Paul Shamplina

Rosalind

I agree with your comments, I made sure my evidence to the committee reflected the reality of serving Non fault Section 21s. Most of the time, when a section 21 is served, there are multiple of reasons, with relationships with tenants breaking down or Landlords circumstances changing, IE having to sell. On the survey we did 28% of Landlords served a section 21 because of rent arrears and did not want to go down the section 8 route, most of the time they write off the arrears. The bill is now looking to be heard in the House of Lords in January, so there is still more to happen. The RLA are working hard on this also to campaign for Landlords.... Read More

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Well done with the new site Mark... Read More

Gillian, in reply to your comment, you have to obtain leave from the Judge on the hearing date for the case to be transferred to the High Court from the County Court, on most occasions we have found from experience that judges do not like granting this leave and don’t like taking work/ fee income away from their bailiffs at their courts. It can be quicker, but you also have to rely on the admin process by the court to deal with the transfer, sometimes not quite simple and can take time. Obviously if you have big rent arrears and the court bailiff is setting down eviction dates for 2-3 months and you can get leave it’s a great advantage, but all dependant on the judge on the day of the hearing. Personally I think good practice from a High Court Sheriff who has a warrant is to give 7 days’ notice advising of the eviction date. They are empowered to carry out the eviction straight away, but tenants need notice to move out. We do offer this service to landlords if we obtain the leave to ‘Transfer Up to the High Court’.... Read More

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Very interesting views about Shelter, to be fair to them and they are often on the other side of Landlord Action cases, I invited them to my office a month ago and they came down and I showed them my operations and to look at the landlords perspective on things when there is a bad tenants.

I also let them hear some advice line calls from distressed landlords, so Shelter are engaging.

Have a look below at my blog on Retaliation Eviction on Section 21, my thoughts about the governments ideas on it.

http://www.landlordaction.co.uk/site.php/blog/retaliation_eviction_under_section_21_28_3... Read More

Hi Kirsty,

Thanks for the support, we became an ABS as we wanted to offer a better level of service for our landlords. Unfortunately there are many eviction companies that are cutting corners and are completing the claim paperwork at court and letting the landlords go on the court record, where there should be a solicitor on record. This means the landlord has more protection, if anything goes wrong.... Read More

We had a meeting on Tuesday with the Department for the Private Rental Sector at our offices, who wanted our feedback with regard to the eviction process at courts, IE time lines, as this was mentioned in the last committee report, along with numerous other things for the PRS. Hopefully the minister will want this to be looked at further, so ideas can be given, with regard to court process and speeding up cases, for Landlords.... Read More

Hi Bob,

You can not use a certified bailiff, only a court bailiff. Or as mentioned in the earlier threads you can use a High Court Bailiff, only if the judge at the hearing grants leave to transfer the case up to the high court.... Read More

Unfortunately David you need to obtain leave at court on the hearing from the judge to transfer the case up to the Higfh Court before you can use a High Court Sheriff and our experience is that most judges will not grant the leave, as the do not want to take the work away from the county court bailiffs. We tried this option in the past but generally it did'nt work. Mainly the judges see High Court Sheriffs to be used on Squatter cases.... Read More

Mick,

The correct wording, dates and content, needs to be on the section 21 Notice, otherwise the judge will dismiss your case and you will lose time, we are happy to check the notice for you, by all meantimes contact us at the office.... Read More

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Its good that so many people are talking about the programme and that was the objective for Holly from Blast Productions. I filmed a seperate pilot for this programme months and months ago, way before it was aired. The intention was to show the sharp end of the rental world and it did that. 2.4 million people tuned in.

Take note that after 14 years, we have dealt with over 20,000 instructions evicting bad tenants and they are from all over the country and from every walk of life.... Read More

Hi Paul

I can confirm that I make very clear stats on arrears and landlords struggling to pay the mortgage on this programme, highlighting the plight for landlords.

I must say its a real life documentary and refreshing to be involved in this programme, showing everyday problems landlords face. People will see It's not all gravy for landlords, you will see from the 2 stories I am involved with.

Hope you enjoy it.... Read More

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“Hi Adam, I am familiar with your scheme and as you may be aware Landlord Action are the appointed legal team for your underwriters. We wish you well with it, it’s certainly what the market needs.”... Read More

Hi Maggie,

I presume your tenant moved in on an assured short hold tenancy agreement, as you say she moved in many years ago. If this is the case you have to serve a Section 8 Notice for rent arrears breach, which is a 14 day notice. If she fails to make payment to you, then you will have to apply to the court for a hearing date, which can take 6-8 weeks go before the judge and obtain a possession order and money order. By all means, if you need some urgent help, please call me on our helpline 020 3411 9455 and we can start the process.... Read More

No the police did nothing unfortunately, its seen as a civil matter... Read More

Thank you for the great feedback, Mark.

When we decided to host these events, we were conscious that there were a lot of courses available to investors. However, many of these courses are an elaborate pitch to sell property. We felt that there wasn’t enough focus on thoroughly completing the necessary due diligence to ensure that a property investment was successful now and in the future.

So, we decided to host an event where the focus was purely on the educational side of property investment, with a view to showing investors how to source their own property investments without paying extortionate fees to sourcing agents, and also, avoiding mistakes which can be costly. Further, we decided that there would never be any sales pitches or invitations to invest on our courses.

We’re glad that you found the event helpful and hope that many other landlords and investors will be able to benefit from the course material.... Read More