Newsletters Total Records:  29 18/12/2007  Merry Christmas & Happy New Year The committee members wish all the members of IDLA a Merry Christmas, and a very Happy, Healthy New Year! 15/01/2007  IDLA Annual Dinner & AGM 2007 IDLA Annual Dinner & AGM: New date for this is Monday 19 February 2007, but still at The Limes Hotel, Needham Market. 7pm for 7.30pm. Please await invitation!! 15/01/2007  AGM Minutes 2006 Ipswich and District Landlords Association. Annual General Meeting. Seckford Hall Hotel, 23 January 2006. Attendance: 20 Members and 20 Guests. Introduction: The secretary announced the very sad loss of one of the association founder members and former president, Jim Sperling. The members paid tribute to Jim’s outstanding contribution to the association, and extended their condolences to his family. A minute’s silence was held. The secretary then introduced the executive committee along with guests, and thanked Seckford for an excellent meal. The evening was very well received by all in attendance. Reports: Chairman’s report: Nick Le-Grys presented his report, which was accepted by the AGM. He gave a brief outline of the changes being implemented in respect of proposed deposit schemes, changes in Housing Benefit, & new rules for property assessment. Nick advised the AGM that there were no finite rules available in respect of deposit scheme, but when those become available, the information would be put on our website, (www.idla.co.uk) along with any other information. Secretary’s report: Peter Breitsprecher presented his report, which was accepted by the AGM. Peter emphasised the need for members to read & return paperwork promptly, as this had caused unnecessary additional paperwork & expenditure. Treasurer’s report: Peter presented this report as well, which was accepted. Motion 1: That this AGM resolves to maintain membership fees at £30 per year from 2007, with a concession of £100 for a 4-year membership. It was emphasised that under the concessionary membership, there would be no refunds. The motion was proposed by NBL and seconded by Mr Bean. Motion carried. Peter acknowledged and thanked Hamilton Landlord Solutions for their financial support of the AGM. Election of Executive Committee: Chair Advised the Meeting that the previous Executive Committee had indicated that they were prepared to stand en bloc for another year. The Meeting accepted all members unanimously. The Chair asked if any members wished to join the committee, to make themselves known to the secretary after the meeting. IDLA Insurance: The Chair introduced Eddie Hooker from Hamilton Fraser Solutions. Eddie addressed the meeting; he thanked all the members for there diligence, stating that the present rate was the lowest since the inception of the IDLA. Which was as a result of an excellent claims record. Eddie then outlined the new Deposit Scheme for private landlords, scheduled for 1 October 2006. There will be 3 options for the scheme, (a) customer scheme bank account, held by third party. (b) Deposit to be covered by insurance scheme. (c) Landlords not to take deposits. Penalties for non-compliance would be up to 3 months rent as a fine!! In respect to the insurance scheme, only government-approved agencies could offer such insurance. HFIS have applied for such approval. Lovewell Blake Accountants: Andy Miller addressed the meeting, and gave an overview of the inheritance tax rules, and the implications to landlords, stressing the need for tax planning to avoid some inheritance tax problems. Andy said that there was no solution to avoiding taxation entirely. However, with good planning some tax could be mitigated. It was recommended, that the members take professional advice to cover their own personal circumstances. Next Meeting: Chair advised that, subject to arrangements, it is intended that the next AGM would be held in January/February 2007. Date to be arranged. 15/01/2007  Treasurer's Report IDLA Accounts Treasurers Report 2005-6 Opening Balance 7327.67 Receipts Payments Membership Fees & AGM 3207.00 Interest 110.48 Hamilton Fraser AGM cont 400.00 Office Expenditure 646.07 AGM 2006 Expenses 913.35 Meeting Expenditure 120.00 Honorariums 1000.00 TOTAL 3717.48 2679.42 Year end Surplus 1038.06 Closing Balance 8375.73 Peter Breitsprecher. 15/01/2007  Secretaty's Report 2007 Secretary’s Report: Monday, 15 January 2007 Membership: Taking into consideration non-renewals, membership remains at 84. 33 of our members have taken advantage of our 4 year discounted renewal package. Shame about the rest!! As this represents superb value for money. Correspondence: Paperwork, has again, been kept to a minimum this year. Thus allowing for a reduced number of meetings involving our busy committee members, but still allowing us to continue our standard of commitment to our members. Could I please request that all members return paperwork promptly in future, and not wait for reminders! Insurance: Members will be pleased to know this year’s claims experience has been yet again relatively low. Our insurance brokers are here tonight, to answer any questions you may have, and we would like to thank them for their continued support, and their kind contribution towards tonight’s events. Peter Breitsprecher. First Prev   123456of 6  Next Last