Presentation given by Will Williams, Agorfa and Lee Cecil, National Landlords Association Wales at a FEANTSA conference on "People who are homeless can be housed: An insight into successful practices from across Europe", Cardiff, Wales, 2008

1. The role of private landlords.
Good practice workshop.
Agorfa.

2. Sustainable tenancies for
vulnerable people.
• Background.
• The Service.
• Outcomes.
• Learning Points.
• Developments.

3. Background.
• Independent charity, currently operating in
North West Wales.
• Development from a bond scheme.
• Sustainability, the PRS and Resettlement.
• Some figures and outcomes.

4. The Service.
• As s e s s me nt of the s e ctor, la ndlord a nd te na nt.
• Es ta blis h cle a r links to a re s e ttle me nt, proce s s ,
• Thre e s ta ge s , pre te na ncy, The move a nd Flying S olo.
• Cle a r informa tion to La ndlords on a s s e s s me nt of pote ntia l te na nts .
• Exploring Myths a nd s te re otype s through la ndlord tra ining.
• Le ga l a nd Fina ncia l links to NLA.
• De ve lop a wa re ne s s a mongs t re fe rring a ge ncie s of the P RS .
• Funding te na ncy s ta rt-ups .
• Hous ing Be ne fit coope ra tion.
• Me dia tion, how it will work a nd wha t it s hould a chie ve .
• De ve lop a nd ma inta in good re la tions hips be twe e n la ndlord a nd
te na nt.
• Wha t s us ta ina bility me a ns for la ndlords a nd te na nts .

5. Learning Points.
• Knowledge of the role and profile of the private sector.
• Awareness of the needs and expectations of individual
landlords.
• Sustainable tenancies, trust, credibility, achievement and
opportunity.
• Sustainability is built on Assessment.
• Assessment is part of a resettlement process.
• Pre-tenancy, The Move and Flying Solo.
• Tripartite relations.
• The need for training.

6. Developments.
• Reasons for change.
• Social lettings and Management agency.
• Agorfa, Resettlement.

7. .