Don’t miss the Gloucestershire Landlord Expo 2009!
Landlords from across Gloucestershire are being invited to visit the 4th annual Gloucestershire Landlord Expo 2009. This FREE event takes place at Gloucester Rugby Club’s state of the art conference centre on the 16th September 2009 between 1pm and 7pm.
The biggest exhibition to date, the 2009 Landlord Expo is a ‘must be there’ event for all Gloucestershire landlords. The Expo’s seminar programme is packed with informative speakers and the event features exhibitors from a wide range of industry professionals and service providers.
Attendees will hear from variety of top business experts at the free seminars running throughout the day. These seminars will keep the county’s landlords up-to-date with a number of important issues including; improving the performance of their stock, the new gas safe scheme and renewable energy options.
This year’s event will also highlight the Rugg Review – the government commissioned review of private sector rented housing. Lesley Dove, of the National Landlords Association, will address delegates at the event and outline the main recommendations of the review including; licensing of private landlords, regulation of letting agents, development of an independent complaints and redress procedure, and taxation changes.
There will also be an opportunity to revisit the issue of energy performance certificates and to learn first hand about a successful scheme to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of their properties. Landlords will be given the opportunity to influence the development of a new energy grant for Gloucestershire, which could help to improve lettings in the future.
Energy efficiency is a theme that runs through this year’s event, which is sponsored by Darren Evans Assessments (DEA), a local company committed to building energy efficiency. Attendees will be able to meet with DEA representatives on their stand at the exhibition.
The Landlords Expo is organised jointly by six local councils; Cotswold District, Stroud District, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucester City, Tewkesbury Borough, Forest of Dean District. The aim of the event is to disseminate good practice and keep landlords informed of legal requirements and issues of importance to the private rented market.
Sir Henry Elwes KCVO, a long standing landlord himself, congratulates the Gloucestershire’s councils in working together to organise the event which is aimed at supporting the local letting market. He said:
“I commend any landlord, big or small, to visit the expo and learn from both the experts and each other.”
Sir Henry Elwes will open the event at 1pm.
For full details of the seminars and exhibition and a map to the venue visit the dedicated Expo website at www.stroud.gov.uk/landlord or contact Susie Phelps on 01453 754449.
Free tickets to the event can be downloaded here in PDF format.
