Founder of Landlord Action and Hamilton Fraser Brand Ambassador Paul Shamplina is back in his role as your landlord agony aunt, ready to answer your burning questions!

Wondering if you can evict your existing tenant if a new tenant could pay more rent? Perhaps you feel your agent may have lost you a great tenant? Maybe you’re looking at the possibility of self-managing your property? Paul answers the questions you have sent in using the hashtag #AskShamps or emailing him at [email protected]

Paul also lets us in for a sneaky tease of one of his favourite stories from the next series of his TV show Slum Landlords and Nightmare Tenants – definitely not a podcast you’ll want to miss!

Relevant links:

• Hamilton Fraser

Paul and Eddie are joined by special guest and founder of Less Tax for Landlords, Tony Gimple, in the latest episode of their property talk show.

They discuss all things tax related and hone in on how a landlord can build a profitable property business. Leaving no stone unturned, Paul and Eddie look to Tony to explore S24 and whether using a limited company is the best way to mitigate the tax changes.

We also hear Tony’s answer to our new £1,000,000 question!

The first instalment of our #AskShamps series where our very own expert in residence, brand ambassador and founder of Landlord Action Paul Shamplina answers the questions you have on the industry.

In this episode Paul answers questions you have sent in via #AskShamps on Twitter and the email address [email protected] – touching on whether he thinks the tenant fee ban will increase rents and what happens if the new 1 month deposit won’t cover a landlord’s loss. Paul also explains his weirdest eviction case he’s worked on – trust us when we say you’ll want to hear it!

Following on from the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, 21st of June, Paul Shamplina and Eddie Hooker sit down to discuss their opinions on direction the new government with regards to the property industry and how they think this will influence the industry.

As CEO of the Hamilton Fraser Group, Eddie wears both his Property Redress Scheme and mydeposits hat to discuss the tenant fee ban and capping of tenancy deposits, discussing whether there will be any immediate impact on the market.

Last Thursday, 15th June saw the Landlord Investment Show in Olympia. We attended the event exhibiting three of our brands; Total Landlord Insurance, mydeposits and the Property Redress Scheme.

The show was packed full of delegates and there were over 100 exhibition stands in attendance. Landlords were able to sit in on a number of various seminars, presentations and talks throughout the day; one even from our very own Paul Shamplina. Amongst those attending were a number of new technology start-ups such as Purple Bricks, Pad and No Agent, who aim to really disrupt the market in the way tenants rent properties.

NLA Chairwoman Carolyn Uphill, who was on the panel of industry experts that included former Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, gave her views on the current market. Other contributors to this podcast were letting agent and founder of Rolfe East Estates, Rolfe East and charismatic landlord Kofi on the industry with questions such as ‘Do you have any concerns for the marketing in the short to medium term?’ to get the discussion rolling.

In our latest podcast episode, Paul Shamplina, Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser discusses with industry expert Eddie Hooker, CEO of Hamilton Fraser about tax. Together they give their top tips for landlords when dealing with this challenging topic.

Covered in this podcast:

• Recent changes to tax and the implications on tax planning for the future

Relevant links:

• Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance

For this episode, Paul Shamplina, Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser and Eddie Hooker, CEO of Hamilton Fraser and industry expert with over 20 years of experience, reflect on the year that has past. They provide a review of the industry for 2016 and discuss predictions of what to expect for 2017.

This podcast covers:

• Right to Rent checks 1st February 2016

Relevant links:

• Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance

Paul Shamplina, Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser advises about Right to Rent and your legal requirements as a landlord or letting agent. This podcast covers:

• What Right to Rent is and why it was introduced

Additional resources:

Landlord checking services number: 0300 069 9799

Relevant links:

• Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance

Paul Shamplina, Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser and Sean Hooker, Head of Redress for the Property Redress Scheme give advice for landlords on how to choose a good letting agent, including:

• An explanation of what a redress scheme is and why it is a legal requirement for letting agents to join, including what happens if they are not part of a membership scheme

Relevant links:

• Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance

Paul Shamplina, Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser and Sean Hooker, Head of Redress for the Property Redress Scheme talk about what landlords and letting agents need to know about dealing with bad tenants, including:

• The actions a landlord can take in order to prevent a bad tenant

Relevant links:

• Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance