Paul Shamplina is the Founder of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador for Hamilton Fraser
He has spent over 28 years in the legal field helping landlords with problem
tenants.
In 1999, he set up Landlord Action to put this expertise to good use, specialising in fixed-fee
property recovery and tenant eviction in England and Wales. He has acquired a reputation as
“The Landlord’s Friend” having co-written two books with fellow property expert, Kate Faulkner,
to help landlords manage their properties.
Paul travels the country speaking, giving advice and carrying out regular seminars to landlords
and letting agents. In November 2019, Paul won ‘Best Seminar Speaker 2019’ at The National
Landlord Investment Show Awards, after receiving nearly 40 percent of the overall votes.
Paul believes passionately in the rights of landlords and campaigns tirelessly to improve
standards throughout the private rented sector. Paul was invited to give evidence to a cross-
party Parliamentary Group on the private rented sector in relation to retaliation evictions as part
of The Deregulation Act 2015.
As part of the ‘Fair Possessions Coalition, he has also been an active participant in government
consultations on the topic of speeding up the eviction process, abolishing Section 21 evictions
and housing court reforms and is also on the advisory council for the Property Investors Bureau
to regulate the property education sector.
Paul regularly appears in the national press, radio and television. He has appeared in
numerous productions most recently featuring regularly in \"Nightmare Tenant, Slum Landlord on Channel 5.
In this episode we hear about;
How Paul started Landlord Action from leaving school with no qualifications.
Why he felt there was a gap in the market for fixed fee evictions.
What he feels Landlords need to be aware of now more so than ever.
His thoughts on Universal Credit and why there may need to be more understanding from Landlords.
How he sees residential properties and Landlords being affected by the current environment.
Challenges he had in scaling the businesses he has been involved with.
How his passion still keeps him focused.
and some great resources such as
https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/
https://www.landlordaction.co.uk/
https://universalcreditadvice.com/