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There is still time for landlords to influence the specific provisions of the Renters Reform Bill according to one of the...

In June, the government finally released its long-awaited White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’. You will almost certainly have seen...

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Landlords should not be downbeat about the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers as proposed in the rental reform White Paper. That’s...

Two respected figures in the lettings sector want landlords and tenants to consider the future of the eviction process. Paul Shamplina -...

We know that Section 21 and so called ‘no fault’ evictions, are definitely going to be abolished as part of the...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action says it’s seen a sharp rise in landlords seeking to use its debt recovery service against tenants...

Landlord Action supremo Paul Shamplina says he anticipates the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper may now be delayed further, possibly until...

The Property Investor Show is back for its 20th year with 100 property sector experts and exhibitors in London this week. The...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...

As I write, at home in bed recovering from Covid, I can’t fail to notice the irony of attempting to predict...

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

Something that has been touching a raw nerve with me for some time now is the issue of so called ‘rent...

The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from tomorrow we have additional weekend features too. Each weekend...

We hope you enjoy our Breaking News service each weekday - and from this Saturday we have additional weekend features too. Each...

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...

Evictions guru Paul Shamplina returns to the TV this evening but his Channel5 show has had a name change - it...

This 10-part series - filmed before the pandemic - follows letting agents, eviction specialists and lawyers helping landlords chase rent arrears and...

Eviction guru and lettings sector expert Paul Shamplina has made an impassioned plea for government help for the rental sector. The founder...

Courts are now introducing Review Hearings to prioritise eviction cases during lockdown, adding more red tape for anxious landlords. The purpose of...

From today possession cases with severe rent arrears will be exempt from the effective ban on evictions applying to the England...

Channel 5 will continue to provide an insight into a number of tenants and landlords across the UK, as feuds between...

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...

At the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, a ban on evictions was introduced in England and Wales. That has now been extended...

Financial support needs to be made available to landlords with tenants who have fallen into arrears relating to Covid-19 and can...

A new tenancy mediation service for landlords and tenants has successfully resolved 50% of cases where the renter was willing to...

A number of buy-to-let landlords face financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis, especially if the existing ban of tenant evictions...

There are growing concerns that buy-to-let landlords could be banned from evicting private tenants beyond next month due to the coronavirus...

More than 100 residents in east London have been refused a rent reduction by their letting agent.  Residents living at Tower Quay in...

Goodlord will host a series of webinars designed to support landlords and letting agents navigate the existing coronavirus crisis, starting with a...

Three quarters of landlords warn that tenants will not be in a financial position to pay their rent if the coronavirus...

The government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak when it comes to protecting private landlords and tenants has been “right and fair”,...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 19th March to offer advice via complimentary seminars, major suppliers and landlord debates where you...

Under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, ‘causing misery for landlords’ not...

How do you potentially balance property buying and management with a full-time job? What strategies have you developed to build wealth...

There is a growing issue of tenants subletting their rental properties on websites like Airbnb, with some renters inappropriately using it...

Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering fraudulent rental payments received for properties that...

With the government consultation on tenancy reform ending tomorrow, time is running out for landlords wishing to have their say by...

Tenant eviction specialist, Landlord Action, reports that up to half of Section 21 cases they handle are as a consequence of...

There is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

The latest episode of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords left many viewers stunned after the show exposed extensive damage to a property...

There is a growing need to improve fraud detection in the private rented sector, according to Landlord Action. Paul Shamplina, the founder...

The biggest white collar boxing event ever brought to the property industry, ‘Rumble with the Agents’, took place at The Holiday...

Nearly four in ten private landlords will consider selling up if the government scraps Section 21, shocking new statistics reveal.  According to...

With more than 170 pieces of landlord legislation in place, property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have once again joined...

Abolishing Section 21 without making Section 8 fully “fit for purpose” will have dire consequences on our housing supply. This week, the...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

Who are you?  Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil will chair the Government Panel Debate at the National Landlord Investment Show in London, it has...

Section 8 delays are leaving more than half of landlords with no alternative but serve Section 21 notices, according to new...

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...

When ex-social worker and professional landlord Leslie-Ann acquired the 18th century two-bedroom cottage she lives next door to four years ago,...

Tenant referencing provides all the background information on prospective tenants, helping landlords and letting agents make an educated choice about who...

A new TV show called ‘Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords’, a companion series to ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, starts today. Following the success...

Do private tenants deserve more protection in terms long-term right to stay in a property, or would new rules make the...

Undoubtedly, 2017 was another tough year for landlords. With so many legislative changes in the last 18 months (wear and tear...

A raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies introduced by the government have prompting concern that buy-to-let landlords with low profit margins could end...

A landlord in Essex has had to start eviction proceedings to remove a sitting tenant after she broke back into a...

As the buy-to-let industry has grown, so too have the many rules and regulations involved with letting a property. Keeping up with...

Thousands of tenants are evicted from their homes every year, but to make sure that eviction firms follow correct procedure they...

Following the success of the first two series, the third series of “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”, starts this Sunday. The observational documentary highlights alarming...

Following the success of the first two series, the third series of “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”, starts this Sunday. The observational documentary highlights alarming...

There are a significant amount of private landlords who fail to keep rental properties in a safe condition for their tenants,...

Two leading property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have joined forces to offer their blend of expertise in a one-day...

Landlord Action says under-resourced county courts are struggling to cope with the number of possession claims being put forward, resulting in...

More and more tenants are subletting rental properties on peer-to-peer websites such as Airbnb, according to an eviction specialist.   Landlord Action says...

A radio station is launching a new property programme with a focus on landlords.  New LBC programme ‘The Property Hour’ will be...

Do you know who’s living in your property? Maybe not, according to new research.   Direct Line for Business found that one in...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina has teamed up with Direct Line for Business to create an advertorial video all about Right...

Eviction firm Landlord Action is calling for a blacklist of persistent rogue tenants to be made public. The Housing and Planning Bill...

A blog post by eviction specialists Landlord Action has exposed bad tenants who can clearly afford to pay the rent but...

Eviction specialist Landlord Action has claimed that courts call centres run by inexperienced temporary staff are slowing down possession claims. A year...

A tenant eviction specialist has warned that the Government’s proposal to introduce minimum room sizes will not prevent subletting scams which...

Evictions firm Landlord Action has questioned whether the government has enough resources in place to enforce new Section 21 measures introduced...

Landlords and tenants are in despair as a London letting agent Oliver Knights is thought to have closed down, owing thousands...

Landlord Action has appealed to the Ministry of Justice to transfer more evictions to the High Court. The eviction specialists claim the...

Channel Five bosses have agreed the eye-opening first series of ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’ has only scratched the surface of the...

This week’s episode of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, featuring evictions expert Landlord Action, will feature three separate landlords all...

Stay tuned tomorrow evening at 9pm for the first in a six-part Channel 5 series about subletting. ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’ follows...

A pop star has been evicted from his London flat owing his landlord more than £30,000 in rent and causing him...