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Supporting People
The Supporting People programme plans, commissions and funds housing related support for vulnerable people.
For further information, please view the Supporting People webpages on the North Yorkshire County Council website.
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Golden Triangle Partnership
Landlords' Forum
Introduction
1998 saw the launch of Harrogate Borough Councils' Landlords' Forum; the purpose of the forum is to:
- Develop good working partnerships between Local Authority
and Private Sector Landlords, Managing Agents, Tenants and Tenant
Representative Groups.
- Share experience of legislation relating to the property
condition and safety standards required for rented accommodation
and Landlord and Tenant Law.
- Consider proposed changes to legislation/consultation documents and provide feedback, as a group, to appropriate organisations.
The forums are held twice yearly, usually in April/October. There is also a newsletter, which goes out in Winter/Summer.
Agendas
Minutes
Action Briefs
December 2006 (548 KB, pdf)
July 2007 (108 KB, pdf)
January 2008 (52.6 KB, pdf)
July 2008 (365KB, pdf)
February 2009 (337KB, pdf)
July 2009 (388KB, pdf)
December 2009 (376KB, pdf)
Landlord Guide to Energy Performance Certificates (342KB, pdf)
Landlord Energy Saving Allowance (117KB, pdf)
Harrogate Landlord Trade Fairs
Harrogate Borough Council celebrated 10 years of Landlord Forums by holding a mini trade fair at Ascot House Hotel in November 2008, which featured 14 stands ranging from Trading Standards to Electrical Safety. Due to its success and positive feedback from landlords and exhibitors, we decided to build on that success to plan a larger trade fair for 2009.
On September 8 2009,the Council in partnership with the National
Landlords Association held its second trade fair at the Friends
Meeting House in Harrogate.
The event had 28 exhibitors ranging from the Residential Property Tribunal and the Health and Safety Executive to the North Yorkshire Credit Union.
In addition to the stands,four workshop sessions were run during the day covering subjects such as tax management, which in particular proved to be popular with landlords.
It was pleasing to see that our landlords and letting agents continued to give their support to the event and it was also encouraging to see landlords from outside our immediate district in attendance.
| Councillor Jean Butterfield, Cabinet Member for Housing, says the Forum has been a great source of information for landlords and a place where landlords and letting agents are able to network with each other. |  |
Safety Alert HSE
HSE Gas Safety Alert - 20/10/08
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a gas safety alert to raise awareness of the potential danger of some flues located on internal walls connected to gas boilers. The risk comes from a particular kind of flue system for gas boilers, which have been most commonly installed in multi-storey apartment blocks, built since 2000. Older properties that have recently been renovated or modernised may also have gas boilers located away from an external wall with the flue running through the ceiling void or other enclosure.
Click here for further details, http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/alert021008.htm
HSE Safety Alert (23.5 KB, pdf)
Department of Health
Carbon Monoxide - Are you at risk?
Click this link for more information about Carbon Monoxide poisioning.
Gas Safe Register
A new gas safety regime came into force on 1 April 2009. By that date, all existing CORGI registered contractors will need to have transferred their registration to the new gas safe register www.gassaferegister.co.uk. The register will be run by CAPITA and overseen by the Health and Safety Executive. From the 1 April 2009, no contractors will be able to carry out gas safety work unless they are registered on the Gas Safety Register.
Gas Safety Register frequently asked questions (237 KB, doc)
Forthcoming Dates
If you still require details about the local housing allowance call the enquiry line on 01423 556455.Useful Information
Stonham Brochure - April 2008 (104KB,pdf)
Useful Websites
www.firesafetyguides.communities.gov.uk