This month’s issue focusses on Health & Safety and Fire Safety. Our contributors have covered everything from building safety to firefighting lifts.

In the News!

  • The 2024 ACE Awards winners were unveiled at a spectacular event held at Old Billingsgate in London on Friday, 21st June.
  • As the general election results come to a close, The Property Institute (TPI) extends its congratulations to the Labour Party on their resounding landslide victory.
  • Future Group is excited to announce the creation of its newest division, Future Decarbonise, dedicated to addressing the urgent need for reducing carbon emissions and providing renewable energy solutions.

Featured Articles

The 2024 ACE Awards winners were unveiled at a spectacular event held at Old Billingsgate in London on Friday, 21st June. The inaugural event celebrated the exceptional achievements of the UK’s leading residential managing agents, suppliers, and their teams, all dedicated to enhancing the lives of millions of leaseholders nationwide.

The UK Government has announced that the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (Ozev) funding for electric vehicle (EV) chargers will end the 31st of March 2025. This funding has been instrumental in promoting the installation of EV charge points across residential and commercial properties, playing a critical role in the nation’s transition to a greener, more sustainable future.

Cardinus Risk Management, a leading provider of property risk management software and services, announces a low-cost, alternative route to a compliant Fire Risk Appraisal of the External Walls (FRAEW) for low-rise buildings.

Property managers play a crucial role in overseeing and maintaining the safety of the properties under their care. From residential complexes to commercial buildings, the safety of tenants, visitors, and staff is of paramount importance. The team at Fraser Allen Estate Management explore the key aspects of property manager safety and how the Hollie Guard App can help.

Ardent Lift Consultancy focus on the subject of fire safety, especially as the onus for ensuring firefighting equipment (including lift systems) shifted on to responsible persons (building owners and operators) following changes in the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (which took effect from 23 January 2023).

The team at 4Site Consulting explain more about the fire door responsibilities outlined in the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, and explore whether a specialist inspection is required to ensure compliance.

Recently the Upper Tribunal provided a notable decision relating to leaseholder protections in Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) in Lant Street Management Company v Lehner – the team at JB Leitch tell us more.

Fleur Bowen, The FirstPort Group’s Director of Health and Safety, reflects on the considerations that must be taken to ensure buildings follow the new safety regulations and the challenges involved.

The team at Earl Kendrick Group talk more about putting the resident at the heart of building safety.

If you are responsible for a block, you need to have an out of hours resource or provision to ensure due care for both your residents and your assets but what, maybe in the worst case, could that service be dealing with? Colin Stokes, MD of adiuvo, shares a case study of a recent single emergency and what was involved in managing it.

The team at Residentsline Insurance cover what the Building Safety Act means for Principal Accountable Persons of high-rise residential blocks, including a timeline of notable dates.

Learn more about what a fire risk assessor is looking for when they visit, how their findings keep residents safe and how to ensure compliance from the team at London Flats Insurance.

In their article, the Block in a Box team explore the key health and safety considerations that are essential for executing major work for blocks of flats and apartment complexes.

The team at Flat Living Insurance remind you of the less obvious maintenance requirements of your block of flats as well as exploring the effect that your annual plans may have on your insurance.

Block-living can provide a great sense of community, but with so many people living in close proximity, emergencies can unfortunately be disastrous. Find out more in the article brough to you by Manage Your Block.

Belinda Bagnall, Managing Director of Residentsline explores the significance of Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance for your Residents’ Management Company.

Read all of these articles and more, in the July edition of Flat Living Magazine.