Preventing and Combating Rent Arrears

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The Programme

Preventing arrears is a significant challenge for Local Authority housing managers and staff. This one-day course will look at effective ways of dealing with these problems and at promoting good practice in the area.

This course is offered as part of the National Housing Training & Development Programme .  See NHTDP details here.

Who is this for?

The Preventing and Combating Rent Arrears course will be of particular interest to all staff working in the Housing and Finance sections of Irish Local Authorities including:

• Rents section staff
• Revenue collectors
• Estate based staff
• Counter staff
• Any staff member dealing with tenants in arrears

Course Content

The course will typically cover the following topics:

• Rent Schemes
• Understanding the legislation on arrears recovery
• Accounting for and the management of rent collection
• Arrears prevention strategies
• Negotiating effective repayment arrangements
• Monitoring and reviewing repayment arrangements
• Staff Training - Legal & Court Procedures

Please see the course brochure below for further information.

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