Severnside and South West

The speaker was Julie Holden , Head of Revenues and Benefits and Tandridge District Council and junior vice president of the IRRV. Julie has lectured on benefit courses and is an institute examiner and speaker at forums and conferences and was chair of the benefits faculty board between 2003 and 2006.

We are delighted to announce that Paul Stevens, Director of Rating for the West Country at Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) and Mike Buckley, Relationship Manager, Rates Retention Team, Valuation Office Agency (VOA) have agreed to present to the membership on Valuation matters and more specifically the 2017 revaluation and, hopefully, some details on check, challenge and appeal.  Paul and Mike will look to provide an up to date view on these important topics from their different perspectives.

Paul operates out of the LSH offices in Exeter and Bristol, and sits on the LSH National Rating Executive. He has been dealing with non-domestic rating appeals since the start of the 1990 Rating List so has witnessed significant changes to the way in which both the VOA and the non-domestic rating system work; with Check, Challenge Appeal one of the most significant yet.  Paul acts for a wide range of clients including local authorities and utilities providers, large national institutions such as Nationwide Building Society and Zurich Insurance as well as smaller local firms.

Mike is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and has been employed by the VOA for over 30 years. He has substantial experience in rating appeal casework and revaluation as well as in providing internal guidance for valuation on income and expenditure type properties such as public houses and self-catering holiday accommodation.

This meeting is a fantastic opportunity to reinforce current thinking, explore recovery through the use of enforcement agents and to network generally.  There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and debate during the afternoon. 

This meeting is open to both IRRV members and non-members and is free to attend, being sponsored by Bristow & Sutor.

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Agenda

1:00 pm                    Refreshments
1:30 pm                    Introduction
1:35 pm                    Mike Buckley, Valuation Office Agency
2:15 pm                    Paul Stevens, Lambert Smith Hampton
3:00 pm                    Q&A
3:30 pm                    Refreshments and Close

There is limited parking on site but the venue is immediately opposite Exeter Central Railway Station.

Flyer for the meeting  can be found here

 This meeting has been cancelled

Severnside are pleased to announce 

Dealing with Vulnerability & Insolvency  on 13th November 

Select the link for more details 

The IRRV Severnside & South West Association are delighted to announce a number of speakers presenting an informative day of discussion and training on various Insolvency and Recovery topics for our upcoming maximising income.

Tim Ball (Mazars) - Licenced Insolvency Practitioner and Corporate Insolvency Specialist of Mazars will discuss Corporate Insolvency and utilising Insolvency Industry expertise to engage with and pursue delinquent directors and NDR defaulters.    

Matthew Carter (Mazars) - Licenced Insolvency Practitioner and Personal Insolvency Specialist of Mazars will talk about the work of a Bankruptcy Trustee and how to get the most from your Insolvency Practitioner relationship.

Jason Norwood (Mazars) - Local Authority Client Service Manager at Mazars will talk about personal insolvency and the involvement of Local Authorities

Steven Petrie (Ward Hadaway) - Partner at Local Authority Specialist Law Firm Ward Hadaway will highlight the potential for increased recoveries using legal processes and provide and insolvency proceedings and present a case law and legal update.

Jason Norwood has worked in Insolvency for 14 years and has been working specifically with Local Authority clients for a large proportion of that time. In his time as a bankruptcy case administrator, Jason handled hundreds of bankruptcies, recovering substantial sums for the creditors involved. Jason currently supports Mazars numerous Local Authority clients providing many free services, including training and due diligence reporting ahead of recovery proceedings.  

Matthew Carter is a Licenced Insolvency Practitioner (Qualified 2013) and Certified Chartered Accountant (Qualified 2010). Matthew is a Director and appointment taker within Mazars National Bankruptcy Centre and is presently appointed on a portfolio of over 200 bankruptcy cases.

Steven Petrie is Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Partner at Local Authority Specialist Law Firm Ward Hadaway. He has over 23 years of legal experience and has extensive expertise in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, with a particular focus on contentious matters. Steven regularly advises Ward Hadaway’s many Local Authority clients in respect of tackling arrears and maximising revenue.

Tim Ball is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals. He has been involved in turnaround and insolvency work for nearly 33 years and is presently the Partner responsible for leading the Mazars’ Restructuring Services group in the South West and South Wales, heading up the teams in Bristol, Cardiff, and Poole offices.

This presentation and training day is a great opportunity to explore and increase understanding of how Insolvency professionals can assist in increasing Local Authority revenues. The sessions will be informal and questions and interaction will be readily invited to ensure you benefit fully from the industry expertise available.

You are also invited to join the presenters and local authority colleagues for drinks on site after the event.

This meeting is open to both IRRV members and non-members and is free to attend.

Mazars Insolvency Practitioners and Ward Hadaway Law Firm have kindly sponsored the event, including lunch for all attendees, which will be served in the hotel, as well as networking drinks in the hotel bar after the forum closes.

For travel and parking details please follow this link: www.aztechotelbristol.co.uk/

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Agenda
 

9:45am - Arrival and coffee

10:15am - IRRV Severnside & South West Association President - Welcome and Introductions - Martin Smith

10:30am - Sponsors Introduction - ‘Mazars Insolvency Practitioners and Ward Hadaway Law Firm’ – Jason Norwood and Steven Petrie

10:45am - Personal Insolvency - ‘Personal Insolvency and Local Authority Involvement’ – Jason Norwood

11:30am - Refreshment Break

11:45am – Personal Insolvency - ‘Bankruptcy Trustees – what they do and how to get the best from them’ – Matthew Carter

12:45am - Lunch Break - both, hot and cold buffet options available - Sponsored by Mazars and Ward Hadaway  

1:45pm – Ward Hadaway - ‘Legal updates and how to increase revenues through the use of insolvency proceedings’ – Steven Petrie

2.45pm - Refreshment Break

3.00pm – Corporate Insolvency - ‘Corporate Insolvency and strategies for engaging with delinquent directors and NDR defaulters’ – Tim Ball  

4:00pm – Corporate Insolvency -  ‘Identifying distressed companies and protecting your revenue base’ – Jason Norwood   

4:30pm - Forum close & networking drinks in hotel bar

We are pleased to announce that the IRRV Severnside Association will be hosting a "Night at the Races" at Chepstow Racecourse on Friday 15th June 2012. The event is a "Pimms & Jazz" evening and is being kindly sponsored by Rundles debt recovery and bailiff services.

Further details are available on the flyer in the link below. The event will be a good opportunity for you to mix with colleagues from other Authorities and the private sector as well as enjoying the opportunity to beat the Tote! Please note that this event is open to members (and guests) only. Spaces are very limited so if you would like to attend please contact one of the secretaries, whose contact details are below . Numbers need to be confirmed as soon as possible so please respond by Friday 18th May

Chairman:
Martin Smith Tech IRRV Email: martin.smith@bristol.gov.uk Telephone: 0117 97 55744

Secretaries:
Kevin Smith Tech IRRV Email: kevin.smith@bristol.gov.uk Telephone: 0117 35 25876
Sian Peters MA IRRV (Hons) Email: focusideals@virgin.net Telephone: 0797 367 2678

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Severnside & South Western Association is to be held on Monday 17th July 2017 at 4:00 pm at the offices of Bristol City Council, 100 Temple Street, Bristol, BS1 6AG.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Apologies
2. Minutes and matters arising from previous AGM
3. Secretary’s report & forthcoming programme
4. Treasurer’s report
5. Election of Officers
6. AOB

Attendees should report to main reception upon arrival at 100 Temple Street.

Please register your attendance here 

Any enquiries to kevin.smith@bristol.gov.uk

It is with much regret that we have to notify that our meeting on Council Tax Reduction due to be hosted at South Gloucestershire Council offices on 1^st December has had to be postponed due to the unavailability of our speaker Jude Bevan.  Jude has promised to host the meeting early in the new year we will notify you with further details when available.

The association audited accounts as at  31st December can be found here 

*** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE FROM USUAL VENUE ***

Venue : Almondsbury Interchange Hotel, Gloucester Road, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4AA

Date : Friday 30 January 2015

Time : 1:30 pm for 2:00 pm

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Severnside & South West Association is to be held on Friday 20th July 2018 at 4:00 pm at the offices of Bristol City Council, 100 Temple Street, Bristol, BS1 6AG.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Apologies

2. Minutes and matters arising from previous AGM

3. Association Rules (new proposed rules available here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1u3oqRBa1PtKEO7y0bW5gRakngMQG3_UW

4. Secretary’s report & forthcoming programme

5. Treasurer’s report

6. Education Update

7. Annual Conference

8. Election of Officers

9 AOB

Any nominations for officers should be with the Secretary no later than Friday 6th July 2018.

Those members attending the AGM should report to reception upon arrival at the rear entrance to 100 Temple Street which is located on Canynge Street.

Kevin Smith

Honorary Secretary

Any enquiries to Kevin Smith  

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The AGM was held at Parkview Office Campus, Whitchurch Lane, Bristol, BS14 0TJ. The meeting elected officers and set the programme for the following year

For further information please contact Kevin Smith the Association's Secretary

In preparation for the Spring Conference the IRRV need to prepare a programme and identify speakers that represent the profession. Feedback from events is sometimes that there are “the same old faces” but inevitably the IRRV are not inundated with requests to speak.

In these circumstances,would you like to be considered to speak or do you have any ideas for topics if so please email secretary.sswassociations@irrv.org.uk

Slides from Welfare Reform Presentation by Alistair Townsend from the MKSP on Bailiff Reform & Non-Domestic Rate Avoidance

Please find  Dave Perry's slides  from our May meeting on City Deal, Devolution and 100% retention of Business Rate, how it works in South Gloucestershire and the West Of England

Slides from presentations by

• Adrian Lardner IRRV Head of Sales and Marketing 
• Layla Stephen FIRRV Client Development Manager 
• Jonathan Branchett Enforcement Agent Manager

Presentation by 

Amanda Reynolds Business Development Manager Ross & Roberts

and

Diane Milne Collection Services Manager Stour Valley & Poole Partnership

Slides are here 

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Please find  Ian Savigars slides  the 15th January meeting on Universal Credit and Welfare Reform - Current Issues 

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Please find  Paul Steven's slides from our November meeting on Check, Challenge, Appeal .......

PDF copy of Kevin Sutch's presentation on the Comprehensive Area Assessment A new approach to public service improvement and assessment

Presentation slides from the December Meeting of the IRRV Severnside Association

Please find  Alan Sullivan's slides  the 15th January meeting on Universal Credit and Welfare Reform - Current Issues 

The Chairman and Executive Committee of the Severnside Association wish to send their congratulations to Phillip Maswera of Bath & North East Somerset Council, in being successful in passing Full Professional Level 1

Please find Dave's slides from the 13th November 2015 meeting on Local Authority Recoveries - Identifying vulnerability and its impact on revenue collections

Please find Paul's slides from the 13th November 2015 meeting on Local Authority Recoveries - Current Issues 

Slides from the Update on local taxation, benefits and welfare reform are now available

David Magor and Gary Watson  and presented to IRRV Severnside on 30th Janaury 2015

David Magor and Gary Watson  presented to IRRV Severnside on 30th Janaury 2015 on Welfare Reform and Latest Developments in CT and NNDR

PRESENTATIONS

• Gary Watson - Latest Developments in CT and NNDR
• David Magor Presentation - Welfare Reform

Please find the presentations from Phil and Paul in the links below. Thank you to those who attended and made the afternoon a great  success.  

The meeting was sponsored by Civica and we thank them for their support