One hundred landlords received practical advice and information from partnering contractors on repairing and maintaining their properties at an event held by Pathmeads, part of Genesis Housing Group.

The aim of the Conference, held at Wembley Plaza on 15 October, was to help Pathmeads landlords better-understand current social and temporary housing issues.

The event helped cement links between the RSL and its landlords while topics discussed included acquisitions, lease renewals, solving queries, and how Pathmeads is working with local authorities to bring empty homes back into use.

While current trends in housing were addressed, there was also a focus on how Pathmeads will support its landlords in future, for example through the new Housing Association Leasing scheme Direct (HALD), which presents tenants with a wider choice of accommodation across the private rented sector.

Partnering contractors - Shenstone Services Ltd, MNM Property Services, and JOS Property Services Ltd - provided information on their high quality services and on their respective levels of service for repairs and maintenance.

Feargal Ward, Managing Director of Pathmeads, said "The Landlords' Conference was a great opportunity for us to connect with our landlords. We were able to keep them up-to-date with current and future issues in housing and the additional support services that we provide."

Shafqat Khawaja, a local Pathmeads landlord leasing a three-bedroom property in Brent, said "Overall, the event was very impressive and provided a great opportunity to put faces to names".

Picture caption (l-r): Jill and Bernie Norris, Pathmeads landlords who own a
three-bedroom house in Brent, enjoy the conference.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Pathmeads Housing Association is a leading provider of property management services for around 20,000 homes. Its operations cover a number of key areas, including:

• Temporary housing provision whereby Pathmeads manages privately leased homes around London;
• A contracts division which manages homes for other landlords, such as local authorities, housing associations, primary care and NHS trusts, developers and private investors;
• Managing a pilot Settled Lettings Agency scheme on behalf of the Communities and Local Government department and five south east London local authorities;
• Has developed a range of 'temporary to settled' leasing schemes;
• Works with local authorities across the south of England on refurbishing and managing empty homes;
• Provides a range of contract management, block management and mixed tenure management services for local authorities and private investors.

Genesis Housing Group provides homes and services to tens of thousands of people across London and the south east, with the overiding aim of putting customers first and providing excellent service to all. The Group consists of PCHA, Pathmeads and Springboard housing associations. Genesis also has a charitable foundation, Genesis Community and is one of the largest and most diverse housing groups in the UK, owning and/or managing more than 40,000 homes.