The Agent Blog - Goodlord | The Goodlord team (52)

Nov 11, 2020

Compliance

Electrical Safety Standards

Improving Electrical Safety Standards in the private rented sector

The introduction of Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 during the pandemic has led to extra safety measures being put in place - and highlighted potential bottlenecks in the process, in this extract from our e-book, "Your guide to lettings and the law, Vol II".

Nov 4, 2020

Business

Recruitment & retention

Remote working

How to keep your staff engaged and productive during lockdown and beyond

Engaged staff are good for business, but how do you make sure your staff stay motivated and productive during lockdown and beyond?

Nov 3, 2020

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents down and voids increase as market cools across UK - Goodlord Rental Index

October proved a slower month for the UK rental market, with the average cost of rent decreasing and void periods increasing in all regions monitored by Goodlord.

Nov 2, 2020

Compliance

RoPA

Regulation of Property Agents: Creating a younger industry?

In this excerpt from our latest e-book, "Your guide to lettings and the law, Vol II", the move towards regulation of estate and letting agents has progressed in 2020, with a consultation on the Code of Practice - and agents are looking ahead to the changes the regulation may bring to the industry.

Oct 20, 2020

Goodlord Group

Technology

Referencing

Goodlord adds facial recognition technology as part of referencing revamp

Goodlord customers will now be able to use a bank-grade authentication service that uses facial recognition to match photos of applicants to the photo on their ID as part of its revamped referencing service.

Oct 19, 2020

Covid-19

Possessions

ARLA Propertymark Q&A: Managing Covid-19's continued impact on the possession process

A legal expert for ARLA Propertymark answers letting agents' questions on kickstarting the possession process for stayed cases, how long it could take for cases to be heard, accelerated procedures, notice periods for arrears, and more.

Oct 16, 2020

Covid-19

Rents

Section 8

Possessions

ARLA Propertymark legal expert says landlords can serve Section 8 notice twice, if needed

Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, which manages the ARLA Propertymark Legal Helpline, said letting agents and landlords should consider serving a second Section 8 notice if rental arrears accrue to more than six months of missed payments.

Oct 6, 2020

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Voids reassuringly steady despite movement in rents - Goodlord Rental Index

Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector for September 2020 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents and voidage periods, in the Goodlord Rental Index.

Sept 30, 2020

Data

Covid-19

Affordability

State of the Lettings Industry

1 in 4 tenants concerned about paying the rent, survey of tenants reveals

A quarter of tenants have either missed rental payments, had to make alternative arrangements to pay their rent, or are concerned about paying their rent in the future, found our survey of 2,750 tenants for our State of the Industry Report.