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Thank you to our members who joined us for our first online General Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday. We have received great feedback from many members;
”A great Zoom meeting held the other night. Good format with slides and speakers, with very relevant subjects and our chairman was good fun too! It was interesting to hear from Mark Chubb and how he and the council are prepared to help and support us. I know times are tough for many people, including us Landlords and I only speak for myself and the people I’ve recommended to join The Landlords Association, but the membership fee we pay is outstanding value for money.”
”We found David Aggiss’ session particularly useful – great insights into what’s happening in the market, and very well delivered. We would welcome a return visit by David at some point as he is clearly well-informed and adds a lot of value to understanding of the SWLA landlord. We had our EICR re-done earlier this year so took the opportunity then to make sure we were briefed on this topic. It was good to hear from Mark Chubb – not least to get a better sense of the sort of relationship which PCC wishes to have with the PRS and its responsible landlords. His session was certainly comprehensive.”
A huge thank you to our speakers;
David Aggiss – Three Sixty Mortgages
Mark Chubb – Plymouth City Council – Community Connections
If any of our members missed the meeting and would like the presentation slides sent, please contact the office.
With the current situation, we anticipate that our future meetings will be held by Zoom until we can all safely meet face to face again.
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If you would like to attend this meeting, please to register with the SWLA office who will send you further details. You can email info@landlordssouthwest.co.uk or phone 01752 510913. Book early to avoid disappointment, we have limited spaces available.
Notice of a General Meeting via Zoom
Wednesday 21st October 2020
Log on for a prompt 7.30pm start
Speakers will include: –
Krissy Salmon from Interbay
Market conditions specifically around investment/BTL lending
Availability of lending – updated criteria
BBL/mortgage holidays
Leasing to local authority/supported living associations – points to note
Mark Chubb – Plymouth City Council – Community Connections
New legislation around Electrical Installation Condition Reports(EICR) and other updated landlord legislation
If you have any questions for the speakers, please email them to the office prior to the meeting and we can forward them on to be covered, where possible. If you have a question during the meeting, you can use the chat box to submit questions which we hope can be answered, time permitting.
Melanie Cotterill – Roper James Solicitors has kindly provided a slide presentation for our members to view at their leisure. Topics covered briefly are Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Business LPAs.
This presentation will be emailed to attendees of the meeting.
Consultation details Issued: 30 September 2020
Respond by: 30 December 2020
Enquiries to: Tel: 020 7215 5000
Email: PRStrajectoryConsultation@beis.gov.uk
Please see the following gov.uk link for further information and consultation documents; https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes
Good news for SWLA members! SWLA Trade Point members will receive a discount of 10% on most purchases at B&Q/Trade Point from 12th October 2020. This is a huge rise from the previous 5% discount.
Most items across the entire B&Q/TradePoint store are included (see exclusions below). The discount also applies when ordering online on the TradePoint website https://www.trade-point.co.uk/click-collect/ Remember that it also includes promotions, so if there is a 3 for 2 deal or 10% off, you will receive the 10% discount on top.
The exclusions are:
How to apply
To apply for a B&Q Trade Point card, please send the following details to; admin.tradepointB2B@trade-point.co.uk
Name; (please note – you can order one card per member on a joint SWLA membership)
Address;
Telephone number;
SWLA Membership Number;
Once you have applied for the card, it should arrive at your home address within 3 weeks.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-green-homes-grant
Use this service to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 towards the cost of making your home more energy efficient.
If your application is successful, you’ll receive a voucher to give to your chosen TrustMark-registered tradesperson.
The Green Homes Grant scheme is only available to home owners and residential landlords in England.
Check you’re eligible for a Green Homes Grant before applying.
To apply, you’ll need:
Read more about the Green Homes Grant scheme.