The Agent Blog - Goodlord (60)

How one change could quadruple your agency's landlord portfolio

May 11, 2022

Business

Revenue

How one change could quadruple your agency's landlord portfolio

How can your letting agency maximise its profits and grow its landlord portfolio? Sally Lawson, CEO & Founder at Agent Rainmaker, shares a top tip that can make all the difference.

Queen's Speech 2022: Key takeaways for letting agents

May 10, 2022

Compliance

Business

Economy

Queen's Speech 2022: The Renters' Reform Bill and other key takeaways for letting agents

The Queen's Speech 2022 has reconfirmed the government's commitment to strengthen tenants rights under the Renters' Reform Bill, plus announced a new planning system, social housing regulation, and more.

Library briefing signals Renters' Reform Bill could be included in Queen's Speech 2022

May 9, 2022

Compliance

Landlord register

Decent Homes Standard

Levelling Up White Paper

Section 21

Lifetime deposits

Legislation

Library briefing signals Renters' Reform Bill could be included in Queen's Speech 2022

The House of Commons Library briefing shares a list of the legislation that may be addressed in this year's Queen's Speech - including the Renters' Reform Bill.

Is the lettings industry near breaking point?

May 9, 2022

Landlords

Landlord register

Section 21

Legislation

Is the lettings industry near breaking point?

With new legislation on the horizon pushing up landlord costs while the industry combats a lack of stock, are agents and their landlords at breaking point?

What you need to know about material information rules, redress, and more

May 9, 2022

Compliance

Material information

Redress

Podcast

PODCAST: What you need to know about material information rules, redress, and more - with Sean Hooker

In this Newsagent podcast episode, Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme shares his expertise on the new material information rules and redress, why they're important - and how agents can prepare for the upcoming changes. Plus, he gives an overview of the results of the Property Redress Scheme's latest annual report, covering what the number of complaints tells us about the industry and more.

Price on application 'likely to constitute a criminal offence'

May 5, 2022

Compliance

Material information

Price on application 'likely to constitute a criminal offence'

The use of "price on application" in property listings is "likely to be misleading", according to the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team and the Competition and Markets Authority.

What are the benefits of becoming a letting agent franchisee?

May 4, 2022

Business

Letting agents

What are the benefits of becoming a letting agent franchisee? [+ podcast]

Derrick Maguire, Director at Anthony Martin Franchising, shares the five benefits agents get when taking on a franchised lettings business.

Rents and incomes rise in April as market stays buoyant - Goodlord Rental Index

May 3, 2022

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

Rents and incomes rise in April as market stays buoyant - Goodlord Rental Index

Average rents and tenant salaries in England rose again in April, as the lettings market stayed buoyant, according to Goodlord's latest Rental Index.

PODCAST: What you need to know about estate and letting agency franchises

May 3, 2022

Licensing

Podcast

PODCAST: What you need to know about estate and letting agency franchises - with Derrick Maguire

Derrick Maguire, Managing Director of Anthony Martin Estate Agents and Director of Anthony Martin Franchising, brings a vast amount of experience on the topic of franchising to this Newsagent podcast episode - as both a former franchisee and now a franchisor.