This session will be hosted by Chartered Legal Executive and Head of Burnetts' Debt and Property Recovery team, Rob Winder.

The programme for this session will cover:

• Section 8 and Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988
• Tenancy deposit scheme - new rules
• Common problems for landlords including tenancy agreements
• Insurance - are you covered?
• Case studies

This event is free to attend. A light supper will be provided so booking is essential.

Starts at 5.30pm on Thursday 23rd May until 7.00pm.

Hosted by Leigh Child, our public procurement solicitor, this event will be limited to 15 attendees to enable group discussions and allow you plenty of time to discuss any specific issues which affect your business.

The key aim of the workshop is to give your business the practical skills to bid for and win public sector work.

Amongst the topics to be covered are:

• Advice on where to find public procurement contracts being advertised
• A clear and practical explanation of both EU and UK procurement law
• Overview of  the processes used by local government when tendering contracts
• Step-by-step guide to completing a PQQ
• Practical tips on preparing a tender
• How to learn from and improve past mistakes
• What buyers can and can’t do – selection criteria e.g. buying local
• Getting feedback
• Commercially confidential information

The delegate rate is £50 + VAT.

A working lunch will be provided. 

Starts at 9.30am on Wednesday 12th June until 4.00pm.

This is the third in a series of Tender Masterclasses hosted by Britain's Energy Coast , Burnetts,Dodd & Co and Britain's Energy Coast Business Cluster which are aimed at companies wanting to bid for and win work.

Date: Tuesday 25th June, 2013.

Time: 3.30pm - 8.00pm

Venue: Hunday Manor Hotel, Workington

Cost: £25 + VAT per delegate

Programme currently TBC.

Booking is essential since places on this event will be limited to 15.

A light working supper will be provided, so please let us know prior to the event whether or not you have any special dietary requirements.

To make your booking please email Hannah Turner on events@burnetts.co.uk or call 01946 550250.

Starts at 3.30pm on Tuesday 25th June until 8.00pm.

In this hour-long session, delivered online, Procurement Solicitor Leigh Child will be updating businesses on what to expect from the forthcoming changes to the EU Public Sector Directive, which will come into effect in 2014 and how this might affect their procurement procedures.

To book your place on this webinar, please click here.

For those of you who are not aware, a webinar is a web-based seminar delivered online directly to your desktop. We ask each of our delegates to please log into the webinar in good time on the day of the event to minimise risk the of technical difficulty.

Starts at 1.00pm on Thursday 26th September until 2.00pm.