Paul Shamplina
Paul Shamplina has over twenty years experience in the legal field, originally working as a clerk, private investigator, debt collector and certified bailiff. As co-founder and director of Landlord Action, the market leaders and longest serving independent company specialising in fixed-fee tenant eviction and debt recovery, he has acquired a reputation as the landlord’s friend. He appears regularly on television, radio and within the national and regional press; as well as speaking at seminars to landlords and letting agents. Since Landlord Action’s inception in 1999, Paul has helped to evict over 16,000 bad tenants and is the authority in this area
To contact Paul email paul.shamplina@justdoproperty.com
Hi Paul,
I am a reluctant landlord and the problem I have now is making my life hell and full of anguish. I can live with the loss of the rent if I have to, but it’s the silly games that the tenant is playing that is causing all my stress.
I have a tenant who has not paid any rent since February and is not very communicative with my agent.
The agent & I were to have met with the tenant today so that I could inspect the property for my own assurance, but we have received an email cancelling the appointment. The email concerns me as it would appear that the tenant has changed the lock without consent and is looking to ‘hide’ the keys when he leaves.
He apparently lost his job and couldn’t pay the rent but has subsequently got another job but has still not given any indication of paying any rent even though the agents have chased him by phone (when he answers it) and by email, but he has not seen fit to make even a notional contribution. I have attached the contents of the last email that I received today and would appreciated your comments.
We served 2 months notice to terminate that expires on 9th June 2010, but he states that he will be gone by then. Can I ask for a firm date of his leaving so that I can get a locksmith to enter the house and change the locks the same day as he leaves?
What can I do and when.
Many thanks,
Shirley