Council offers free ‘fundamental training’ events for private landlords

Call Us First team members and National Residential Landlords Association regional representative Alana Davies with Wolverhampton private landlords receiving the completion certificate for ‘Landlord Fundamental’ training.

The 'Call Us First' team, in partnership with the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), provided fundamental training events to private landlords through a face-to-face course earlier this month.

The training course covered the key aspects of ‘must know’ information and awareness, giving landlords the confidence to know that they are managing their tenants and property in a responsible way.

Key elements of the course included:

• Pre-tenancy and liabilities for energy performance certificate (EPC), tax and insurance 
• Responsibilities of a landlord surrounding tenancy agreements, fees ban, gas safety, house in multiple occupation (HMO) and licensing 
• Property standards including Housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS) repairs, dampness and risk assessments 
• Setting up different types of tenancy agreements, deposits and rent setting 
• Obligations during the tenancy, including periodic visits, tenant obligations, and anti-social behaviour 
• Ending a tenancy with the relevant notices, what to do if the tenant wants to leave, possession and eviction

Anthony Walker, Service Manager – Homelessness, said, "Working with the National Residential Landlord Association has allowed us to provide bespoke training and support to our landlords.

“This training covered a wide range of details about the fundamentals of being a landlord and what it entails. Based on the success of this training, I encourage more landlords to get involved whether he/she is a new landlord or with many years’ experiences, help and training from 'Call Us First' team can support you. Regulations surrounding landlords and the private sector are always changing, keeping up to date with the fundamentals allows landlords to be fully prepared.”

This is a challenging time for the private rental sector, particularly with the Renters' Rights Bill bringing in what has been termed seismic change.

It was important that the 'Call Us First' team provided the opportunity for landlords and others involved in letting properties to find out about the support and guidance available from their local Council and also gain valuable sector information and insights. The feedback received by the team is very positive and will take forward the helpful suggestions made for planning future events.

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