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

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.

In all the years I’ve owned property to date, I’ve never had to sever notice on tenants 👍, we just come to an amicable agreement & they move on 👍. I’m just drafting a new ASTA from NRLA site & completing section 7 re serving notice & it states that if I need to I will send by 1st class post, great but dated IMHO. I always setup WhatsApp groups for all new tenancies & we communicate through that including issues/concerns/fixes/leave dates etc. Is this not a viable alternative option?

Not sure if it's the wrong time of the year or me not sharing enough but the number for Sunderland this week aren't great. Rather than cancel we're moving on to ZOOM so it's easier to join! Click the calendar or HERE to register. See you on the night!

The forthcoming Northumberland Landlord Forum will be held at The Civic Centre, Blyth on Thursday 20 May. This great free to attend event with refreshments and speakers from Landlord Action and myself on behalf of GB Landlords with an update will start at 4-30pm and finish at 7pm. I hope to see many of you at the event which will be as informative as ever and help Landlords stay abreast of everything you should be aware of. Use the link below to book your place, just copy and paste into your browser https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-landlord-development-forum-tickets-897430728467?aff=oddtdtcreator