here.

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, PLUS A £30.00 ONCE ONLY JOINING FEE Special Offer - if you have bought a FPRA publication within the last six months you are entitled to a £5.00 discount. You will be sent a £5.00 cheque with your membership details.
	Up to 25 flats	£55.00
	26 - 50 flats	£75.00
	51 - 100 flats	£135.00
	101 - 150 flats	£195.00
	151+ flats	£235.00
	The subscription year begins 1st April. Between 30th September and 31st December, there is a 50% fee reduction (not including the £30.00 one-off joining fee). If joining after 1st January, the subscription will run to 1st April of the following year. How Do I Join? You can join by filling in the online form and paying by credit/debit card. Alternatively you can download an application form or order one by telephone from the FPRA office, and return it to us with a cheque.