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Feb 11, 2020

Data

State of the Lettings Industry

Legislation

56% of letting agents optimistic about their future

Goodlord’s State of the Industry Report has revealed key insights revealing current levels of industry optimism.

Feb 6, 2020

Data

Void periods hold steady but rents dip in January rental market

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

Feb 5, 2020

Goodlord Group

Goodlord State of the Industry report reveals fall-out from Tenant Fees Act

It was widely predicted that the ban on tenant fees would have a significant impact on many agencies’ revenues. The latest Goodlord survey results show that, six months on, this is bearing out.

Feb 1, 2020

Data

Rents

Affordability

Movement

February is the cheapest month for renters to move house

An analysis conducted by Goodlord looked at thousands of lets from across the UK. The research revealed that the average monthly price of a UK rental property was cheapest in February.

Jan 27, 2020

Customer experience

Tenants

Build-to-rent

Build-to-rent is setting the pace in tenant services

Letting agents and landlords will need to keep up with the lifestyle being offered to tenants by new build-to-rent developments in order to stay competitive in the coming decade.

Jan 8, 2020

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

Rental market remains stable over holiday period

Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector in December 2019 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents, tenancy lengths, voidage periods and more, in the Goodlord Rental Index.

Dec 16, 2019

Compliance

Section 21

Lifetime deposits

What happens now? Lettings legislation after the election

The government is likely to forge ahead with its “better deal for renters”, including abolishing Section 21.

Dec 11, 2019

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

Rent controls

Section 21

RoPA

Make sure your agency is prepared for another decade of legislative change

The private rented sector has undergone immense legislative change in the past decade - will this continue in the next one? We take a closer look in this extract from Goodlord's latest e-book, Dawn of a decade: Lettings in the 2020s.

Dec 5, 2019

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Lettings market levels out in run up to Christmas - Goodlord Rental Index

Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector in November 2019 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents, tenancy lengths, voidage periods and more, in the Goodlord Rental Index.