Letter from a Chartered Surveyor

I specialise solely in licensed property valuation, recruitment, dispute and agency matters. My contact with the FLVA extends back to their beginnings and there is no doubt that the support they afford to their members is simply staggering... at a fraction of the membership cost one would anticipate.

I have worked alongside the FLVA on a number of cases. there is no limit to their knowledge and commitment and their reputation goes before them in paving the way to achieving equitable solutions to the most complicated and time consuming problems.

Letters from members...

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We have been members of the FLVA for the past seven years for all our three outlets which gives us piece of mind knowing we are able to source very easily professional advice on a whole range of topics affecting our business.

We are also regular attendees at the FLVA annual conference not just because of the social side but also for the excellent seminars.

Over the last four / five years the speakers at these informal seminars have provided so much help on numerous topics including the run up to the implementation of the 2003 Licensing Act; we never felt out of the picture whatever came up in the press or was mentioned by our BDM.

The 2006 AGM speakers from trade bodies in Ireland and Scotland gave us an opportunity to think about how the smoking ban would affect us. We got useful contacts for second hand refurbished furniture and outdoor heating.

The 2007 conference speakers were especially diverse and enthusiastic; we came away with ideas on pensions, food and outdoor areas that we very likely would not have thought of ourselves. Let us face it we are so busy just running a pub it is good to get time out to look at the business. What is more we get the chance to network with other licensees, discuss ideas, pick brains, pump the experienced and harangue pub company representatives.

We regard our attendance at the FLVA seminars as an essential part of being a professional licensee or should I say a designated premises supervisor.

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Sending a note to thank you for all your help since we have been members of the FLVA.

We are leaving the trade after 30 years to pursue other interests!

We have always admired your enthusiasm for the licensed trade, your intimate knowledge of all things license related and beyond, and your friendly and helpful manner both in person and on the 'phone and for fighting our corner, long may you continue, as the industry needs all help it can get at this time and for the foreseeable future.

Many thanks once again.

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We feel we must write and thank you for all the help and support you have given us during our recent tribunal.  We had some doubts in our minds and knew that life would have been much easier if we had just offered some money.

We decided to press forward only because we knew we had your help and guidance behind us.

We are going to write to our LVA singing the praises about the fantastic support given to us by the FLVA.

Letter from a Solicitor

I wish to applaud the FLVA for its unceasing work on behalf of its members. I have worked with and for the FLVA over a number of years and have seen first hand the efforts made by the FLVA to protect and enhance its members' interests.

Its members have found a voice in Government through the FLVA which has had influence on legislation. This influence must not be under estimated or under valued.

It has also been very apparent that at the heart of the raison d'etre of the FLVA is the overriding interests of members which the FLVA works tirelessly to protect and enhance. Members are kept up to date on changes in the law which effect their working environment and have the backing of the FLVA when problems occur.