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GENERAL MEETING – 2ND MAY 2017
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- John Savage of John Savage Accountancy – Income Tax for Landlords
- Charlie Bisby from Envirovent
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 8TH JUNE 2017
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
GENERAL MEETING – 4TH JULY 2017
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Martin Gregory of Cornwall Council on Private Water Supplies and Legionella
- Mike Joslin of Valuation Office Agency (VOA): How does contributing rental information to the Rent Officer make a difference?
GENERAL MEETING – 5TH SEPTEMBER 2017
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Joe Roberts and Martyn Dymond of Cornwall Council Private Sector Housing Department. Topic to be confirmed
- TBA
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 12TH OCTOBER 2017
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
GENERAL MEETING – 9TH NOVEMBER 2017
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Legal Update from Coodes
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CRLA 2017
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 14TH DECEMBER 2017
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
GENERAL MEETING – 9TH JANUARY 2018
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Patrick Fielder from Nos Da Kernow on working with landlords to prevent homelessness
- Adrian Wright from Happy Energy on energy efficiency grants for landlords
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 8TH FEBRUARY 2018
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
GENERAL MEETING – 6th MARCH 2018
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Ben Marsh of Energy Performance Services re EPC requirements
- Adam Starr on Equity Release on BTL Properties
BOOKING ESSENTIAL

23 March, Coodes offices in Truro 10am – 1pm
£75 for CRLA members £150 for non-members
New landlords and those with many years experience are all finding there is an increasing amount of administration needed to put in place the procedure of starting a tenancy.
The team from Coodes will be bringing many years of experience to share with you.
Objectives
The course will cover all initial requirements from setting up your first lettings business to putting tenancy agreements in place and seeing your tenant move in. Suitable for all landlords and agents. Course Content
- Rights and Liabilities of the Landlord/Letting Agent
- Required Documentation
- EPCs
- Taxes
- Insurance
- Investing
- Right to rent checks
- Tenant referencing
- Gas safety
- Licensing
- Types of Tenancy
- Tenancy Agreements
- Deposits
- Setting rent
- Housing benefit/Universal Credit
BOOKING ESSENTIAL

23 March, Coodes offices in Truro 2pm – 5pm
£75 for CRLA members £150 for non-members
Good landlords find their tenants want to stay in their homes and landlords want good to stay.
Unfortunately there are occasions when you need your property back from the tenant. The process can be frustrating, worrying, time consuming, and expensive.
This course is to help you understand the process, get things right the first time and get your property back as quickly as possible whilst keeping costs down.
The team from Coodes will be bringing many years of experience to share with you.
Objectives
The course will cover the process from service of Section 21 or Section 8 notice through to Court and actually gaining possession of your property.
Suitable for all landlords and agents.
Course Content
- Managing the problem tenant; rent arrears and antisocial behaviour
- Overview of Section 21 and recent changes in case law
- Section 8
- Accelerated proceedings vs standard proceedings
- Costs, forms, estimated timescales
- Common errors and how to avoid them
- What to do if the tenant remains on expiry of the possession order
- How to avoid harassment, illegal eviction and your duty to your tenant’s belongings
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 12TH APRIL 2018
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
GENERAL MEETING – 8th MAY 2018
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Kirsty McAuley from Coodes on the new Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Ian Halton from NAPIT on Electrical Safety
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 14TH JUNE 2018
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
GENERAL MEETING – 3RD JULY 2018
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speakers include:
- Joe Roberts from Cornwall Council Private Sector Housing re HHSRS
- TBC (Hopefully from Cornwall Council on HMO Licensing coming in later this year)
GENERAL MEETING – 4TH SEPTEMBER 2018
FREE OPEN ATTENDANCE TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN HOUSING
Special guest speaker:
- John Savage has kindly stepped in to cover this meeting – the topic will now centre on expenses
- Many thanks to John for covering at short notice due to the scheduled speaker letting us down
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CRLA 2018
DIRECTOR’S MEETING – 11TH OCTOBER 2018
Meeting for board of CRLA directors only.
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