Establishment and Operation of Good Landlord Charter Implementation Unit for Greater Manchester

About

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded a contract to Dispute Service Ltd to establish and run an independent Implementation Unit for the Good Landlord Charter on a three-year contract, valued at AUD 1,500,000.

The charter aims to support landlords in voluntarily raising renting standards across Greater Manchester by meeting specific member criteria and raising expectations of what renting can be like.

The Implementation Unit will be operationally independent from the GMCA or any Greater Manchester local authority, creating a new respected voice working to improve renting in Greater Manchester.

It will be overseen by a governing board chaired by GMCA, but made up of landlords, tenants, and other stakeholders.

The Implementation Unit will be responsible for taking the Good Landlord Charter from the design agreed by GMCA to full operation, including any sub-contractual arrangements this involves.

Expected activities require a range of organisational skills and capacities, including stakeholder management, interactive policy development, publicity and communications, training and support, assessment and due diligence, data handling, data systems and online.