Author: SWLA
Fire Door Safety Week, 25th September – 1st October
A 5 Step Fire Door Check Fire Door Safety Week is giving these tips for a 5 Step Fire Door Check that anyone can do:…
West of England Landlord Panel
SWLA attended the West of England Landlord Panel on 13th September in Bristol. Topics discussed included; Rent With Confidence Minimum EPC requirements Civil Penalty Policies…
Plymouth City Council’s Plan for Future Student Accommodation
View Plymouth City Council’s joint local plan for future student accommodation in Plymouth and South West Devon including population, supply and demand, planning applications, HMOs…
Misinterpretation of Landlords Responsibilities Regarding Legionella
Some consultants and letting agents are using the revised L8 Approved Code of Practice to suggest that new legislation has been imposed on landlords of…
Further Tightening on Landlords Borrowing
From 30th September 2017 new lending rules* come into play which mean lenders will be required to adopt a specialist underwriting approach for Portfolio Landlords. …
Plymouth City Council – Recycling
SWLA have been requested by Plymouth City Council to circulate the following. Since the introduction of alternative weekly collections some problems have arisen regarding recycling…
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…
