The Agent Blog - Goodlord | The Goodlord team (48)

Mar 1, 2021

Compliance

Debt Respite Scheme

Q&A: What the Debt Respite (Breathing Space) Scheme could mean for letting agents

Landlord Action's Legal Director, Tim Frome, answers questions about what the Debt Respite (Breathing Space) Scheme could mean for letting agents, landlords, and their tenants.

Feb 22, 2021

Marketing

Business

Peter Knight

How to build an agency brand that resonates with your target market

An effective brand begins with understanding your target audience, says Peter Knight, founder of the Property Academy, in this extract from "How to win more landlords in a challenging environment".

Feb 17, 2021

Customer experience

Tenants

Referencing

Pets

4 ways to help your landlords find the best tenants in the current lettings market

Tenant housing priorities have shifted as a result of Covid-19 - though demand is still high - which means that letting agents who rethink the way they position their properties could help their landlords find and retain the best tenants in the current market.

Feb 15, 2021

Covid-19

Electrical Safety Standards

ARLA Propertymark's Robert Bolwell answers letting agents' Covid-19 legislation questions

ARLA Propertymark's Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, answers questions on the Changes to the evictions process, serving notices and new court processes as a result of Covid-19.

Feb 12, 2021

Compliance

RoPA

How to start preparing your staff for the regulation of property agents

Darshan Sunger of Three Oaks is prioritising getting himself - and his staff - qualified now, so they're ready when the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) comes into force. He shares advice for other agents starting their journey towards qualification.

Feb 3, 2021

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Voids up but rents hold steady during January - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents are holding steady in the regions monitored by the Goodlord Rental Index, despite the slower pace of lettings at the beginning of the year.

Feb 1, 2021

Customer experience

Landlords

How you can help your landlords navigate new and changing legislation

Legislation is now one of the key drivers for landlords choosing to take up a letting agent's services. Showing how much you can do for landlords in this area could be the difference between bringing them on as let-only or fully managed, say agents in an extract from Goodlord's e-book "How to win new landlords in a challenging environment".

Jan 25, 2021

Customer experience

Marketing

Growth

Letting agents

Christopher Watkin shares his tips for letting agents on winning more landlords

Christopher Watkin shares why letting agents should use newsletters, blogs, videos, and social media to win more landlords by providing information about their local property market.

Jan 13, 2021

Covid-19

Rent arrears of greater than six months exempt from evictions ban - including rent accrued since March 2020

The guidance for landlords and tenants during Covid-19 has been updated to make serious rent arrears "greater than 6 months' rent" exempt from the extended evictions ban in England - removing the stipulation that rent accrued since the start of the first lockdown in March 2020 could be discounted.