B.A.(Hons) English Language and Literature Certificate in Management
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Guy was a founder director of Birmingham Bond Scheme Ltd, involved in establishing the company, securing initial funding and has since remained a director. Guy was recently been elected Chair of the Board of Directors. Birmingham Bond Scheme Ltd is a small registered charity helping homeless single homeless people and families secure private rented housing.
 
Guy is also a Member of the Steering Committee of the West Midlands Housing Law Group which organises the bi-monthly meetings of the Housing Law Group, identifying and booking speakers on relevant aspects of housing law, organising venues and publicity and membership issues.
 
Guy provides training on:

• Overview of Housing Law
• Housing Law Update
• Security of Tenure - Introductory and advanced
• Security of Tenure in Supported Housing Projects
• Housing Law for Staff in Supported Housing Projects
• Housing Law for Resettlement, Outreach & Tenancy Support workers
• Human Rights Act 1998 and Housing
• Homelessness Law - Introductory and advanced
• The Homelessness Act 2002
• Relationship Breakdown and Housing Rights
• Domestic Violence and Housing

Guy has had extensive experience working with organisations such as:

• Prime Focus
• The Fry Housing Trust
• Key Mediation
• The Chartered Institute of Housing
• Drug Prevention Advisory Service
• Coventry City Council.
• Fry Housing Trust – a review of the process of planning and delivering support services to residents in supported housing projects for ex-offenders. Following the review, the development of new procedures and documentation to ensure effective assessment of support needs and the delivery of appropriate support services within projects to meet these needs. Finally, training for all staff on the new procedures.
• Prime Focus – a review of the form of tenure used in Prime Focus Supported Housing Projects to ensure that all projects operate tenure within the parameters of: legal requirements; Housing Corporation guidance; and good practice. This review resulted in a recommendation that a number of projects needed to move from operating excluded licenses with all residents, to the introduction of assured shorthold tenancies. Following this review Guy was involved in planning implementation of the changes and developing a programme of training for all staff affected by the changes.
• Coventry City Council – writing the Homelessness Strategy and was also commissioned to write Coventry City Council’s Five Year Supporting People Strategy.
• Herefordshire Council – revised the housing allocations policy.

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