The Agent Blog - Goodlord | The Goodlord team (29)

Apr 19, 2023

Business

Competition

Revenue

Podcast

PODCAST: How to stay competitive and increase your landlord portfolio - with Christopher Watkin

Christopher Watkin, Business Generation Guru for letting agents, shares his top tips on how you can boost your business while supporting your existing landlords, as well as how to grow your portfolio of new landlords.

Apr 17, 2023

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Welsh lettings legislation update: Renting Homes (Wales) Act, EPC ratings, and more - with Ricky Purdy

Ricky Purdy, Director of Residential Lettings at Dawsons, shares his expert insights into what's going on in Welsh lettings legislation, as well as his advice around how to prepare your agency and landlords for big legislative changes.

Apr 13, 2023

Compliance

Short-term lets

Legislation

Your guide to the proposed new planning permission rules for short-term lets in England

A new consultation will delve into government proposals to change planning permission rules for short-term and holiday lets in England.

Apr 13, 2023

Compliance

Short-term lets

Your guide to the proposed short-term and holiday let registration scheme in England

The government has launched a short-term let registration scheme consultation, to help monitor and enforce compliance and better manage regional housing markets.

Apr 5, 2023

Compliance

Business

Anti-money laundering

An anti-money laundering update: Undesignated client accounts and a new levy

A new levy has now come into play, for agency businesses with a UK revenue over £10.2 million, and undesignated client accounts are causing banking confusion.

Apr 3, 2023

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

Lettings market ‘remarkably steady’ in March - Goodlord Rental Index

Figures held steady month on month for English rents and voids in March, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Mar 27, 2023

Business

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

What's happening with the Renters' Reform Bill?

With the end of the 2022-23 parliamentary session approaching, here's an overview of what's next for the Renters' Reform Bill.

Mar 20, 2023

Compliance

Energy crisis

Energy price cap

Podcast

PODCAST: Energy update for the lettings industry after the Spring Budget 2023 - with Rik Smith

Rik Smith, Director of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, discusses what agents and landlords need to know about the ongoing energy crisis and its impact on lettings.

Mar 20, 2023

Business

Stock

What your agency can do to address the supply and demand issue in lettings

As stock availability dips, Robert Bolwell, Dutton Gregory, and Megan Eighteen, Haslams, share their insights into how your agency can face this challenge head on.