[level-member] Consultation on the proposed consequential changes to the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber (UTLC) rules to enable appeals from the Property Chamber to be dealt with. Full details here. See the FPRA submission here. [/level-member]
[level-member] Read the speech given at the AGM on 8 November 2012 by Baroness Gardner of Parkes Read the keynotes speech here. [/level-member]
[level-member] Another politician takes up leasehold activism – Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick Read the debate here (his comments on private leasehold start about half way down) [/level-member]
FPRA submits evidence about leasehold problems to the newly appointed Housing Minister Mark Prisk. Read here.
[level-member] British Parking Association (BPA) instructs its members to cease clamping after midnight 16 September, two weeks before the legal deadline of 1 October 2012. Read the BPA’s Ezine. [/level-member]
[level-member] Parking Control Guidelines For information on parking control after 1 October 2012 when the car clamping ban kicks in, see POPLA Newsletter Issue One. POPLA (Parking on Private Land Appeals) has been set up by the British Parking Association (BPA) as their independent appeals service, run by London Councils. Read POPLA Newsletter Issue 1 …
[level-member] Respected think tank CentreForum turned its attention to leasehold housing. The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations was consulted during the drawing up of the report and on the final draft. The final report, published on 19th August, though, does not necessarily reflect the views of the FPRA. The report is available here. [/level-member]
[level-member] This review sought views and experiences of working with fire safety officers and local fire and rescue authorities where this affects the day-to-day running of businesses, particularly those with 250 or fewer employees. Consultation period 23.7.12 – 31 August 2012 [/level-member]
[level-member] Views were sought on reform of the Code which sets out the regime that governs the rights of electronic communications operators to install and maintain infrastructure on public and private land. The Code can be viewed here Consultation period 28.6.12 – 28.10.12 [/level-member]
[level-member] Evaluation of ‘Fire Safety Guidance in Purpose Built Blocks of Flats’ published 31.7.12 Stakeholders were invited to comment on the effectiveness of the above document a year after it was published. Consultation period 6.12 – 16 .7.12 [/level-member]