July 7, 2023 The Greater London Authority are looking to invite residents and tenants to a workshop about ‘Imagining Your Future Home’ on Wednesday 19th July from 10am to 3pm, at Senate House WC1E 7HU, where we will offer them a free lunch and £10 for their time, as well as cover reasonable travel expenses up to […]
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FRAPT – Responsible Persons Survey Invite
Posted onJuly 7, 2023 Chairman Bob Smytherson received an email from the Fire Safety Unit, following his engagement with the Fire Risk Assessment Prevention Tool (FRAPT) and with an invite for FPRA members to take part in an anonymous survey conducted by the Home Office of how recent fire safety legislation changes have impacted Responsible Persons […]
Fire Safety Reform Bulletin – May 2023
Posted onFIRE SAFETY REFORM PROGRAMME UPDATE 31st May 2023 Further details in the PDF, link below.
News on the Block
Posted onNews on the Block have made available to all FPRA members a copy of their magazine, issue 125, to read online . This issue includes our special Health and Safety feature, with an emphasis on Building Safety and includes some of the following articles. The Property Institute exec chair steps down Properties with cladding can now access mortgage deals Rare […]
Flat Living Magazine – June edition
Posted onWe are pleased to present the Flat Living Magazine: June Edition In line with current trends and the recent proposed changes to leasehold reform, our featured topic for June is Right to Manage. We believe you will find this issue highly valuable. Our contributors have dedicated their expertise to exploring various aspects of the topic. […]
New regulator takes major step forward in ‘landmark moment for building safety’
Posted on27th February 2023 Share Regulator to protect high-rise residents in England from unsafe building practices 12,500 buildings must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator New ‘Be Ready’ campaign calls on industry to prepare for the new safety regime Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April […]
Leasehold reform back in the spotlight
Posted onALEP PRESS RELEASE 31 January 2023 Leasehold reform back in the spotlight The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has responded to comments made by Michael Gove at the weekend which suggest the Government may introduce further reforms to the leasehold system before the end of the current Parliament. In an interview with Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky, he was asked a […]
SIX WEEKS FOR DEVELOPERS TO SIGN CONTRACT REQUIRING THEM TO PAY TO FIX UNSAFE BUILDINGS
Posted on31 January 2023 Dear Members Please find below an email from the DLUHC along with a link also see here to the Secretary of State’s formal response to the FCA review. SIX WEEKS FOR DEVELOPERS TO SIGN CONTRACT REQUIRING THEM TO PAY TO FIX UNSAFE BUILDINGS Contract requires developers to fix buildings […]
DLUHC – Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) Regulations 2023 laid before parliament
Posted on24 January 2023 We wanted to let you know that yesterday the Government has laid the Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) Regulations 2023 in Parliament. The regulations will be subject to the affirmative procedure, meaning they must be debated and approved by both Houses of Parliament before they can become law. A copy of […]
NOTB News-The first Knowledge Banks of 2023
Posted onThe following was received by our chairman, Bob Smytherman, who thought it would be of interest to FPRA members. Why not start the new year as you mean to go on by updating your knowledge in one of our January webinars? All of our Knowledge Week webinars are also available to watch back via […]