The Agent Blog - Goodlord (43)

Mar 16, 2023

Compliance

Business

Podcast

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: From the rent freeze to new short-term let rules - with Robert Bolwell

Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord and Robert Bolwell, Senior partner at Dutton Gregory, talk through upcoming legislation updates, and how your agency can stay one step ahead.

Mar 15, 2023

Business

Economy

Legislation

Spring Budget 2023: 7 key takeaways for letting agents and landlords

The Chancellor has announced the UK will avoid a technical recession - and shared details of measures to give the economy a boost.

Mar 13, 2023

Compliance

Rent controls

Rent freeze

What happens to the Scottish rent freeze from April 2023?

The rent freeze and moratorium on evictions in Scotland is changing from April 2023.

Mar 6, 2023

Business

Material information

Legislation

Sean Hooker: The lettings industry's roller coaster ride is not over

The Property Redress Scheme's 2022-2023 annual report highlighted some key takeaways for the lettings industry, as Sean Hooker, Head of Redress, explains.

Mar 2, 2023

Compliance

Legislation

Who's liable for property compliance in a rent-to-rent contract?

The Rakusen v Jepsen final court ruling is in - and it places the responsibility of the rent repayment order on the immediate landlord, not the property owning landlord.

Mar 1, 2023

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

Rents rise and voids plummet as market shifts up a gear

February sees voids drop, rents rise and salaries stay high.

Feb 28, 2023

Compliance

Business

Tenants

What will the new consumer protection review of the rental sector address?

The Competition and Markets Authority will probe housebuilding and consumer protection in the rented sector in a new market study and research project.

Feb 27, 2023

Goodlord Group

RentTech

Goodlord maps ever expanding world of RentTech with new ‘supergraphic’

Say hello to RentTech. Goodlord outlines, for the first time, 100+ companies that help agents, landlords and four million private renters across the UK.

Feb 27, 2023

Compliance

Making Tax Digital

Q&A

Legislation

Q&A: 7 of your top lettings legislation questions answered

A recent Goodlord webinar highlighted some audience questions around upcoming lettings legislation - and here's what the experts had to say in response.