Residential Freehold Association

The Residential Freehold Association is a representative organisation for the UK’s largest professional freeholders.

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

In @BENewsUK, Mick Platt argues government must undertake wide-reaching consultation to understand the impact of #leasehold reform & provide information on the obligations residents would comply with under a commonhold system.

https://t.co/MO1gr0b10D

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

Mick Platt, Director of the RFA, responds to @twocitiesnickie's claim that homeowners must be "unshackled” from the “tyranny” of leasehold.

Removing #leasehold will not reduce service charges, it will only make residents liable for complex issues.

https://t.co/R2VG5jPEHO

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

These revelations raise serious questions about the Govt's approach to building safety. We have consistently highlighted numerous flaws in the current regime, which passes responsibility onto innocent parties & creates unnecessary delays to remediation.

https://t.co/CXQbMyirw9

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

RFA members remain committed to helping solve the building safety crisis and will develop proposals in the coming weeks to help Government expedite remediation outcomes.

We also plan to hold further sessions on this important subject so watch this space.

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[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

This week the RFA hosted a successful #buildingsafety roundtable to discuss remediation progress, the issues on the ground and potential solutions that will ensure #leaseholders are made safe as quickly as possible.

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[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

The RFA spoke at the Leasehold & Commonhold APPG in Parliament yesterday, alongside Housing Minister @redditchrachel & others. Discussion between a wide range of stakeholders remains vital to ensuring any reforms to the leasehold system are proportionate, realistic & achievable.

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

🚨 If you are the Principal Accountable Person for a building over 18m or 7 storeys, there is one month left to register your building with @H_S_E's Building Safety Regulator. The deadline is 30th Sept and applications for registration can be done here: https://t.co/3bRn55m16p

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

New polling commissioned by the RFA shows only 18% of people feel comfortable taking on the legal and financial obligations for managing a building.

Find out more on our polling here👇
https://t.co/76Zy64Ebtv

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

In @Independent Mick Platt argues the Govt must "think carefully” about the challenges of high-density housing.

Managing large buildings is complicated and the Govt’s leasehold reform agenda risks passing responsibility to residents who do not want it.

https://t.co/r1pGVe8ka1

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

This means heat suppliers with multiple networks only have to make one application. For more details, visit: https://t.co/rAlA216qvh [2/2]

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

Are you a landlord, RMC or RTM company that supplies and charges for heating and/or hot water through a communal heating system? @energygovuk has now published a bulk upload template for the Energy Bills Discount Scheme heat network support [1/2]

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

We agree – the Government must do more on the #buildingsafety crisis, and re-adopt a ‘polluter pays’ policy, focusing on making developers and cladding manufacturers pay for a crisis they created, rather than pinning liability on innocent groups.

https://t.co/5xp4QKB5hx

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

Full guidance for the scheme and a registration portal can be found here on @energygovuk’s page: https://t.co/rAlA216qvh (3/3)

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

Are you a landlord, RMC or RTM company that supplies heating and hot water to residents via a heat network? If so, you need to apply for the Government’s new Energy Bill Discount Scheme by 25 July 2023. (1/3)

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

If heat suppliers do not apply for the scheme, then enforcement action can be taken. Should a heat supplier fail to undertake any corrective action they may face a penalty of up to £5,000. (2/3)

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

Abolishing #leasehold won’t reduce maintenance costs or resolve #BuildingSafety issues. It will only make residents responsible for remediation and liable for building maintenance; vital that leaseholders fully understand the consequences of abolition.

https://t.co/JmSadyEAFG

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

The RFA has responded to recent calls for the Labour Party to introduce legislation to abolish the leasehold system within its first 100 days of government.

Read the full piece below 👇

https://t.co/cCP2R0TMnY

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

The RFA has responded to reports suggesting the Government plans to introduce a cap on ground rents.

Read the full statement below 👇

https://t.co/k0eCXpjUJr

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

The RFA’s Mick Platt has responded to reports that a future leasehold reform bill from the Government could include proposals such as capping ground rents at 0.1% of the freehold value.

Read the statement below 👇

https://t.co/AWLphQEE1F

[Residential Freehold Association @RFAssociation]

In @housingdigital_, Charmaine McQueen-Prince outlines the four key points that responsible entities now need to consider following the Government’s deadline for developers to sign the legally binding Developer Pledge.

https://t.co/TI0GAZoPbu