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Market Outlook 2021: portfolio concerns and hybrid working opportunities dominate market forecast
Today we are launching our Market Outlook 2021 report: a snapshot of the market’s expe...

IWFM Impact Awards 2021: recognising the frontline heroes
Do you have an inspiring story to put forward for the Frontline Heroes category for th...

Fire safety: IWFM Life Safety Working Group’s Martin Ryan on personal emergency evacuation plans
In its response to the Home Office consultation on fire safety, the Government announc...

Navigating turbulent times: a year in webinars; 1,000s guided and informed
This week marks one year since IWFM began the weekly webinars series that is now a per...

IWFM Impact Awards 2021: enter our new Breakthrough and Diversity Awards
A big part of the IWFM Impact Awards process involves reviewing feedback from entrants...

Low pay: new increases in rates; put your views to Government; updated real Living Wage guidance
Following the annual increases in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wa...

IWFM Conference 2021: guilty feminist and black briton powerlister to headline hybrid event
With cutting edge headliners and a choice of stage or screen, Conference 2021 has trul...

Building safety: new body to certify BSM role; expertise sought in devolved nations; your BSM webinar questions answered
Following its final report and proposals, WG8 - part of the Industry Response Group ta...

Sustainability: IWFM seeks members’ views on new Government plans for decarbonisation, building energy performance and waste
In the year that the UK hosts the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, the Government i...

IWFM Impact and Experience Survey 2020: insights into the makeup of our members, demographics and more
Over the past year, we have been very grateful to see survey engagement like never bef...

Fire safety: UK Government publishes response to Fire Safety Order consultation
The Home Office has published its response to the public consultation on fire safety t...

Listen to our Head of Policy, Sofie Hooper, discuss the upcoming Building Safety Manager role on the FPA podcast
The draft Building Safety Bill, which builds on the recommendations of Dame Judith Hac...