Landlord Action recovers £16,000 from rogue letting agent!

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The
new series of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare Tenants Slum Landlords’ has launched
featuring cases handled by eviction specialists Landlord Action. In the second
episode, due to air on Monday 10th June, 9pm, founder of Landlord Action, Paul
Shamplina, helps two landlords track down £16,000 they’re owed by rogue letting
agent Lang and Ward.

The
latest series once again delves into the dark side of Britain’s overheating
rental market. Gaining unique access into the lives of the ‘haves’ and the ‘have
nots’ of Generation Rent.  The eight
episodes follow the work of a letting agent trying to keep a roof over their tenants’
heads, and cameras are on the frontline with housing teams as they try to
protect vulnerable tenants living in squalor and dangerous conditions. Conversely,
the series also witnesses eviction experts, including Landlord Action, helping
frantic landlords who can’t get their tenants to pay – or move out.

One
particularly unique case will be shown on Monday 10^th June. Married
landlords, Monwara and Mohammed, hired East London letting agent Lang and Ward
to manage their property, only to then discover they had been pocketing their
tenant’s rent. With a new company name above the door, familiar employees
claiming ignorance and a violent confrontation, the landlords are left out in
the cold. But maybe the doorstep isn’t in vain, a few minutes later the landlords
receive a call from the letting agent, and eviction expert Paul Shamplina attempts
to chase down the £16,000 the landlords are owed.

Paul comments: “If ever people needed to
understand the significance of using a letting agent which has Client Money
Protection, this is it. Ironically, these rogues, Lang and Ward, attempted to
join our sister company, Client
Money Protect, but were refused membership as they had doctored and
falsified their bank statements. Now that CMP is mandatory for all letting
agents, greater protection for landlords’ rents and tenants’ deposits is in
place. In this case, Monwara and Mohammed were extremely lucky to be able to collect
their stolen rent back, but unfortunately many other landlords who contacted us
were not so lucky as the business closed down. I only hope that Trading Standards
takes significant enforcement action and get some sort of justice for those who
have lost money. “Some letting agents will
find the market more challenging now that the Tenant Fees Ban is in place so,
while I would always recommend landlords use a letting agent to fully manage
their property, it is imperative they carry out thorough due diligence on their
prospective agent first. This includes ensuring they are a member of a redress
scheme and have CMP.�

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