What a great day we had on Thursday at the All day event. Thank you to everyone who came along as you made all the work setting it up worthwhile. The feedback was excellent with everyone feeling their time had been well spent with lots of useful Trade Stands who reported they had found the day well spent, as well! The line up of speakers were well received and they all contributed something different to help Landlords to work out what they needed to do and how best to do it, so there was something of interest for everyone. A big thank you to Paul Shamplina who was entertaining but informative as usual, Suzy Herschman who was able to offer guidance on Deposit disputes and also what could be round the corner on a Redress Scheme for Landlords. Both seeing the trip from London worthwhile for the turnout and reception they get! We were also lucky to have Tanya Hodnet, the Leader of Stakeholder engagement for DWP who came from the Midlands for the first time and went away very impressed with what GB Landlords do in the region and the engagement we have with Landlords nationally now and will be passing this on to Government when she meets with them! We also had Christian Balshen who is the Lettings Director at Rightmove speaking for the first time and able to give an overview of the market and again impressed with the interest from the audience. Everyone got some tips on dealing with damp from the well regarded expert in the field Neil Marsden. We also had an overview of the economy from David MacKenzie of Aldermore Mortgages. And last but by no means we had our own Martin Wardle talking about potential Tax "Invasion" at the next Budget or how to be smart with your tax returns! We do recognise that there were some issues with the parking, the Ladies loos and labelling of the food which were outside our control and will be addressed in the future! However these do not appear to have stopped people enjoying the day! Unfortunately we had a number of people who registered to attend and failed to turn up without advising us, which is very disappointing and something which does impact on our ability to put on these events. I would therefore ask everyone to let us know in advance if your circumstances change and you will not be able to make our meetings after booking your place!

Just thought that I would let everyone know that Property118 have published our press release today on our event next Thursday. See article at Property118 | Major Landlord event outside London - Property118 We continue to raise awareness of the region and the work that GB Landlords are doing for Landlords. If you are going to the event why not post a comment on the 118 article and tell others how good our events are!! Keep your eyes open as there could be more articles coming both locally and nationally! If you have not got a ticket for Thursday then we have only got a few paid tickets left if you want to be part of a great event. If you booked a free ticket and are now not going to be able to come along please cancel it and let us know as that will free up a place for someone else who is keen to be there!! We have now 240 people registered for the event!! What a turnout and thanks to our community for supporting us.

Just a heads up that the RRB is due in Parliament today and it will include an immediate ban on S21's. If you are thinking of selling a property or have a problem Tenant you may want to think about serving a S21 asap. Obviously having served it that does not mean you have to follow up on it but it does give you choices in the next 6 months. I am sure that this will be covered at our event on the 26th so if you have not booked your place then it may be worth coming along while we still have a few places left! Feel free to pass on the details to your friends! The link to book your place is www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/north-east-landlords-31907504935

It seems like the government have come up with yet another plan to encourage Landlords to sell up! see the link below for the full article. It seems that our Chancellor wrote a piece a few years ago claiming it was wrong for people to get the extra tax free allowance on IHT for their home and this is something else that it being mooted as a way to raise more tax! The estimate is that it could raise £2bn for their black hole made worse with high wage settlements. The party of envy as some people call them see anyone with a nice home and some assets which their rank and file dont have because they perhaps have not worked as hard or have had more holidays or go to the club every week, as fair game. So as many landlords hold properties in their own names these will get caught up and some may decide to sell while they can and then pass the money on to family. It may also see more people putting their properties into a company which they could sell on or pass down with less problem. What a mess they are creating with no plan on how they will actually house all the homeless people! Chancellor urged to launch £2bn inheritance tax raid on family homes - Property Industry Eye

The Private Sector Teams Annual Countywide forum will take place on Thursday 10th October at Blyth Town Football Club, the same venue as last year. The event is free to attend with a free carpark. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. There will be presentations from Approved Mortgage Solutions, the National Residential Landlords Association, Enviro-vent, Landlord Action, Aspray Building Insurance and an update from the NCC Selective Licensing team. There will also be a number of trade stands for landlords to browse during registration, breaks & lunch. The forum is a fantastic opportunity to gain knowledge and gather up-to-date information on any new legislation to help you be the best landlord you can be. Invitations for the forum will be sent to their landlords with a link to Eventbrite to book a seat. If you would like to be on their mailing list, please sign up via their email address – privatelandlords@northumberland.gov.uk GB Landlords will be there supporting them as usual and our very own Paul Hampton will be speaking. If you have missed our all day event or would like to have even more information to help you be a good Landlord, then don't miss this event. Stick the date in your diary and watch out for the link being advertised on here soon to register.