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6th November 2024 10am in-person session
We are holding an in-person landlord forum on 6th November 2024 in the Assembly Room, Oxford Town Hall at 10.00am.
You must book your place in advance, as capacity is limited, using the link below. If you do not book in advance, then we cannot guarantee you a space.
Please arrive from 9.45am for a 10am start, refreshments will be available. The session will cover:
- Technology available to combat poor ventilation, high carbon dioxide levels, low energy efficiency, fuel poverty and damp & mould: Ben Malton, AICO Systems
- Benefits of improving energy efficiency in your rental properties and where to find grants and support: Emily Green, Energy Efficiency Officer, Oxford City Council
- Working with Oxford City Council on providing accommodation for persons in need: Giles Haynes, Private Rented Procurement and Placement Team Leader, Oxford City Council
- HMO and Selective Licensing updates: Rebecca Jeffries / Katherine Coney, Residential Regulation Team Area Managers, Oxford City Council
To Sign up for the LL forum, please Click Here.
The presentations will be available on our website soon after the event. There will be no recording available.
If you are from a letting agency, then we would appreciate if you only book one space.
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Calling all landlords! Don't miss out on the Home Upgrade Grant |
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Don't miss out, there's still time to apply for the Home Upgrade Grant. The funding is open to those living in private rented properties and homeowners. We encourage you to discuss this opportunity with your tenants as you could all benefit.
The funding offers free measures to help improve the energy efficiency of your property, including:
- Insulation upgrades for improved comfort year-round
- Ventilation upgrades to ensure healthier indoor air quality
- A low-carbon heating system, like an air source heat pump
- Smart heating controls
- An energy-efficient hot water solution
- Solar panels to generate your own electricity
- Energy-efficient lighting for reduced running costs
The funding is open to:
- Properties not heated by mains gas, including those using oil, coal, LPG, or electric heating
- Households with a total annual income of less than £36,000, or with a total household income of less than £20,000 after housing costs (mortgage or rent), or receiving income-related means-tested benefits like Universal Credit
- Hard-to-heat properties – (Low EPC D-G)
Benefits include:
- Reduced damp and mould
- Increased property value
- Longer tenant retention
- Improved EPC rating
Ready to get started? Call 0800 107 8883 or visit www.hugapply.co.uk
For information on other funding schemes for gas heated properties please visit www.oxford.gov.uk/retrofit
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Are you looking for long-term tenants? |
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Beam, an award winning organisation housing 120 refugee families across the UK in 2023, is collaborating with Oxford City Council to support refugee families into private rented housing. Benefits of joining the scheme:
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Fully screened tenants- our families are fully supported to rent in the private rented sector
- £1000 Finder’s Fee
- 2 months rent in advance
- 5 weeks deposit
- Void period-rent and council tax paid
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Long-term support from Asylum Welcome and Beam’s Tenancy Management Team with its 97% 12 month sustainment rate Selective Licensing costs covered
- Potential for further incentives
If you have properties within Oxford City which are coming available between 2024-2025, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact Iona Thompson (Senior Operations Executive) at iona@beam.org (Ref: Oxford City Property)
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Oxford Brookes University values its relationship with its neighbours. Their Community Engagement team works with local resident groups to enable students and permanent local residents to live amicably alongside each other and address any incidents of antisocial behaviour caused by Brookes students.
They provide advice and guidance to students to help them settle into their community and encourage them to be responsible neighbours and show consideration to those around them.
In partnership with Thames Valley Police, Oxford City Council and Oxford Direct Services they ensure students receive the most relevant and up to date information to assist them living in the community. At the start of each academic year, they work collaboratively to collate relevant information and deliver an initiative called the House Champion Scheme. This provides students with top tips on how to be good neighbours, including how to keep noise at reasonable levels at all times, how to manage their household waste as well as how to keep their property safe.
They would like to work more closely with landlords and letting agents to provide a collaborative approach to communicating to students their responsibilities while living in private rented accommodation.
Similar to last year, they have produced a poster which brings together the advice from all the partners, including URL links and QR codes for further information. The poster will be included in the House Champion welcome packs, which will be hand delivered to student houses in East Oxford and streets surrounding the university’s Headington Campus.
We would be grateful if you could help distribute the posters by emailing the PDF to your Brookes student tenants. To download the poster, please go to www.brookes.ac.uk/community-student-info and click on ‘House Champion Scheme (PDF)’.
If you would like further information or are interested in working more closely together, please contact the Community Engagement team at community@brookes.ac.uk.
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/community-engagement
community@brookes.ac.uk
Follow us on Twitter: @BrookesCLO"
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Single occupancy/family property (Non HMO) and HMO Enquiries
E: RRT@oxford.gov.uk
T: 01865 252211
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www.oxford.gov.uk
01865 249811
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