The Agent Blog - Goodlord | The Goodlord team (27)

Jul 23, 2023

Compliance

Energy efficiency

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Legislation

Plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to be scrapped

Rishi Sunak appears to have confirmed that the government will scrap its plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rented properties.

Jul 21, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Guarantors

Huge rise in renters on high salaries asked to provide guarantors

Goodlord data reveals that more tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor, as pressures on landlords rise.

Jul 21, 2023

Business

Students

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: What are agents like you doing to prepare for the Renters (Reform) Bill?

With the Renters (Reform) Bill on the horizon, we've assembled three of our experts to answer your questions on how to prepare for the Renters (Reform) Bill and how to reassure your landlords about the changes to come.

Jul 19, 2023

Compliance

Referencing

Pre-qualification

4 questions to ask potential tenants as lettings demand heats up

Demand is growing for lettings and you can make sure you’re not wasting your landlords' or agency’s time or money on applicants your referencing provider would advise against with just a few key questions.

Jul 12, 2023

Affordability

Tenants

New tenant trends that agents and landlords need to know

What new trends in tenant behaviour and preferences could have an impact on your agency and your landlords?

Jul 10, 2023

Business

Students

Legislation

8 questions answered on student let management under the Renters (Reform) Bill

Student let management may change under the Renters (Reform) Bill - and Sean Hooker, Property Redress Scheme, and Glenn Perry, Zest Property, answer some of your top questions about what that means.

Jun 30, 2023

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

Rents spike and voids plunge in June as market heats up

Goodlord’s June 2023 Rental Index shows a sixth consecutive rise in rents in England while voids dropped steeply.

Jun 30, 2023

Business

Students

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Renters (Reform) Bill: What you need to know to get student let management right

Sean Hooker, Property Redress Scheme, and Glen Perry, Zest Property, join Goodlord's Oli Sherlock for this recording from our Renters (Reform) Bill webinar series, with a focus on getting student let management right.

Jun 29, 2023

Webinar

Legislation

WEBINAR RECORDING: Renters (Reform) Bill: What you need to know to get student let management right

Join our experts Oli Sherlock, Goodlord; Sean Hooker, Property Redress Scheme; and Glenn Perry, Zest Property, to find out how your agency can manage student lets in the right way in the face of rental reform.