Watford September 2019

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE  FOR SEPTEMBER: THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE FROM SEPTEMBER: ALDENHAM GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, CHURCH LANE, ALDENHAM, RADLETT, WATFORD, WD25 8NN

Safe as Houses? - Fire safety management in HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) - Antony Bolder 

Fire prevention is a critical component in ensuring the continued safety of people residing in buildings.  As the national tragedy of Grenfell Tower has exposed, the incorrect application of building works or lack of correct planned preventative maintenance programme can have devastating effects.

Having been in the fire service, as an operational officer, fire safety, community safety and health and safety specialist for 27 years, Antony has taken those skill sets into the private sector of fire consultancy.  Working with a host of letting agents and private landlords, and through multiple fire risk assessment surveys,  the level of  understanding in  both active and passive fire safety elements from an owners or `responsible persons` view is still a real issue.  This together with understanding the responsibility to provide fire safety aspects under either the Fire Safety Order or HMO management regulations, many of which are `absolute` under the law, are important elements in ensuring todays landlords or letting agents/management companies are exercising their required duties correctly.

During Antony's presentation he will highlight the following major points:

• Legislation and its effects on pin members
• Fire Dynamics (including fire growth and spread in compartments)
• `Active` and `Passive`systems
• Testing and Inspection programmes (as required by the FSO/MHMOR)
• LandlordsFSO fire management programme as an alternative to paper based documents

ALSO.....Fix It in 6 – the 6 Key Factors to Building a Successful Property Empire - Christine Nicholson

Christine Nicholson is an Author and Speaker who has been running and owning businesses for over 25 years and has seen the good, the bad and the often ugly situations that businesses and their owners find themselves in.  She’s run businesses as diverse as software development, security, healthcare, logistics and even ran a zoo – she’s seen everything!

Today she is going to share the 6 key factors of any business, including some of her past experiences,the situations that businesses and their owners find themselves in, and how you can avoid the same mistakes OR if you find yourself in the proverbial poo, how to get yourself out of it!

1.    Planning, 
2.    Cash
3.    People, 
4.    Systems, 
5.    Knowing Your Numbers, 
6.    Your Relationship with Your Business

So find out what’s important when running a business, how to avoid the mistakes that most business owners make and where to get started.