Background
Brad Askew is a former solicitor and the founder of Tenancy Agreement Service and LegalDocuments.co.uk. He qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and practised in residential property and landlord-tenant law for years before stepping away from active practice to focus on landlord education. He is no longer on the Roll of Solicitors and does not provide legal advice in any regulated capacity.
The shift from practice to education was deliberate. UK landlords routinely face legal questions where the available answers are either too expensive (a solicitor’s hourly rate to confirm something straightforward) or too unreliable (forum threads, generic content sites, and document templates that haven’t been updated in years). The middle ground — properly researched, plain-English legal information for landlords — wasn’t being served well. TAS is Brad’s attempt to serve it.
What TAS publishes
The site has approximately 140 pages of editorial content across eight silos, every page reviewed and dated. The content is structured as guides (long-form coverage of substantive law), legal documents (commerce pages explaining what each document does and where to source one), and court forms (the principal forms used in residential possession proceedings). Every page carries a last-reviewed stamp; every page carries the disclaimer that this is general legal information rather than personal legal advice.
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has been the major editorial focus throughout 2025 and 2026. The site has covered the substantive changes (Section 21 abolition, fixed-term tenancy abolition, Ground 8 threshold, the new Grounds 1A and 4A, rent control mechanism, Information Sheet requirement, bidding ban, pet request framework) in depth, with implications and transitional positions analysed for landlords needing to act.
Editorial standards
Tier A pages on this site go through several layers: research from primary sources (statutes, statutory instruments, official guidance), drafting in plain English, internal cross-linking to related editorial pages, and a last-reviewed date that is updated when the page is materially refreshed. Where a position is contested or evolving — case law that has not yet settled, areas where the RRA 2025 transitional regime is unclear — the page acknowledges the uncertainty rather than papering over it.
Templates and commerce pages are written under stricter rules. Every claim about a third-party product is traceable to that provider’s own copy. Where a provider has flagged their template as unsuitable for current law (as Net Lawman has for several AST-based templates post-1 May 2026), the recommendation is suspended openly. Affiliate disclosure is plain-language and unambiguous.
What TAS doesn’t do
TAS is not a law firm. Brad is no longer a practising solicitor. The site does not provide legal advice on individual situations; it cannot review your specific tenancy, your specific property, or your specific dispute. For matters that require personal legal advice, please consult a practising solicitor.
The site does not represent landlords in possession proceedings, draft bespoke tenancy agreements for individual landlords, or undertake any reserved legal activity under the Legal Services Act 2007. The information published here is general in nature and is offered as a starting point for landlords’ own decision-making.
Other publications
In parallel with TAS, Brad runs LegalDocuments.co.uk, a sister site covering legal documents more broadly. The two sites share editorial values but serve different audiences: TAS is landlord-focused; LegalDocuments.co.uk is broader.
Contact
Editorial corrections, factual challenges, or suggestions for new coverage are welcome through the contact page. For commercial enquiries (helpline access, bespoke landlord support, partnership conversations), the same contact form reaches the right place.