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Feb 14, 2022

Compliance

IDSP

Right to rent

IDVT

Technology

Legislation

Your guide to the new digital right to rent checks for British and Irish citizens

From 6 April, landlords and agents will have the chance to use new digital service providers to conduct the English right to rent checks for British and Irish tenants.

Feb 14, 2022

Data

Goodlord Group

Rents

Referencing

Guarantors

Requests for rental guarantors rise 36% over four years

Goodlord's research shows a jump in the number of landlords asking prospective tenants to provide guarantor, rising by 36% over the past four years.

Feb 8, 2022

Goodlord Group

Rent Protection

Andrews Property Group signs three-year deal with Goodlord

Andrews Property Group, a leading agency group, has renewed its Goodlord contract until 2025, to continue benefiting from the award-winning lettings platform and its insurance products.

Feb 2, 2022

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

Material information

Landlord register

Decent Homes Standard

Levelling Up White Paper

Section 21

Legislation

Your guide to the rental reforms proposed in the Levelling Up White Paper

The Decent Homes Standard, consulting on a national landlord register, strengthening redress for tenants, and abolishing Section 21 have all been addressed in the Levelling Up White Paper.

Feb 2, 2022

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents hit a 3-month high in January - Goodlord Rental Index

Average rental prices increased in January while void periods grew slightly after an unusually busy December, in the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Jan 28, 2022

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

Deposits

Legislation

Your guide to who can sign eviction notices and tenancy deposit certificates

Who can sign Section 8 and Section 21 notices, and deposit certificates? We answer your top questions on how the landmark evictions ruling in the Northwood Solihull vs Fearn/Cooke/Ors case will affect landlords and letting agents.

Jan 24, 2022

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

Landlord register

Decent Homes Standard

Rent controls

Pets

Lifetime deposits

Tenant rights

Legislation

Comparing plans to overhaul tenant rights in England, Scotland, and Wales

England, Scotland, and Wales all have proposals in the works to overhaul and improve tenant rights in the private rented sector. Here's a breakdown how they compare.

Jan 17, 2022

Compliance

Short-term lets

Legislation

Your guide to proposals to regulate short-term lets and holiday rentals

Policy makers across England, Scotland, and Wales are proposing various ways to regulate short-term lets and holiday rentals to help solve the problem of low housing stock for letting agents, landlords, and tenants.

Jan 13, 2022

Goodlord Group

Technology

Rent Protection

Industry first "digital onboarding" for landlords set to transform process

Goodlord is preparing to launch "digital landlord onboarding" in an industry first, to save letting agents time and improve the experience for landlords - with digital signing of the agency's Terms of Business the first element set for release.