The Agent Blog - Goodlord | Andrea Warmington (3)

Oct 21, 2020

Compliance

Right to rent

B5JSSK

Home Office shares plans for digital right to rent checks for all tenants

Alongside the previously announced online right to rent checks of eligible tenants via the Home Office’s new online process and the checks for B5JSSK nationals arriving via e-passport gates, the government has shared plans for online checks of all tenants from April 2022.

Sept 24, 2020

Covid-19

Business

Economy

Your guide to the latest support for businesses announced in the Winter Economy Plan

New measures to support workers and businesses impacted by Covid-19 over winter include the Job Support Scheme, extensions to loan and grant schemes, and tax payment deferrals.

Aug 14, 2020

Covid-19

How travel restrictions and mandatory quarantine periods could impact your agency

Agencies need to be aware of restrictions around travel and mandatory quarantine periods to keep their staff and their customers safe from Covid-19.

Jul 29, 2020

Business

Growth

Revenue

HMO

Why HMO management is a growth area for lettings agents

A Chelmsford-based agency is providing consultancy services to agents looking to break into the lucrative HMO (house in multiple occupation) market.

Jul 20, 2020

Covid-19

Possessions

UPDATED: How the changes to the possession action process impact existing claims

The government has updated its guidance on possession proceedings during the pandemic and still encourages using mediation where possible to find an alternative solution.

Jul 8, 2020

Customer experience

Tenants

Build-to-rent

More tenants will choose build-to-rent as sector matures

Build-to-rent is the sector is geared towards offering tenants a lifestyle, rather than just a home, according to a lettings manager who specialises in BTR properties for CBRE.

Jun 9, 2020

Data

State of the Lettings Industry

Pre-tenancy admin "painful" for almost half of property professionals

Pre-tenancy administration is proving time-consuming for many property professionals, with almost half of agents saying it took them more than three hours to complete in a survey of the lettings industry by Goodlord.

Jun 1, 2020

Compliance

Electrical Safety Standards

Property management

Legislation

Your guide to the new regulations for Electrical Safety Standards

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on 1 June 2020 and require five-yearly inspections of electrical installations and inspection reports to be supplied to tenants.

Jun 1, 2020

Covid-19

Property management

Your guide to inspections, repairs, and gas safety checks in the post-lockdown period

Letting agents, landlords and contractors can now visit tenants’ homes to carry out a range of essential and non-essential work or maintenance, as long as they are following the guidance on working in people’s homes.