LandlordZONE

LandlordZONE
Company type	Limited
Industry	Internet & Real Estate
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Manchester, UK
Key people	Thomas Entwistle, Chief Executive
Website	www.landlordzone.co.uk

LandlordZONE is a UK-based organisation running the UK's largest online landlord property website.

The organisation provides comment, insight and reference to parliament^[1] and local government,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Centre for Policy Studies^[6] and leading news publications^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] as well as publishing news, legal information, documents and management guides for landlords, agents and property professionals involved in renting out property – novices and experienced alike.

The website provides a very busy forum advising a large landlord and agent community on rental property management issues.

History

The organisation was founded in 1999 by Tom Entwistle,^[13] a residential and commercial landlord with over 40 years experience of the industry. Tom, who holds a master's degree in Management Science from UMIST/MBS, a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, also has a 26-year background in education - lecturing and management.

In 2002 it was incorporated under the holding company Parkmatic Publications Ltd

In 2016 the organisation acquired distinctiveness on the trademark LandlordZONE^[14]

Operation

LandlordZONE is a for profit organisation which makes money operating as a media agency; it advises clients on their advertising requirements, constructing marketing campaigns to reach a large bespoke audience of rental property landlords, agents and property professionals.

References

^ The Committee Office, House of Commons (16 July 2013). "Communities and Local Government Committee Written evidence submitted by LandlordZONE". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (5 December 2013). "Advice for Private Landlords". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Cornwall Council (21 November 2013). "Property Associated Websites". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Southwark Council (25 January 2010). "Advice and useful links". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Slough Borough Council (27 March 2012). "Private landlords - Useful websites". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Centre For Policy Studies (4 March 2015). "Sandfords supports CPS Mansion Tax Paper - LandlordZONE". Retrieved 24 November 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ The Financial Times (15 September 2006). "How landlords can avoid that 3am call". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ The Financial Times (25 September 2014). "Number of renters made homeless leaps". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ The Financial Times (22 April 2016). "Commercial property: What am I bid?". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ The Guardian (23 December 2007). "Buy-to-let landlords face mortgage costs crunch". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ The Guardian (23 March 2008). "Tax changes fuel great escape from buy-to-let". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ BBC (13 November 2015). "Money Box Live - Renting and Letting". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Landlord Law (27 May 2010). "Tom Entwistle – Notable Property Persons in their own words". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Intellectual Property Office (11 March 2016). "Intellectual Property Office - Trade Mark UK00003131882". Retrieved 24 November 2016.