I've just renewed my subscription to cover me for Property Redress. It's now £186pa. Do I really need to do this? I have my own properties and those in a limited Company and look after one for a family member and one for a friend. If I stop paying Property Redress say they will inform Newcastle City Council; Please note, if your membership is not renewed then your membership will automatically expire. If your membership does expire and you do not join another scheme we are required to inform your local trading standards office and/or the department for communities and local government that your membership with us has expired. You could be subject to a £5,000 fine for not being a member of a consumer redress scheme.

The keepjesmondclean group who regularly do litter picks and work hard to try and keep the streets clean, send me their meeting minutes. In their latest meeting they report are unhappy with recycling bins being contaminated and not being taken in after emptying! They are suggesting that this is a Landlords responsibility and where Tenants fail to adhere to the requirements on refuse collection the Landlord should be fined! I have responded to this pointing out that Landlords have no control over how Tenants live and they should perhaps ask the Universities to educate their students! However I would recommend all agents and Landlords to make sure that in their properties they make sure that when Tenants move in you provide them with A copy of the refuse collection calendar so they know when to put bins out Details of what should go in a recycling bin and what should not A notice reminding them that bins should only go out the night before and be brought in the day of collection when emptied. Make sure you provide the correct bins and Tenants know they are responsible for looking after them and paying for any replacement if stolen. It is not a bad idea to include some guidelines on this in their Tenancy Agreement. If you have property in Jesmond and would like to join the group I suggest you contact their secretary Rachel on keepjesmondclean@gmail.com

Here is the date for your diaries for next years all day event which will once again be at the Britannia Airport hotel. We have pushed the date back to November as we are led to believe the car park will be less congested and we will also not clash with the party conferences. So put it in your diary now it will be Thursday 27 November 2025. If you would like a trade stand or know someone who would please let us know as we look to put together another full informative day with a lot of relevant trade stands!

I paid for a ticket via Eventbrite to keep upto date annual “training” hours, just wondering if/when I’ll receive proof of attendance cert? I scanned in upon entry. Thanks in advance