Renting a home or commercial space can be a rewarding experience, but it also comes with responsibilities and rights that every tenant should know. Understanding your rights helps you feel confident and secure in your living or working environment. Whether you’re renting a cosy flat or a bustling office, knowing how to safeguard your rights is essential. Let’s explore practical ways to protect yourself and ensure your tenancy runs smoothly. Understanding UK Tenant Protections

Running a business already demands enough attention without the added pressure of coordinating multiple contractors for cleaning, maintenance, repairs, compliance checks, and everything in between. Yet this is the reality for many organisations: juggling several service providers, repeating the same conversations, chasing updates, and hoping each contractor communicates well enough with the next to keep operations running smoothly. It’s no surprise that this fragmented approa

By Paul Carver, Managing Director, Hawes Property Services If you’ve ever spent more than five minutes with me - or within earshot of our team - you’ll have heard my mantra: “service, service, service.” It’s not just something I say. It’s the foundation of how we operate at Hawes and the standard I expect us to uphold every single day. I often use a simple example when talking to the team. Imagine you’re choosing between two restaurants. Restaurant A : good food, competitiv

By Dan Mottram, Operations Director, Hawes Property Services The private rental sector is entering one of its biggest periods of change in decades. The newly passed Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (formerly the Renters’ Reform Bill) brings major updates designed to make renting fairer, safer, and more secure for tenants, while placing new obligations on landlords and property managers. If you own or manage residential or commercial rental property, it is essential to understand wha