All posts by Paul Shamplina
My ITV News interview with Dan Hewitt...
Hi Property118 readers, Wednesday night in my ITV News interview with Dan Hewitt the main narrative of the story was that tenants are being evicted because LHA rates have been frozen till 2024, so arrears...
Possession claims could double this year...
I believe Possession claims will double this year, and if anyone needs assistance with evicting a tenant or debt recovery you can email me personally on paul@landlordaction.co.uk
We ended 2021 after twenty-one...
mydeposits – Rent to Rent Guide...
Guaranteed rent, or rent to rent, is becoming more and more common in the private rented sector as it offers a lower barrier to entry into the property market for would-be investors and a guaranteed rent...
Rogue Agent offering guaranteed rent exposed on – Evicted!
This week, on Channel 5’s ‘Evicted! Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’ [Thursday 15 July, 10pm] I expose a rogue letting agent offering “guaranteed rent” and confront the agent at his office...
To Self or not to Self-manage – The consequences of getting...
I have spent many years presenting seminars, tutorials and more recently online webinars about the Buy to Let business, but one of the most common questions I’m asked is ‘should I self-manage or not.
County Courts will not cope with ‘eviction avalanche’...
In 2020, as part of government restrictions to protect tenants during the pandemic, the number of residential evictions fell by an estimated 20,000 (74%). County Courts are facing an ‘eviction avalanche’...
Landlord trap never ending...
Following the announcement of another National lockdown there is no end in sight for desperate landlords and there must now be government support.
This is an exceptionally difficult situation for everyone...
Housing Rip Offs – Extreme Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords...
Tonight at 10pm Channel 5 on Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords we have 3 stories.
Out of the shadows of our overstretched housing market a new breed of dodgy letting agents has emerged who target small...
First trial date December 2021!
Finally, the courts officially reopened, after six months of suspension. Some cases on possession matters will be prioritised including: Anti-Social Behaviour, Domestic Violence and Rent Arrears totalling...
Landlord Action responds to Government’s further extension...
The Government has announced a further four-week extension to the ban on evictions until 20th September 2020. In addition, renters will be offered further protection by an increase of notice periods from...
Property Odd Bods – Episode 4...
I have now released the latest Shamps and Quirky Property Odd Bods Weekend Property Show Episode 4 on YouTube.
We are giving all the up to date weekly news, banter, arguments and a prised ‘Property...
Shamps and Quirky the property odd bods...
I now do a weekly property show with Russell Quirk called Shamps and Quirky- The Property Odd Bods
Have a watch and click the video below for episode 2:...
My number one piece of advice is ALWAYS communication...
From today, the Coronavirus Act extends the notice period required for possession using Section 8 and Form 6a (Section 21) from two months to three months.
I have worked with landlords for 27 years, been...
I can do what I want when I want – Wrong!
I recently read the shocking story about Mr Valentine-Brown who was murdered by his landlady, her partner and two accomplices when they decided they would take the eviction process into their own hands. ...
Petition to regulate the property education market...
On Monday night, I watched BBC Inside Out London which, following the tragic death of Danny Butcher who took his own life, has been investigating London based company, Property Investors.
The company tells...
Landlords – no more excuses please...
As I write this blog, I’m on a train down to Devon to do a talk at the ARLA Propertymark Devon Regional Meeting.
One of the many hats I wear in my role as Director / Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser...
Section 21 is going, but let’s have a say on how it goes...
Firstly, let me repeat the words I said to Richard Bilton in a TV interview I did with Panorama at my office two summers ago (an interview which lasted just seventeen seconds): “There is no such thing...
Insure What’s Behind the Door: Shocking ‘Nightmare Tenants...
I think viewers of this week’s episode of ‘Nightmare Tenants Slum Landlords’ will find it hard to believe that the damage to a property in Cardiff was caused by just one person.
Of course, the show...
A sorry state of affairs – Tenant apologises to landlord...
It’s a topic I have spoken about many times before, but sadly it doesn’t appear to be improving. Councils are still being forced to respond to Britain’s housing crisis by telling tenants who have...
Scrapping Section 21 could have an even greater impact than Section...
For me, scrapping Section 21 could have an even greater impact than Section 24, particularly if the only alternative, the Section 8 process, is not fully reformed with updated grounds added.
We have had...
Abolishing S21 without S8 fully ‘fit for purpose’...
Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply.
Yesterday (15th April 2019), the government has outlined plans to consult on...