Author: SWLA
Modern Slavery
Representatives of SWLA attend regular D & C Police briefings on modern slavery. If you substitute the word ‘exploitation’ for ‘slavery’ it is easier to…
Private Rented Sector Strategy in Cornwall
On Thursday 10th August the Chairman and V/Chairman had a meeting with Joe Roberts, Private Sector Housing Manager, Economic Growth and Development, Cornwall Council at…
CO Awareness Course – Wednesday 9th August 2017
The Think CO workshop was attended by Chairman and V/Chairman, it was a Gas Safe Charity presentation raising the awareness of symptoms and actions to…
Trago Build Centre Now Open!! Discount for SWLA members.
T2B Build Centre A4 The new Trago Build Centre is now open at Trago Newton Abbot! ● PURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY (2,088m²/ 22,475ft² PLUS EXTERNAL STOCK YARD)…
Making Tax Digital
Making tax digital was announced by Chancellor Osbourne in the 2015 Autumn Statement with the aim to digitise the tax system for the self employed…
SWLA Open Afternoon
Thank you to all of our members who attended the SWLA open office afternoon on Wednesday. It was lovely to catch up with everybody and…
Upcoming Landlord Training Courses in Plymouth
Landlord Accreditation Training Course Thursday 26th October 2017 – 9:30 – 4:30pm Venue – Astor Room, Plymouth Guildhall, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 1HA Price – £65…
Rent With Confidence Scheme Re-Launch by West of England Rental Standard
What is Rent with Confidence? It’s a voluntary set of realistic standards and requirements that sets out clearly what landlords need to do when renting…
Eco funding for uprating/replacing non gas fired boilers
Some funding is available to upgrade Oil/LPG boilers or electric storage heaters through the Government backed, energy company funded ECO scheme. All of the following…
Next Landlord Accreditation Course
A FEW PLACES REMAINING – Don’t Miss Out Thursday 6th July 2017 – 9:30 – 4:30pm Venue – Astor Room, Plymouth Guildhall, Royal Parade, Plymouth…
Beware of Bogus Insurance Brokers
The following advice has been received from Bateman Group (Landlord Insure UK) who are specialists in providing insurance and financial advice. Action Fraud have recently…
Rent Repayment Orders & Civil Penalty Notices: Bristol’s Policy
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 has given councils new powers to deal with rogue landlords. These include Rent Repayment Orders and Civil Penalty Notices….
B&NES Landlord Survey
The Council are reviewing the Additional HMO Licensing scheme in Bath and want to know what landlords think. Please take 5 minutes to complete the…
Ashley Community Housing
Following SWLAs day at Bristol Landlords EXPO, we have received a request from Ashley Community Housing for landlords in Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset,…
Free HMRC Webinar For Landlords
If you are receiving income from property, you can find out about the different types of income, allowable expenses and all of your landlord responsibilities…
SWLA Attending Landlord Exhibition in Bristol Thursday 25th May 2017. All Landlords welcome, free to attend.
SWLA Attending Landlord Exhibition in Bristol Thursday 25th May 2017. All landlords welcome, free to attend.
Meeting with Councillor Steve Ricketts (PCC) and Matt Garrett (PCC Head of Housing)
The Chairman and Vice Chairman met at SWLA offices with Steve Ricketts and Matt Garrett for a quarterly meeting. Subjects on the agenda included Training…
Changes for Plymouth Bin Collections from 8th May 2017; A Cleaner and Greener Plymouth
Changes for Bin Collections from 8th May 2017; A Cleaner and Greener Plymouth
‘Making Tax Digital’ Put on Hold
‘Making Tax Digital’ delayed; quarterly tax reporting to HM Revenue and Customs put on hold until after the general election
Landlord Insurance Policy Renewals
SWLA would like to encourage our members to seek out a quote from either Excaliber (tel;01752 340183) or Bateman Insurance (tel; 0800 731 6689) at…
General Meeting, Wednesday 26th April 2017, Future Inn Hotel, 7.30pm
General Meeting, Wednesday 26th April 2017, Future Inn Hotel, 7.30pm
Landlords New Learning Tool from HMRC
HMRC’s updated e-learning guide, Letting out property, is clear, flexible and easy to use. This comprehensive guide will benefit both new and experienced landlords,…
Government Agree to Mandatory CMP
The Government has announced measures to make Client Money Protection (CMP) mandatory for all letting agents across England. The announcement comes in response to long…
