Silkwood Group Avaliações 

Lewis - the main Director is very personable, empathic and understands the property market well.

He is patient , very thorough and always tries to find best fit by understanding the client requirements.

It’s been pleasure to work with him and truly admire his patience , when things are chaotic with other stakeholders in the chain.

I think he promises less and delivers more , in my experience.

Best wishes always Lewis and Thanking you !

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Sold me a “100% secure” lodge that was never built. I lost £114,900.

Lewis Combe is the sole director of Silkwood Group. In July 2023, while he was a consultant at Knight Knox, he sold me a lodge on the Barncrosh/Barnsoul development in Dumfries and Galloway. I invested £114,900 and have lost all of it.

He sold it to me as a freehold, luxury 4-bedroom lodge, completed and ready for immediate rental income, on a site free of debt. It was presented as a secure, asset-backed investment paying 9% with a five-year buy-back. Mr Combe told me the return was “guaranteed” and the investment “100% secure”, and assured me that thorough due diligence had been done on a reputable developer.

I asked him directly whether the lodge had been built and whether the developer held bankruptcy insurance. He passed on the developer’s answers and checked nothing.

What I actually bought:

A lodge that doesn’t exist. No 4-bedroom lodges were ever built. About 30 lodges stand on a site where “completed” lodges were sold to more than 100 investors, some of them twice.
A worthless certificate. No deeds were ever lodged with the Scottish land register. I own nothing.
A site mortgaged for millions.
A developer with a record of failed schemes. Before I invested, he was already under a High Court injunction banning him from taking further investment in this project.
A scheme already investigated. City of London Trading Standards had looked into it as potentially fraudulent a year before my purchase.

The scheme is now a live City of London Police fraud investigation, Operation Banstead, with numerous arrests made and prosecutions pending. It featured on BBC One’s Rip Off Britain on 19 November 2025.

ewis Combes is the sole director of Silkwood Group. Before that, he worked at Knight Knox, where he sold me a property investment that turned out to be worthless. I lost my entire investment. The scheme is now part of a City of London Police investigation (Operation Banstead).

Before investing, I asked him direct questions. Was the 4-bedroom lodge actually built? Was the developer insured? He repeated what the developer had told him, as far as I could tell without any verification. There are no 4-bedroom units at the property. The developer went bust. I was told I was a freeholder, but the certificate was worthless and I owned nothing.

I don’t expect an agent to predict the future. I do expect someone selling an "100% secure" investment to check basic facts before telling a buyer they’re true. That didn’t happen here.

If you’re considering an investment with Silkwood Group or Lewis Combes, verify every claim yourself independently: the build, the insurance, and the title.

I can thoroughly recommend Lewis and Silkwood Group. I've worked with Lewis now for slightly over 8 years and he has helped me reshape my portfolio. As my situation has changed over the years Lewis has also provided very sound advice; often without any benefit to himself. He is honest; the trait I consider absolutely of paramount importance in this business. Also he is very knowledgeable; he listens to what YOU want, not what he wants to sell you. Lewis has great connections through the whole of the build, buy, let and sales chain. If I find a good deal, it seems that Silkwood can always beat it. I've some final portfolio reshaping work to do and I absolutely will be using the great service that Lewis and Silkwood provide.

I have just completed the purchase of a flat with Silkwood. The whole process went very smoothly, with no problems. Lewis in particular was very helpful throughout the process and beyond, providing guidance and timely updates. Outstanding service and support!

Great company, Lewis is extremely knowledgeable knows the SSH space like the back of his hand.

Lewis at Silkwood Group is very efficient and professional in taking clients through their investment process. He provides clear information and has a good understanding of the market and investor needs. Plus he is always cheerful and pleasant to deal with - even when he has a cold!

I have found the professional advice which Lewis Coombe provided me with, when considering an investment opportunity, to be both professional, trasparent, comprehensive and positively financially advantageous for me.

Great experience with Lewis! He made the process easy and I always felt well informed. Highly recommend!

Recently purchased my first investment property… Naturally I was a little nervous as I’d saved most of my life to purchase this investment, to help with retirement and I’m so pleased to have worked with the team at Silkwood Group. From start to finish, they were helpful, attentive and knowledgeable. They helped me throughout the full process with all my questions. Would highly highly recommend.

I have been working with Lewis for a number of years based on a recommendation from a friend in the Finance industry that I have known for years. After I received some inheritance funds I spoke to Lewis and we discussed my requirements and I was happy to proceed with a number of units a SSH in the UK. To date I am very happy I get paid without fail at the start of each month and its a totally hands off investment which was key for me but also a secure low risk investment as this is my prime source of income now I am retired. I would be happy to recommend Lewis to any prospective client as I am happy with the option we implemented. So much so we are now are now looking at securing another unit following the release of further funds.

Great experience with Lewis, professional, honest and diligent

Purchased a 2 bedroom property in Sheffield as investment, extremely happy with the process and professionalism. Credit to Lewis for being clear and thorough throughout the entire process.

In January I purchased a 1 bedroom apartment in Stockton, offering a 25 year rental contract. I couldn’t be happier with the service from Lewis and the rest of the team. It was such a smooth process from start to finish and I’ll definitely be investing again in the future! Thank you so much!!!