For over 20 years, I have worked within Landlord and Tenant law. I started out as a Legal Clerk in Brighton, then moving on to certified bailiffing and private investigation.
My key moment was in 1999, when my soon-to-be business partner asked me to help with a problem tenant case. At the time, his 3-bedroom property in North London was occupied by 53 illegal immigrants. His lawyers were asking for £2,000 on account and couldn’t give any indication of how long it would take or how much it would cost to remove his problem tenants.
I agreed to take on the case on a fixed-fee basis and was able to successfully evict the tenants. Amazed by the work that I had done for him in removing these tenants, we set up Landlord Action together in 1999.
The organisation was founded on the principle of providing a fixed-fee service to landlords and letting agents’ who have problem tenants, in direct response to many solicitors who, we felt, charged far too much and took too long. Since then, we have been involved in almost 20,000 problem tenant instructions nationwide for landlords and lettings agents.
We operate a free advice service for landlords and agents who are experiencing issues with tenants. This has given us the reputation as ‘landlord Samaritans.’ Our advice line has received thousands of calls since 1999 from landlords and letting agents.
We are now considered the authority when it comes to tenant eviction and rent recovery services. I am often asked to contribute and comment on landlord issues in national and trade press. We have also featured in over 10 TV programmes, namely (‘Tenants From Hell, Inside Out and BBC Breakfast Television to name a few...).
Landlord Action has been recognised for our achievements. Winning the award for Legal Services at the Landlord & Buy-To-Let awards for two consecutive years and also, ‘Best Landlord Supplier’ at the PPS Awards recently have been humbling achievements that we hope to build on.
Part of the reason for our success has been our focus on landlord knowledge. I have given over 400 talks and seminars over the years to landlords and property professionals around the UK. My main talk, How To Avoid A Bad Tenant, has been very popular over the last few years. To see where I am speaking next, you can have a look on our seminars page here. On the 2nd September, I have organised a no-nonsense seminar on Buy-to-Let: How to win in uncertain times, with respected property analyst, Kate Faulkner.
Over the coming weeks, I will be writing a series of blogs for Landlord Today. I’ll be focussing on the common problems that landlords face. I am always available to answer any specific questions landlords or agents may have. However, if you have an immediate tenant problem, speak to our team on the advice line: 0333 240 9771
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