- Written by: Paul Shamplina
In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover that a significant 65% of landlords still opt to self-manage their properties. Therefore, what I am about to say ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
As we all now know, the Government has acknowledged that the ban on Section 21 eviction notices cannot not come into effect until a number of new conditions are met and HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is fully prepared ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to private landlords and incentivise them to stay. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with the Bank of England having raised interest rates by a further 0.5% to 5%, legislation pales into insignificance as ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
Recently the government once again committed to banning 'no-fault' evictions, with the new government housing minister Rachel Maclean promising the ban on Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions would become law by Autumn. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
I am, by my own admission, ever the optimist, but with a barrage of enquiries from concerned landlords facing very real financial struggles, it’s important to also be a realist. There is no getting away from the fact that landlords ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
I think 2022 can be summarised as ‘unsettling’ to say the least. With three prime ministers in less than six months, the country has had nothing but political uncertainty, on top of economic unrest as part of the war on ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
In today’s world, where people can make money from something as simple as posting a photo of themselves wearing a new coat to endorsing the latest vitamin, it blows my mind that there is still the perception that ‘landlording’ is ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
As I write this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has gone back on his mini budget plan to abolish the 45p income tax rate for people earning over £150,000 a year. The policy, which saw the pound plummet, was unsurprisingly ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
This week (September 12-18) marks the twelfth annual Gas Safety Week. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen the main points of this, some of which include the introduction of an Ombudsman for the private rented sector, ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to nationwide has been telling me in recent weeks. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the radical re-shaping of the rental sector. The recent Queen’s Speech confirmed that the Renters’ Reform Bill legislation will be ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to stay on the right side of the law. However complicated that may be when there are estimated to be ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our field at the moment, focused on rental reform. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict what is going to happen next in the lettings sector. This is not how I expected to spend the ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent to rent’ operators offering ‘guaranteed rent’ to landlords. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years - but never more so than over the last 18 months. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. ...
- Written by: Paul Shamplina
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