The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow.

The one-day conference, which will be held at Imperial College London, starting at 10am, will follow on from successful events in Wales and Manchester.

The conference, at the college’s Kensington campus, will include a packed programme (see below) featuring a range of expert speakers who will address delegates on issues including legislation changes, tax, welfare reform, licensing and fire safety.

There will also be the opportunity to meet other landlords and agents, share your experiences and pick up advice, support and offers from a range of exhibitors.

Among the speakers confirmed are the deputy director the private rented sector in the Ministry of Housing, Anne Frost, property expert Kate Faulkner, Katrine Sporle, Ombudsman at The Property Ombudsman, as well as Dr David Smith, partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors and RLA policy director.

The conference is designed for anyone with an interest in private rented housing, including buy-to-let landlords, letting agency owners, local authority councillors and officers, journalists and housing charities.

Tickets, which are priced at £60 for RLA members and £75 for non-members, including lunch and refreshments, are available to buy here.

Conference schedule: 

08:30

Registration, breakfast, networking and exhibition

10:00

Welcome – Douglas Haig, RLA Vice Chair

10:10

Keynote Address – Anne Frost, Deputy Director PRS, MHCLG

10:40

Tenants in control? Consumer Protection in the PRS – Katrine Sporle, Property Ombudsman, Karen Buck, MP and David Cox, ARLA Propertymark

11:20

How to sleep at night – keeping your tenants safe as houses – Ian Halton, NAPIT

11:40

Market Prospects – the Future of Your Portfolio – Kate Faulkner, Property Market Analyst & Commentator, Designs on Property

12:00

Lunch, networking and exhibition

13:30

LA Law – the relentless march of local authority property licensing – Richard Tacagni, London Property Licensing

14:00

Law and Disorder? New legislation in the private rented sector – David Smith, RLA Policy Director

14:30

Building the evidence for change – Dr Tom Simcock, RLA Pearl

14:50

Welfare Reform – managing Universal Credit – Sherrelle Collman, Caridon Landlord Solutions

15:20

Taxing concerns – mitigating the impact of property tax reform – Sean Hughes, Comprehensive Tax Planning

15:50

Closing remarks – Clive Bull, LBC & Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive, RLA