Buy-to-Let Expert Paul Shamplina Back for Third Series of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords

Buy-to-let expert Paul Shamplina, the Founder of Landlord Action and a brand ambassador of Hamilton Fraser, is back for a third series of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords.

The 12-part series starts this Sunday (5^th March) on Channel 5. Once again, the programme will delve into the dark side of the buy-to-let sector, showing the complexities that landlords and tenants face on a daily basis.

The first episode, which starts at 8pm, highlights one lady’s desperate fight to win back the home she grew up in from a woman she once considered a family friend.

Wendy Rose, from Bristol, was forced to call in buy-to-let expert Shamplina to help evict her nightmare tenant, who didn’t pay the rent and owed almost £3,000.

Shamplina confirms that Wendy’s story concerns a common landlord issue – rent arrears: “Wendy’s mother was seriously ill and needed to be moved into a nursing home. A friend asked if she could rent the house, which Wendy was delighted about, as the rental income would help cover her mother’s care costs and the place would be looked after. Things didn’t quite go as expected for Wendy unfortunately, and she needed help to get her family friend evicted from her home.

“Renting to a friend or indeed a family member can cause problems if the correct procedures aren’t followed, like with any other tenant. Regardless of the relationship, landlords need to understand the risks upfront as well as their legal obligations, and have clear, methodical referencing in place.”

Commenting on the new series, the buy-to-let expert says: “This series sees me travelling up and down the country uncovering the struggles landlords are faced with when dealing with nightmare tenants, and vice versa in some cases. We also experience rogue letting agents – I even get locked in one of their offices!

“I believe this show really highlights the fact that there should be a centralised database that lists rogue tenants, in order to help safeguard landlords. It’s all well and good that the Government are trying to improve the industry by having a database of rogue landlords and letting agents available to local councils, but what about protection for landlords from bad tenants? Surely there needs to be similar safety measures in place for them also?”