The Agent Blog - Goodlord (44)

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.

Feb 27, 2023

Compliance

Right to rent

Landlords

Do your landlords understand right to rent checks?

A government report highlights how landlords currently engage with right to rent checks. Here's a breakdown of what letting agents need to know.

Feb 22, 2023

Business

Renting Done Right

PODCAST: What can agents do about unsustainable pressures in the private rental sector?

Megan Eighteen, Business Development Manager at Haslams, and Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, joined Goodlord's CEO, William Reeve, to discuss what agents can do about unsustainable pressure in the private rental sector.

Feb 22, 2023

Business

Deposits

What happens to the deposit if a landlord buys or sells a tenanted property?

What happens to the tenant's deposit when a landlord decides to sell their property? TDS explains.