The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced his plans to fulfil one of his campaign pledges later this year. Khan intends to launch a website to name and shame landlords and agents in London who, intentionally or negligently, break the law regarding how they treat their tenants. “I refuse to stand by as […]
“Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords” airs its second episode of the third series tomorrow night at 9pm on Channel 5 which explores the fallout one landlord faces after deciding to let her property through Gumtree. Despite not knowing much about how Gumtree operates, Vicki McNaught made the decision to list her property on the site as […]
Hamilton Fraser, parent company to Cosmetic Insurance, mydeposits, Total Landlord Insurance, the Property Redress Scheme, Client Money Protect and the Cosmetic Redress Scheme has announced the launch of its brand new website, designed to create an amalgamated hub for all its brands. A year in the making, the redesigned site is now live and forms […]
So the government has now published the eagerly awaited white paper on the housing market in the UK. A 106 page document, 4 main chapters, 200 pledges and various action points and frameworks. The paper focuses on four main areas: planning laws, acceleration of house building, market diversification and what help they can provide now. […]
Acronyms. As we all know, the property industry is riddled with these minefields. In my mind, our industry suffered as a consequence. The main offenders are, in most cases, the professional organisations and associations. This has, in my view, led to the impression the property industry lacks an understanding that they need to speak the […]
Paul Shamplina, the renowned buy-to-let expert, is joining forces with industry specialist Hamilton Fraser. Paul, who is well known throughout the industry as the founder of Landlord Action, has become a household name as a frequent contributor to the Channel 5 programme ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’. In the show, he helps landlords who struggle with evictions […]
Hamilton Fraser, a provider of specialist insurance services, has been named in The Leap 100. Hamilton Fraser has been identified as one of the most exciting, ambitious, entrepreneurial and fast-growing companies in the UK. City A.M and Mishcon de Reya assembled this year’s Leap 100 list of the country’s fastest-growing companies to watch. From Joe […]
The Cosmetic Redress Scheme (CRS), a new consumer redress scheme for the cosmetic, aesthetic and beauty industry, authorised by the Chartered Trading Standards and designed to resolve complaints made by consumers against traders in the cosmetic industry is launching in June 2016. The CRS is administered and run by HF Resolution Ltd, a subsidiary of […]
2016 is an important milestone for Hamilton Fraser as the company celebrates its 20th anniversary. Started in 1996 as an insurance broker specialising in property and medical indemnity insurance, these two sectors remain at the heart of everything they do. Hamilton Fraser continues to offer Landlord focused insurance products via its Total Landlord Insurance brand, but […]