[level-member] The Association of Retirement Home Managers is consulting on revising its Code of Practice You can view the press release here and see the FPRA submission here. The consultation ended on 10th April 2013 [/level-member]

[level-member] FPRA writes to new Housing Minister Mark Prisk urging him to seriously consider problems faced by leaseholders. Read Mark Prisk letter 16.1   Read Te Minister’s brief reply 28.02   [/level-member]

Section 20 as we know it has taken another legal knock, this time at the Supreme Court in the case of Daejan Investments v Benson. Broadly, the Supreme Court has ruled that technical irregularities with the bureaucracy of Section 20 compliance, are not grounds for leaseholders to restrict their contribution for major works to the …

[level-member] The Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) is proposing to set up a new self-regulatory regime for its members. It’s a response to the government’s total abandonment of any interest in trying to regulate the sector. ARMA sees their proposal as ground breaking due to the introduction of an independent regulatory body. Find out …

[level-member] Proposals have been made to the draft legislation governing annual residential property tax.   Read the draft consultation here Read the FPRA observations here. [/level-member]

Just before Christmas a High Court judge appears to have ruled that the £250 limit per flat for spending on repairs and maintenance without having to consult with leaseholders, applies to the collective year’s total. Until this ruling, it was understood that the £250 applied to a particular set of works. The impact of the …

[level-member] The Competition & Markets Authority  is conducting a market study into the supply of residential property management services.  This is a key development for leaseholders and comments on the scope have been invited. Find out more here [/level-member]

[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]