Meeting to be held at 18:30 in the New Council Chamber at the Town Hall Weston super Mare on Wednesday 15 January 2020. AGENDA: 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of last Forum 3. Matters Arising 4. Jack Bailey Service Manager Curo Group – Working together to provide move on…
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Homes (Fitness) Act: Updated Guidance
Today, new rules come into force about your duties as a landlord. Tenants will be able to send a form to a County Court if they think the property does not meet new standards of fitness. At the hearing, a judge may order you to…


Everybody hates a landlord and it’s helping the government stay under the radar!
Have you read the recent post from Property118? Shelter CEO is confused about the reasons for evictions Landlords are increasing rents or selling properties, tenants are being made homeless and of course it’s all the landlords fault. In reality it is because the government…


Gas Safety Week 2018
Did you know it’s Gas Safety Week this week? If you’re a private landlord, know your gas safety responsibilities and protect your tenants. > GAS SAFETY INFORMATION FOR LANDLORDS < If you’re a tenant, don’t forget your landlord needs to supply you with a Landlord’s…


Free insulation and heating measures in North Somerset
The NLCE have been working with City Energy and North Somerset Council to extend the FREE grants to ALL private rented tenancies. There is no requirement for your tenant to be in receipt of benefits to have your FREE SURVEY, to see if internal/external/cavity wall…


The only GDPR course specifically designed for Private Rented Sector Landlords?
The Association of Local Landlords (AllWessex.co.uk) have recently announced the following EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) course. As far as we are aware, this is the only GDPR course specifically designed for Private Rented Sector (PRS) Landlords. They will be running two of the…



North Somerset Private Sector Housing Forum Agenda – April 11 2018
Meeting to be held at 18:30 at the Old Council Chamber, Town Hall on Wednesday 11 April 2018 AGENDA: ☆ Apologies ☆ Minutes of last Forum ☆ Matters Arising ☆ Gemma – Unseen – Accommodation and Modern Slavery ☆ Howard Evans – Energy Update & Minimum Energy Efficiency ☆ Lisa Osborn…


Stoke-on-Trent landlord group set up petition to reject Selective Licensing
This week, the North Staffordshire Landlord Association (NSLA) have been in contact with the NLCE team about their new 38 Degrees petition “We urge Stoke-On-Trent City Council to reject Selective Licensing.” Their petition states: “Selective licensing is an approach that should be examined only when…


GRANTS OF UP TO £5,000 TO IMPROVE NORTH SOMERSET PROPERTIES
GRANTS OF UP TO £5,000 TO IMPROVE PROPERTIES plus CASH SUMS TO COVER RENT IN ADVANCE AND DEPOSITS. Let your property through North Somerset Council and: ✔All your paperwork will be legal and compliant, ✔The tenancy will be monitored by the NSC Housing Team, ✔Any…


LHA – 2 weeks bonus payment!
LHA/Universal Credit News Update via the Property Tribes Network: bill_irvine Yesterday at 09:59 My recent bulletin http://universalcreditadvice.com/housing…ed-changes alerted you to, amongst other things, the introduction of a Housing Benefit “bonus”, in the form of an additional 2-week run-on of HB/LHA, for tenants transitioning to Universal Credit Full Service. The…