Tom Entwistle

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Tom Entwistle

Legal Matters: The extent of a landlord’s Duty of CareLandlords owe a duty of care to their tenants, in particular to protect them from injuries caused by any defects in the rental property. The Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA 1972) imposes a duty of care on all landlords to ensure premises are safe from defects that could cause injury. The duty applies to those who let premises under a tenancy that includes an obligation or right to repair.

2 weeks ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Tom Entwistle

Energy costs through the roofSave your tenants thousands with simple inexpensive solutionsEnergy costs are a major concern for landlords and tenants. If you can save on energy consumption and make your tenants’ homes more comfortable, you are less likely to have rent arrears and you will keep your tenants in the home longer.

2 weeks ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Tom Entwistle

COMMENT: How do you get started investing in property? A recent post on our LandlordZONE Forums got me thinking about this question. Beginners question: “My business partner and I are launching our real estate company in Birmingham, focused on BRRR [Buy, Refurbish, Refinance, and Rent], R2R [Rent to Rent] and development. We’re new to the industry and would love to hear from people with experience. What do you wish you knew when you first started your property business?

3 weeks ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Tom Entwistle

Can increasing the supply of rented housing bring down rents? Despite promises by government and developers, there seems little progress on the house building front. Will build-to-rent have any effect on rent levels? The problem is exacerbated by the time it takes to build new homes; the incentives for developers to build them is debatable and the exodus of small-scale private landlords from the private rented sector reduces supply. Build-to-rent is having an impact but it’s slow.

4 weeks ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Tom Entwistle

As if landlords don’t have enough to worry about – here’s another riskThere’s an issue with the safe disposal of Vapes - disposal in normal household bins has been identified as a fire risk, as research in UK fire hotspots revealsIt’s been estimated that 11% of UK adults vape. That’s 5.6 million people, and it’s been revealed that many Brits are guilty of incorrectly disposing of their vapes.