SEAL - South Essex Alliance of Landlords, Letting Agents & Tenants

14/12/2022

Join the next Southend City Council, SEAL & NRLA Landlord Forum on Thursday 26th January 2023. Open to all. Register at:

Across the country, we have a network of local representatives who act as direct liaison between the NRLA, local authorities and landlords at a local level. They run regular branch meetings and landlord courses throughout the UK and also provide an important link for our members with local authorit...

15/02/2022

There is a ELA/SEAL Southend Branch Meeting tonight at 6pm with discussion on up-to-date news on the private rental sector and a chance to network with other landlords.
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Meeting ID: 839 4003 8443
Passcode: 992741

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05/08/2021

Our Drop In / Workshop is this evening at 6pm. The session is around planning and goals, and includes planning for Selective Licensing.
Here are the joining details:
Dear All,

Please find below the joining details for the Drop In Workshop this evening.

If you have any templates/plans/spreadsheets you are willing to share, please bring them along to show others. It could be a spidergram of your original business plan, or a list of things to do in preparation for Selective Licencing - the more ideas the better!

Topic: Southend Drop in Workshop

Time: Thursday Aug 5, 2021 18:00 London



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Meeting ID: 929 8482 7381

Passcode: 266540

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15/07/2021

Southend Council is currently part of the LAD 1a & 1b consortia with 9 other local councils to deliver energy saving projects for eligible households in Southend. This funding is also available for private landlords where a minimum of 1/3 landlord contribution is required, with average subsidy cost not to exceed £5,000 per property. The measures are quite extensive but mainly include:



Solid/cavity wall insulation
Air source heat pump
Solar PV


The scheme has been very successful with owner occupiers and park homes in the area, and we’d want to make sure that private tenants could also benefit from this funding. as such, I was wondering if the private landlord forum would be a good place to help us deliver the message to landlords?



We have limited marketing budget to promote the scheme and about £500 can be allocated to help with any promotion work to private landlords in the next few months.

For further details contact: [email protected]

01/07/2021

REMINDER: SOUTHEND LANDLORD FORUM - THURSDAY 8TH JULY 2021

Stephanie Li from Southend Council will open the session with information on the Warmer Homes scheme, see below:

Did you know? Since 1 April 2020, landlords can no longer let or continue to let properties covered by the MEES Regulations if they have an EPC rating of E or below.



If your tenant(s) in Southend has/have a household annual income of under £30,000 and your property has an EPC rating of E or lower, the Warmer Homes Local Authority Delivery (LAD) programme is here to help.



The programme provides a free energy assessment of your property and helps with accessing grant funding for any energy efficiency improvements such as solid wall insulation, solar PV panels and low carbon heating. If your application is successful, you may be able to receive up to £5,000 of funding to install energy-saving measures in your properties.

Jon Gurel, Community Safety Manager, will follow on and will explain his role and that of his team, the Community Safety Unit, in regards to Anti Social Behaviour.

Finally, Faith Addy from Southend Council will give updates and an explanation of Selective Licensing in Southend.

Topic: Southend Landlords Forum

Time: Thursday, 8th July 2021, at 16:00 London



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Meeting ID: 994 2353 3119

Passcode: 418668

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23/06/2021

Please find below information from the Call B4 Serve scheme run by Southend Council. We have had very positive feedback from Landlords about this scheme.

The ‘Call before you Serve’ scheme is designed to encourage landlords and tenants to engage with the Council’s housing solution’s team to try and help resolve any issues.



Before Coronavirus, the Council has always tried to help avoid evictions take place, by liaising with landlords, offering mediation sessions to resolve problems and give financial advice to tenants. This help will continue into 2020 and beyond.

The scheme is for anyone considering issuing an S21 or S8 notice on a tenant.



The scheme offers:

• Support for landlords in what can be a very stressful time.

• Help to create a personalised housing plan agreed with the tenant.

• Rent arrears assistance through Housing benefit services, Universal credit, local government homeless prevention funds and charities.

• A financial assessment of tenants to maximise income to help ensure success moving forward.

• Referrals and signposting to specialist services for more long-term support if needed

• A mediation service between landlords, tenants and Local authorities.



For more information visit: https://www.southend.gov.uk/housing-1/homelessness

Telephone: 01702 215002

Email: [email protected]/[email protected]

Information and advice for those at risk of becoming homeless.

22/06/2021

One of next speakers at the Landlord Forum, Stephanie Li, will be talking about the Warmer Homes Scheme. Here are some of the details:-
Did you know? Since 1 April 2020, landlord can no longer let or continue to let properties covered by the MEES Regulations if they have an EPC rating of E or below.



If your tenant(s) in Southend has/have a household annual income of under £30,000 and your property has an EPC rating of E or lower, the Warmer Homes Local Authority Delivery (LAD) programme is here to help.



The programme provides a free energy assessment of your property and helps with accessing grant funding for any energy efficiency improvements such as solid wall insulation, solar PV panels and low carbon heating. If your application is successful, you may be able to receive up to £5,000 of funding to install energy saving measures in your properties.



Get in contact today to see how we can help you.

Book a free assessment:

Call 0800 038 5737 (free)

Go to www.warmerhomes.org.uk



Here is also a link to the YouTube video about the programme, which you can use in the post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w6ioMkQqkI

22/06/2021

Our next Landlord Forum is on Thursday 8th July at 6pm. Joining details will be sent out nearer the time

15/04/2021

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Meeting ID: 955 3256 9868

Passcode: 214548

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18/01/2021

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to our forthcoming Landlord Forum this wednesday at 2pm!!
Here are the joining details:-

Topic: Southend Branch Meeting

Time: Jan 20, 2021 14:00 London



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Meeting ID: 914 2928 3663

Passcode: 147187

Mandie Adams

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12/01/2021

The Consultation is closed for the Selective Licensing... I hope you took your opportunity to have your say :)

23/12/2020

Our article went into the Evening Echo today- did not cover all the points raised but it is a good start