The UGRLA is an
association of Private Landlords
working together with the University
of Glamorgan to promote the provision
and good management of accommodation
for the use of students who wish
to reside ex-campus. It is a non-profit-making
organisation run on a voluntary
basis and it does not employ any
paid officials or staff.
Membership is open, upon application,
to all landlords offering rented
student accommodation which is
of the standard required for registration
with the University Accommodation
Office, provided they keep their
properties so registered and undertake
to comply with the UGRLA Code
of Conduct and Rules of Membership.
Joint Membership is available
to husbands and wives or partners
who jointly own and operate registered
properties.
The UGRLA Committee is responsible
for conducting the affairs of
the Association. It consists of
a Chairman, a Vice-chairman, a
Treasurer, a Secretary and a variable
number of Ordinary Committee Members.
All of these persons are UGRLA
members who have volunteered to
serve on the Committee and have
been proposed, seconded and approved
by a majority show of hands during
a General Meeting of Members.
Such a meeting may be called for
that purpose at any time but not
less frequently than once per
annum.
Activities of the UGRLA
Close co-operation with the
University's Accommodation office
is at the core of the Association's
activities and, as one of its
primary objectives, the UGRLA
is committed to serving the
best interests of the local
student population. In return,
the University permits the Association
to meet on its premises and
maintains a register of all
approved private-sector accommodation
( including that of all UGRLA
members) which is made available
to students seeking such information
at any time.
The Association aims to ensure
that due recognition is given
to the high standard of the
services its members provide,
and that those services are
properly advertised and promoted.
The Association aims to benefit
the professional and commercial
interests of its members by
endeavouring to ensure that
the quality of the accommodation
they manage and the manner in
which they conduct their businesses
are attuned to the needs and
best interests of the University's
students and the community in
which they all work and live.
UGRLA activities include the
gathering and dissemination
(via-circulars, meetings, seminars
and the like) of information
and advice relevant to the good
management of student accommodation,
derived from close liaison with
the University of Glamorgan
and its students as well as
from the shared experience and
expertise of its own members.
The UGRLA maintains frequent
contact with other organisations
and authorities concerned with
health and safety regulations,
community relations, legal issues
and other matters of general
or specific interest to its
members.
The Association aims to be pro-active
in making recommendations and
submissions, when appropriate,
to relevant authorities and
the University itself in order
to further the interests of
its members and their tenants.
Membership Fees: Members are
required to make an annual contribution
to the Association's funds,
as assessed and proposed by
the Committee and approved by
a majority show of hands in
an Annual General Meeting. These
funds are to be used solely
in pursuit of the Association's
legitimate objectives (as outlined
above), including the reimbursement
of costs and expenses properly
incurred via members of the
Committee on behalf of the Membership
as a whole.
Expenditure: The Chairman, in
consultation with and subject
to the approval of the Committee,
may authorise reasonable expenditure
on behalf of the Association,
in pursuit of its stated aims.
All such expenditure shall be
described and recorded in the
Accounts. Expenditure shall
not at any time exceed the funds
currently available in the Accounts,
less any amount required for
known commitments prior to receipt
of further income.
Personal expenses: A reasonable
contribution towards the personal
expenses inevitably incurred
by the Chairman, Treasurer and
Secretary in organising and
pursuing the routine affairs
of the Association shall be
made by payment to them of a
nominal annual sum as voted
upon and agreed by a majority
show of hands at the Annual
General Meeting.
Accounts: All UGRLA funds shall
be kept in a single bank account
under the control of the Chairman
and Treasurer. The state of
the Association's finances shall
be audited and declared annually
and may be scrutinised at other
times upon request by any fully
paid-up member. |
