October meeting
Our October meeting will be held this Thursday, 11th September at 7pm in the usual location (see below for more information). We don’t have a guest speaker lined up, we’ll be using the session to...
View ArticleDebt Collection
Here are two presentations given recently about debt collection: First Second
View ArticleNew ODCE handbook
The ODCE handbook has been updated for 2012 including the MUD act changes. It makes for essential reading for all apartment owners, especially directors. Read it here
View ArticleMUD Act for Northern Ireland
For those interested in what’s going on north of the border, the Northern Ireland Law Commission has started a consultation which will hopefully end up improving the lot of apartment owners there. You...
View ArticleWhy OMCs need Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
After his talk in Janaury, Ciaran prepared this flyer about why every director & officer should have liability insurance. Download Leaflet
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Being A Board Member
For boards to function effectively, board members must have the necessary skills, knowledge and expertise. Boardmatch induction training for board members is designed with this in mind. The training is...
View ArticleMarch meeting: Block Insurance Policy
I put my hand up. I forgot to update the website with details of tonight’s meeting. But you all knew today was the second Thursday of the month so I hope I can be forgiven. Tonight we have Brendan...
View ArticleList of regulated managing agents
After many months of paperwork, background checking, more paperwork and even more paperwork, the PRSA have finished processing applications from all the managing agents in be country. A full list of...
View ArticleEquitable receivers
The phrase equitable receiver is one that we’ve mentions a few times when we’ve discussed debt collection. It is a way for management companies to get the rent being paid by tenants to landlords who...
View ArticleBlock Insurance presentation from this months meeting
In case my incoherent ramblings (that were typed at speed during last weeks meeting) don’t make sense or if I missed anything, you can now download a copy of the handout that Brian had at the meeting:
View ArticleMay meeting: Social housing associations
Tonight’s meeting will be hosted by Donal McManus, the executive director at the Irish Council for Social Housing. He’s giving a talk about how social housing policy and bodies affect apartment...
View ArticleSummer holiday
It’s that time of year again when students suffer through the Leaving Cert, parents plan beach holidays, we get two and half days of Summer weather and the Apartment Owners Network takes a short break....
View ArticleNo July meeting
Go out and enjoy the good weather! We will arrange with Bill Holohan (our guest speaker) to come back at another meeting.
View ArticleSeptember Meeting
It’s been a longer break than usual but we’re back and we’re raring to go. Our September meeting is being held tomorrow, at the usual time and place. If you need directions, click here. Our guest...
View ArticleReturn of Deirdre
Great news for our members this week – our chairman and illustrious leader, Deirdre Fox, had announced at a previous meeting that she would like to resign from the network soon. After founding the...
View ArticleChange of Meeting Dates
Update your calendars! For the next three months, our meetings will be held on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays. This means our next meetings will be on: Wednesday 16th October Wednesday 20th November...
View ArticleNovember meeting – ODCE
Guest speaker: Kevin Prendergast, Head of Advocacy and Assessment at the ODCE Mark: This page is just my hastily scribbled notes from the meeting. Please don’t take anything here as Gospel, Kevin...
View ArticlePresentation from this months meeting
Here are the slides from last weeks presentation in Powerpoint and PDF format.
View ArticleDecember meeting – fire safety in apartments
Here will follow my hastily scribbled notes from tonight meeting: Tonight speaker is William Ward from ARUP. Various problems with apartments from a fire safety perspective 1. Responsibility – not...
View ArticleFebruary meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 12th February at 7pm in the usual location. If you need directions, click here. Please note the change in day, it is Wednesday not Thursday from now on. The...
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