Hosted by Southampton University, this forum has a range of speakers on housing affordabilty.

Speakers include the Executive Director of Communities, Culture & Homes at Southampton City Council, a member of ACORN and a legal practitioner who advises people threatened with eviction, and landlord associations.

Members of the Law School will also present.

Attendees will hopefully include members of the public generally as well as students, representatives of Southampton City Council, legal practitioners, landlords, academics and so on.

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Agenda:

10.00 – Introduction and housekeeping – Professor Helen Carr, Law School, Southampton University

10.05 – Setting the context – Mary D’Arcy, Executive Director Communities, Culture & Homes, Southampton City Council

10.20 – Landlord perspective – Peter Littlewood of iHowz Southampton Landlords Association

10.30 – Tenant perspective – Dan Williams, ACORN

10.40 – Student perspective – Sam Scott, Head of Advice and Lettings, SUSU

10.50 – Panel discussion

 

11.15 – Break

 

11.30 – Resolving disputes through mediation – Sue Austin of Portsmouth Mediation Service

11.40 – Resolving disputes through mediation – Alwin Oliver, landlord and instrumental in setting up Portsmouth Mediation Service

11.50 – Panel discussion

12.30 – Ends