Landlord Forum Meeting - Review
The latest Landlord Forum Meeting gave landlords an opportunity to meet with partners and other landlords and agents from across Wolverhampton City.
Date: Thursday 27th February 2025
Venue: Bantock House
Coach House, Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9LQ
Supporting information shared at the meeting:
| Welfare Rights Service | DOWNLOAD |
| Call Us first Website update | DOWNLOAD |
| Energy Efficiency Presentation | DOWNLOAD |
| NRLA | DOWNLOAD |
| The Housing Network | DOWNLOAD |
Agenda
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Welcome and Introduction 6.00 – 6.10pm
- Anthony Walker – Head of Homelessness and Migration
- Shabir Hussain - Call us First Team Leader
- Update from NRLA (National Residential Landlords Association) – Alana Davies Regional Engagement executive 6.10 – 6.35pm
- New Horizons in the PRS
- Legal updates in the PRS
- Update on The Renters Reform Bill
- Update from Welfare Rights Service – Mark Perlic Welfare Rights Service Manager 6.35 – 6.50pm
- Housing Benefit and Universal Credit housing allowance payments
- Applying for direct payments – overview
- Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency update - David Payton Service Lead Housing Strategy/Carmen Reikop Climate Change & Energy Efficiency Officer (Housing) 6.50 – 7.05pm
- Fuel poverty and energy efficiency initiatives
- West Midlands Fire Service – Andy Shaw Watch Commander 7.05 – 7.15pm
- Information & update from the fire service for landlords in the PRS Wolverhampton
- The Housing Network – Mark Turner Chief Operating Officer 7.15 – 7.30pm
- Supported Housing for families
- Partnership working with Landlords & Agents 7.30 – 7.45pm
- Shabir Hussain Call Us First Team leader/Neil Selvey Call us First officer – Our asks
- Launch of the Call Us First - website Daniel Cartwright to navigate/demonstrate 7.45– 8.00pm
- Listening to our Landlords - All 8.00pm – 8.15pm
- AOB / Networking
The forum provides an effective arena to exchange news, views and experiences with other landlords and are a good way of updating landlords and agents on current changes in legislation and council-led initiatives.
Further information
Call Us First Team - Email: rwc.callusfirst@wolverhampton.gov.uk
