A free event offering insight and advice for North East property professionals is taking place in Newcastle this week.

GB Landlords All Day Property Conference on Thursday September 26 at Newcastle’s Britannia Airport Hotel is one of the largest annual events outside of London for landlords and property agents. 

The event has sold out with over 230 registrations and has attracted 39 trade exhibitors as well as council representatives from Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham Northumberland and North Tyneside.

The event aims to provide property information, education and updates for those involved with, or interested in renting property.

Speakers include Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action and star of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’.

Other speakers include Christian Balshen,m of Rightmove, Suzy Herschman of My Deposits and Juli Poulton, newly appointed Regional Engagement Executive from the National Residential Landlords Association.

 Topics will include an update on the Renters Rights Bill.

GB Landlords is a consortium of housing professionals from across the north east; an inaugural London event took place earlier this year.

A spokesperson says: “It is important for the private rented sector to have a voice, as well as engagement on their behalf with our local councils, with the aim of balancing safeguards for tenants’ interests and providing the right conditions to enable the sector to contribute fully to the provision of good quality, well managed housing. 

“Unfortunately, many landlords are selling up and we hope to encourage them to hang on in there, through a greater understanding of the changes ahead and to help the Councils with the unprecedented demand they are facing as the supply of housing generally is falling.”