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. Although an extreme case, this story serves to h…
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 its customers they can make a fortune if they …
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 Group is overseeing ‘Education’.
The post Landlo…
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 as NO-FAULT Eviction under Section 21”.
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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 highlights some of the more extreme cases of bad landl…
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 been asked to leave by their landlords
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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 numerous landlords calling our Landlord Action ad…
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 new legislation to abolish Section 21 in a bid to end…
Last month, during filming for the next series of ‘Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords’ (due to air on Channel 5 later this year), we carried out an eviction in Cardiff.
Although Landlord Action features in a programme with the term ‘rogue landlord’ in the ti…
The 22nd November 2018 saw the launch of Hamilton Fraser Academy’s first ‘Legal update & compliance’ course.
The SOLD OUT course, led by Susie Crolla of the Lettings Training Centre, provided a comprehensive look into the rules and regulations expe…
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth wants to rephrase the words ‘ Rogue Landlords’, to the words ‘Bastards Landlords’, as Rogue sounds to soft and cuddly.
In my eyes the words should be rephrased to ‘Criminal Landlords’, as …
In the latest episode of Hamilton Fraser’s podcast series Paul Shamplina, Director at Hamilton Fraser and Eddie Hooker, CEO at Hamilton Fraser, are joined by the Principal of Jeremy Leaf & Co Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents, Jeremy Leaf.
Jere…
Hamilton Fraser’s first academy course for Letting Agents sold out and now a second date has been added.
Next month, Hamilton Fraser is launching the Hamilton Fraser Academy, a series of half and full day workshops to offer property professionals…
Podcast Series – Landlords, lettings and deposits
Every month at Hamilton Fraser Eddie Hooker and myself present a monthly podcast relating to the Property Sector, October’s podcast was Zero to Hero with Arden Hanley a HMO Professional Landlord
T…
A recent report published by Citizens Advice suggests tenants who complain to their landlords are more likely to be served a section 21 eviction notice as a result of their actions.
The report called ‘Touch and Go’ claimed that tenants who complain abo…
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