Our Managing Director, Amy Wray, went to a regional ARLA meeting (Association of Residential Letting Agents) on Thursday (putting work ahead of Valentine’s Day – there’s dedication for you!)
It was a fantastic meeting with Robert Bolwell from Dutton Gregory LLP solicitors speaking about recent legal updates that all letting agents should be aware of, including the new EPC regulations that came into force on 9th January 2013, new tenancy deposit regulations and schemes and recent case laws in the housing sector. It was a fantastic overview of the updates and Robert made it enjoyable listening.
Ian Potter, Managing Director of ARLA gave an excellent presentation discussing many aspects of the UK PRS (private rented sector) including the fact that recent research has shown the number of home-owners has dropped to the lowest levels in 25 years (see the Applegate Lettings news section for the full story). Ian re-iterated his intentions to support the lettings industry becoming regulated within the UK, which we fully agree with.
Amy acknowledged that as Applegate Lettings continues to grow, it can become difficult to make time for these meetings and training sessions. However, after coming away with such a vast amount of information it just proves how vital it is that the team at Applegate Lettings always take the time out to focus on maintaining their vast knowledge of the lettings industry and therefore safeguarding our landlords and providing exceptional customer service to our tenants. We know we often say this, but it goes back to us maintaining our core values which we set over three years ago.
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