Tom Entwistle

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

Landlords face higher bills as EPC assessment demands get tougherChanges to EPC assessments meant higher energy assessment costs for landlord, that's on top of what it will cost landlords to upgrade properties. The Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure (RdSAP) is a simplified methodology used to produce energy performance certificates. It uses a lot of assumptions about how buildings are constructed to save the energy assessors’ time and generate a rating of a property's energy efficiency.

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

LEGAL update: Consumer protection laws – what landlords need to knowThe Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) came into force in stages. The digital markets and competition aspects came into effect on 1 January 2025 and the consumer law aspects, including new enforcement powers for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), came into force on April 6, 2025. This Act has important implications for private landlords when letting their properties.

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

Law Commission rules out major change to security of tenure rules for commercial leasesThe Law Commission has published an interim report on its initial conclusions about security of tenure for business leases. The recommendation published last week in the Law Commission’s part one first stage consultation paper says that there should be no change to the basic "security of tenure" rule under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 part 2.

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

Paragon mortgage approvals defy the decline of buy to letParagon Bank’s latest financial results show that buy to let is not in terminal decline, but the industry is going through structural change. While it is undoubtedly the case that some landlords are leaving the sector, these are in the main those landlords with just one or two properties, passive investors who are not serious about running a lettings business.

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

Commercial tenants may reclaim millions after landmark rulingCommercial landlords are now on high alert following a recent high court ruling It has been common practice for many years for landlords to take commission payments from insurers, or share brokers’ commissions, when arranging block insurance policies for their portfolios.