The first in a series of seminars on the Local Housing Allowance system given by Landlord Action, a company who specialise in tenant eviction, has proved a great success with a considerable number of delegates attending the event held at The Holiday Inn, London Kensington Forum on Friday 26th February.
The seminar, held in response to an increasing number of calls received by Landlord Action from frustrated landlords regarding issues with Local Housing Allowance tenants, was the first in a series offering advice on how to get housing benefit rent paid quicker, protocol for managing claims, the role of the letting agent and the latest updates on Local Housing Allowance.
Paul Shamplina, Director and co-founder of Landlord Action was delighted with the numbers, commenting, “Although primarily attended by letting and managing agents and Housing Trust representatives, there were also a percentage of private landlords. For a first event, and with the subject being so specific, we tried to strike a balance between being informative whilst not overloading the delegates with unnecessary information and, from feedback received so far, we achieved just that.”
Paul was joined by experts Alan Elborough, who has previously held a senior position in a London local housing authority, and Jim McLaughlin who has held a senior position within the housing sector, both currently with Settled Housing Solutions and who were on hand to answer questions.
Delegate Sailesh Shingadia, Procurement Manager, Commercial Services for Notting Hill Housing found the seminar both educational and instructive, “although we already work with the new Local Housing Allowance regime, there were certain parts of the Local Housing Allowance workings which I was not fully aware of. The content of the day, together with the interaction and question answering session, was excellent and I will definitely be looking for the rest of my team to attend this course in the near future.”
Victoria Brewerton-Owen from Belvoir Lettings in Northampton agrees, “Dealing with Local Authorities can be confusing and time consuming so it’s useful to have the rules and regulations in black and white. This seminar would be beneficial to any landlords who are unsure of the process and benefits to the system.”
Future seminars are planned for 14th May at Crowne Plaza, Manchester City Centre; 11th June at Crowne Plaza, Birmingham NEC and 2nd July at Holiday Inn, London Kensington Forum.
Further information can be found on www.landlordaction.co.uk/LHA or by telephoning Landlord Action on 020 8906 3838.
Landlord Action is a UK based tenant eviction trouble shooting agency, focused on helping landlords with bad tenants, problem tenants and tenant evictions.
Landlord Action was set up by landlords for landlords, offering Landlords fixed fees to evict bad tenants nationwide, with a free advice line. Landlord Action have successfully evicted 15,000 bad tenants since the company started in 1999.
Paul Shamplina is co founder and co director of Landlord Action and has more than 20 years experience in the legal field, originally working as a clerk, private investigator, debt collector and certified bailiff. He has appeared regularly on TV and radio and travels the country speaking, giving advice and presenting “How to avoid a bad tenant” seminars. He believes passionately in the rights of the landlord and is always available for comment on any landlord/tenant related matters.
Landlord Action website www.landlordaction.co.uk free advice line 0800 856 7878 to landlords
