Empty Homes: Legal Solutions Webinar

Join us for a highly informative webinar on “Empty Homes: Legal Solutions”, where we’ll be exploring the topic of bringing empty properties back into use with a focus on the legal aspects. Our speaker, Fiona Anthony, is a seasoned professional in the field with a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. The webinar will delve into the intricacies of Empty Dwelling Management Order (EDMO) and Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and will also touch upon Enforced Sale. This webinar is ideal for professionals who work in empty property management, environmental health, private sector housing, planning, building control, street scene, and solicitors.

Fiona is the Practice and Professional Development Manager at Nplaw (Norfolk County Council) and the Training Director of Lawyers in Local Government. She is a qualified solicitor with a background in local government law and is a qualified teacher, having taught law on various courses. Fiona has honed her skills in the area of compulsory purchase and has produced training materials, delivered webinars, and written guidance notes to keep lawyers and clients up-to-date with the latest developments in the law.

Learning objectives:

• Delving into Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMO): During this segment of the webinar, our speaker will delve into the intricacies of EDMO, providing an understanding of what it is, how it works, and how it can be utilized as a tool to bring empty properties back into use. Participants will learn about the processes involved, the legal requirements, and the benefits of using EDMO.
• Discussing Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO): The compulsory purchase order (CPO) is a crucial tool for local authorities and other organizations to bring empty properties back into use. In this section of the webinar, we will examine CPO in some detail, exploring the legal processes involved, the requirements for implementing it, and the benefits it can bring to communities.
• Understanding Enforced Sales: The final aspect of the webinar will focus on enforced sales, a powerful tool for local authorities and other organizations in the process of bringing empty properties back into use. Participants will learn about the legal processes involved, the requirements for implementing enforced sales, and the benefits it can bring to communities.

FIONA ANTHONY
Solicitor | Practice and Professional Development Manager

Fiona is currently the Practice and Professional Development Manager at nplaw (Norfolk County Council) and is the Training Director of Lawyers in Local Government. She is a qualified solicitor and has spent many years practising law in local government as well as being a qualified teacher, having taught law on a variety of different courses.

Fiona has developed expertise in the area of compulsory purchase, streamlining nplaw’s processes, producing guidance notes and keeping lawyers and clients up-to-date with developments in the law. Fiona has produced training materials for managers within a large public sector organisation which has involved writing manuals on “Compulsory Purchase Policy and Procedure” and “Compulsory Purchase Compensation and Valuation”, delivering a series of live and recorded webinars and producing assessments. She has worked on large infrastructure projects and regeneration schemes but particularly enjoys supporting local authorities with empty homes and seeing the benefits to the community of bringing empty properties back into use.

MUHAMMED UDDIN
Public Sector Development Manager
Finders International

Muhammad Uddin previously worked in housing for 17 years within the Social Housing and Private Sector Hosting. His most recent experience was with a local authority in Leicestershire, where he worked as an Empty Homes Officer, with a proven track record of successfully bringing 196 empty properties back into use.

Muhammad has experience dealing with all empty homes related issues within the private sector, working in partnership with home owners, carrying out property inspections for housing standards, HHSRS property inspections, and offering grants and property maintenance advice to property owners. Muhammad also managed acquisition with annual budget of £10m used to purchase empty properties and properties on the market in dealing with the Housing shortage councils are facing.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please do not hesitate to contact the event organisers at: [email protected].