The Housing Agency with ICSA The Chartered Governance Institute will host a webinar for company secretarial practitioners, and stakeholders engaged with residential owners’ management companies (OMCs).

Conor Sweeney of CLS Chartered Secretaries will address corporate governance, company law, and practical compliance concerns for OMCs.  David Rouse, advisor with The Housing Agency, will set the context and background, growth in OMC numbers, and wider issues for the sector.

The one hour webinar will take place Wednesday 1 July at 12pm.

Registration is required to participate in this free webinar. To register please visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g7ZltCzlTg6Xuu0U78q9KA.
Places are limited to 500 participants, on a first-come first-served basis.

Webinar Programme

• Introduction & background presentation
• Presentation on key corporate governance issues for OMCs, including:
  • Company Constitutions for an OMC
  • Annual Company Secretarial Compliance
  • General meetings / resolutions and voting
  • Common Changes in an OMC
  • Directors' duties
  • Interaction of Companies Act 2014 with MUD Act 2011
  • Roles of CRO and ODCE
• Online Q&A.

Please note that the session will be recorded for future use.

The Housing Agency and Engineers Ireland recently hosted a free webinar for stakeholders in the apartments and multi-unit developments sector.

In this video Mairéad Phelan, Head of the National Building Control Office, addresses apartment building life cycles and design aspects in the context of long-term upkeep and maintenance costs.

The views expressed by the speakers in this video are not necessarily those of The Housing Agency. All information correct as of broadcast date: 16 June 2020.

The Law Society of Ireland and The Housing Agency recently hosted a webinar for stakeholders in the multi-unit developments sector.

Presenters and panellists Suzanne Bainton of Liston & Co. and Cómhnall Tuohy of Kane Tuohy Solicitors discussed developments in law and practice for multi-unit developments and residential owners’ management companies.

The views expressed by the speakers in this video are not necessarily those of The Housing Agency. All information correct as of broadcast date: 4 June 2020.

The Housing Agency and Engineers Ireland will jointly host a lunchtime webinar about sustainable apartment & multi-unit developments buildings.

Mairéad Phelan, Head of the National Building Control Office, will address apartment building life cycles, and design aspects, in the context of long-term upkeep and maintenance costs.

The 40 minute session will take place at 12pm on Tuesday 16 June 2020.

Registration is required to participate in this free webinar. To register please visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kWoj76WCQWqCzJt5ye8sVA.
Places are limited to 500 participants, on a first-come first-served basis.

Webinar Programme

• Introduction & background
• Presentation on key sustainability issues for apartments/multi-unit developments, including:
  • Apartments and building standards
  • Design aspects
  • Life cycle reports under March 2018 apartment planning guidelines
• Q&A.

Please note that the session will be recorded for future use.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how important resilient and sustainable communities are to us all.

Decisions we now make in relation to housing, planning and regeneration will play a fundamental role in the future of our communities. Measures that are put in place will need to be ambitious and will require adaptation to a new way of doing things.

This June The Housing Agency will host a series of free expert-led webinars that will consider some of the key elements of future resilient and sustainable communities.

Participation in each webinar is free, but advance registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

To register for each webinar please click one of the links below:

Please note that these sessions may be recorded for future use.
View the poster for this webinar series here.

The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) and The Housing Agency hosted a free webinar for stakeholders in the apartments and multi-unit developments sector.

Panellists Ella Dunphy, Management Agent at DNG Ella Dunphy, Kilkenny, and Kay McGuire of Galway Property Servicesa ddressed the challenges facing apartments and multi-unit developments during COVID-19.

All information correct as of broadcast date. Broadcast date: 30 April 2020

The Housing Agency and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland recently hosted a webinar addressing the financial challenges for owners’ management companies arising from the COVID-19 emergency.

Delivered by expert panellists, the session facilitated a discussion of views on key finance issues, including: Income and expenditure review; Cash flows/liquidity; Sinking funds; Annual service charge recovery; Communications with OMC members.

All information correct as of broadcast date. Broadcast date: 23 April 2020

Social Housing applicants and applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan should note that in light of the Covid-19 emergency, a temporary alternate arrangement has been put in place that will remove the need for them to have to obtain a physically completed HPL1 form from Revenue, either in person, by post, or by Revenue’s online systems ROS/MyAccount.

Instead, the applicant can request that the local authority undertake an electronic process to obtain the information from the Revenue Commissioners. Persons who wish to avail of this option should contact their local authority and request that the relevant HPL1 information be obtained on their behalf by the local authority.

The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) and The Housing Agency will host a free webinar for stakeholders in the apartments and multi-unit developments sector.

Panellists Ella Dunphy, Management Agent at DNG Ella Dunphy, Kilkenny, and Kay McGuire of Galway Property Services will tackle the challenges facing apartments and multi-unit developments during COVID-19. 

The one-hour webinar will take place at 12:30pm on Thursday 30 April 2020.

Registration is required to participate in this free webinar. To register please visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9ZdWItL9R7KOr44cE-mAVQ. Places are limited to 100 participants, on a first-come first-served basis.

Webinar Programme

• Introduction & background
• Panellists' views on key issues for the sector during COVID-19, including:
  • Operational challenges
  • Management company finances
  • Management company meetings
  • Communications with residents
• Panel discussion
• Online Q&A

Questions can be emailed in advance to MUD@housingagency.ie

Please note that this webinar will be recorded for future use.

COVID-19

Public health advice and guidance related to COVID-19 is available from gov.ie/covid19.

The Housing Agency and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland will host a webinar addressing the financial challenges for owners’ management companies arising from the COVID-19 emergency. 

Delivered by expert panellists, the session will be of interest to stakeholders in the apartment and multi-unit developments sector, including management agents and directors of Owners' Management Companies (OMCs).

The 40-minute webinar will take place at 12:30pm on Thursday 23 April 2020.

Registration is required to participate in this free webinar. To register please visit  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hUVxS-cqRXKDyDOqL1gKBw. Once registered, a password will be provided which you will need to access the webinar.

Webinar Programme

• Introduction & background
• Panellists' views on key finance issues, including:
  • Income and expenditure review;
  • Cash flows/liquidity;
  • Sinking funds;
  • Annual service charge recovery;
  • Communications with OMC members.
• Panel discussion
• Anonymous online Q&A

Places are limited to 500 participants, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note that this webinar will be recorded for future use.