Estate Management for Social Housing Organisations - February 24th 2011
This seminar was attended by over 30 delegates from housing associations and local authorities. It provided housing practitioners, both volunteers and staff of housing associations and local authorities, with the skills required to implement high standards of repairs and maintenance on their housing units and estates. Issues such as rent arrears and void management were also discussed in the context of how these can contribute to good estate management.
Topics covered included:
- Managing rent arrears
- Void management, allocations and nominations
- Housing maintenance as a principle of good estate management
- Repairs and maintenance as part of leasing agreements
- Maintenance issues in multi-unit developments
- Tenant involvement in housing and estate maintenance
- Handover and snagging issues
- Sinking funds and financial issues
For more information, please contact Catherine McGillycuddy at catherine@icsh.ie or phone 01 6618334.