Tom Entwistle

The commercial property sector has been particularly badly hit with reduced property values and rents, and increased lending costs, but it's not all doom and gloom

New Government schemes that are offering advice to help tenants with legal issues

There’s now a significant proportion of adults in the UK struggling to meet their rent or mortgage payments

With Labour’s predilection for bashing landlords (though the current Conservative Government needs no encouragement on that), you would expect a Labour government to double

Confusion surrounds the governments plans to introduce https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/blog-will-the-looming-pets-in-lets-rules-prove-pervasive/” pets in lets measures, with conflicting messages coming from the DLUHC. It has confirmed that the new

The rental sector is likely to see some of the biggest changes since the 1980s, so do your homework and keep yourself up-to-date. All the signs are that operating as a residential landlord in 2023 will be just as challenging as it was last year, if not more so here are my to

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the government to bring in a licensing system for short-term lets in a bid to protect the capitals housing supply. More than 80,000 properties are listed on https://www.airbnb.co.uk/london-united-kingdom/stays” target=“_blank”

Letting Agent Contracts: One common question asked by landlords is, “how do I terminate my relationship with my letting agent?“For one reason or another, landlords sometimes wish to end their relationship with their letting agent and want to know how to go about it.Requests

The latest government guidance places the responsibility for damp, mould and condensation firmly in the lap of the landlord, whatever the cause!

Serviced offices one would surmise, offer the ideal solution in a post-Covid world. Mainstream office investments are struggling in a world where a good proportion of most com

Refurbishing, or in the jargon - retrofitting - older commercial and residential buildings, according to the Government,…

Now more than ever, in a cost of living crisis, it makes sense to take extra precautions…

A Government investigation into damp and mould in the social housing sector has disclosed initial findings which…

2023 is going to be a challenging year for landlords, so here are a few pointers from…

The case involved Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd and revolved around…

A coalition of landlords and letting agencies are to seek a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s…

Damp and mould has always been a very difficult issue to deal with for landlords, but the recent case of Awaab Ishak and the rapid and direct involvement of Government has really brought matters to a head. The death of a Rochdale social housing tenants son, Awaab Ishak, has l

After 13 or so years of Conservative rule the Conservative promise of a stable home owning democracy…

According to a new report just out by the Resolution Foundation (RF), UK households face a torrid…

The worst fears of a commercial landlord are realised when the flow on quarterly or monthly rent…