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Unwelcome chickens may be coming home to roost for people who bought flats in the 1970s and 1980s on relatively short leases of 125 years. Leaseholders have rights in law to extend their leases by 90...

Federation calls on the Secretary of State to end two tier system of property management

Following a meeting of leaseholders in Chichester last Friday, Federation Chairman Bob Smytherman has written to the Secretary of State with responsibility for the private leasehold sector calling for an independent regulator for the industry, similar to the one that regulates Council housing and housing associations.

Residents of two blocks of flats, built on the site of a former hospital in Norwich were given 12 hours notice to vacate their properties following the potentially fatal Legionella bacteria being found at the site. 

From the 1st of May 2009 the Ombudsman for Estate Agents (OEA) became The Property Ombudsman (TPO).

The Property Ombudsman Service (www.tpos.co.uk) offers a free,

According to the Fire Industry Association the latest set of fire statistics have been published covering the 1..

Following the first prison sentence handed out for breaches in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, according to the Fire Industry Association (FIA) they

Are you worried about the safety of your service charge monies?

Since the start of the credit crunch and the failing of a number of financial institutions we have been made aware that many Residents Management Companies (RMC’s) are concerned about the safety of

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 are designed to help promote the reduction of carbon emissions in buildings.

National residents group warn of early 'switch off' for analogue Channel Five for some Meridian viewers.

An Overview by David Hewett FCA FIRPM, Chief Executive of the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA)