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Explore the formation and achievements of the Caerphilly Private Landlord Forum over the past 10 years. Learn about the quarterly meetings, initiatives, and relationships formed with organizations. With a dedicated website and newsletter, the forum continues to represent the interests of Caerphilly landlords.
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10 YEARS ON FOR THE FORU 10 YEARS ON SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
EVER WONDERED HOW THE FORUM WAS FORMED AND WHY? HOUSING BENEFIT STARTED HAVING QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH LANDLORDS. LIMITED SOCIAL HOUSING - GROWING DEMAND FOR UTILISING PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR. IN 2007 THE CAERPHILLY PRIVATE LANDLORD FORUM WAS FORMED.
SO WHAT HAS THE FORUM ACHIEVED IN 10 YEARS? WHAT HAS THE CHAIRMAN BEEN UPTO? - Smart Money Credit Union In 2012 an initiative was launched in the Welsh Assembly Government called “Tackling Homelessness through Financial Inclusion” Your Money Your Home project Money Made Clear Project – awareness of Loan Sharks Welsh Tenants Association
ACHIEVEMENTS CONTINUED WELSH REFUGEE COUNCIL LAUNCH OF AN INITIATIVE WITH SHELTER CYMRU AND THE RLA “ WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PRIVATE TENANTS” DWP – HOUSING ELEMENT OF UNIVERSAL CREDIT RENT SMART WALES NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS
FORUM RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN FORMED DURING THE 10 YEARS WITH ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS: NLA RLA SMART MONEY CYMRU SHELTER CYMRU WALES CO-OPERATIVE CENTRE B & Q HOUSING BENEFIT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS GWENT POLICE WELSH WATER CAERPHILLY BOND SCHEME BRITISH GAS
FORUM ATTENDANCES SINCE INCEPTION OCTOBER 2007 WHICH LANDLORD HAS ATTENTED THE MOST FORUM’S? In 3rd place we have a tie between Bob Collins and Roger & Elaine Francis who have attended 17 In 2nd place both on 19 attendances we have Nigel Kaszubowski & Rosemary & Carwyn Caple In 1stplace again it’s a tie between Roger Ferrand & Mike Locke who have attended the Caerphilly Private Landlord forum a record number of 20 times out of 23!!
“NEWSLETTER” The first edition of the newsletter was sent out in March 2013 to over 1,000 landlords on our database! It is now sent out quarterly after every forum. Statistics show that since the first publication between 32% and 66.7% of people are opening the newsletter each quarter which proves that even landlords who do not attend the forum are reading about it!
We launched the first private landlord forum website in WALES - July 2013 www.caerphillyprivatelandlords.co.uk
COMPANIES CURRENTLY SPONSORING THE CAERPHILLY PRIVATE LANDLORD WEBSITE • Kearns Solicitors • Be Sure Brokers • Parkman’s Property Management and Insurance Brokers • Mark Jones Plumbing • Dragon Windows & Doors • Wallace Carpentry and Building Services • SNO Energy Solutions • ND Property Maintenance • CCBC Cleansing Services • D Emlyn Lloyd • Denman
Following on from the website in March 2015 we joined the millions of users on Facebook!(CPLF)
WHAT NEXT FOR THE FORUM?The Forum will continue to be run every quarter.The Forum will continue to engage with and invite topical guest speakers.The Forum will continue to reach out to new landlords via the Website and Facebook.The forum will continue to represent Caerphilly Landlords interests with statutory bodies