The Agent Blog - Goodlord (62)

Feb 14, 2022

Data

Goodlord Group

Rents

Referencing

Guarantors

Requests for rental guarantors rise 36% over four years

Goodlord's research shows a jump in the number of landlords asking prospective tenants to provide guarantor, rising by 36% over the past four years.

How to grow your lettings business so other agencies can't compete

Feb 9, 2022

Marketing

Business

Growth

Competition

Rent Protection

How to grow your lettings business so other agencies can't compete

James Conway, Director at David Conway & Co, shares top tips on how your estate and letting business can get on the right path to become a leading agency for landlords in your local area.

Feb 8, 2022

Goodlord Group

Rent Protection

Andrews Property Group signs three-year deal with Goodlord

Andrews Property Group, a leading agency group, has renewed its Goodlord contract until 2025, to continue benefiting from the award-winning lettings platform and its insurance products.

Feb 2, 2022

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

Material information

Landlord register

Decent Homes Standard

Levelling Up White Paper

Section 21

Legislation

Your guide to the rental reforms proposed in the Levelling Up White Paper

The Decent Homes Standard, consulting on a national landlord register, strengthening redress for tenants, and abolishing Section 21 have all been addressed in the Levelling Up White Paper.

Feb 2, 2022

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents hit a 3-month high in January - Goodlord Rental Index

Average rental prices increased in January while void periods grew slightly after an unusually busy December, in the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Feb 1, 2022

Business

Growth

Renewals

Revenue

5 ways to grow your agency and revenue using your existing contacts [+ free talk track]

The start of the year is a good time to reassess the way you approach your current portfolio of landlords and your contacts to grow your business and revenue. Ella-Jane Coxwell, Senior Customer Success Manager, shares some top tips.

Jan 31, 2022

Compliance

Marketing

Landlords

Tenants

Sean Hooker: Do landlords need a rebrand?

What's in a name? Should the term "landlord" be replaced? Sean Hooker takes a deep dive into the attitudes towards towards landlords and agents, how they perceive tenants - and whether a rebrand is needed.

Jan 28, 2022

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

Deposits

Legislation

Your guide to who can sign eviction notices and tenancy deposit certificates

Who can sign Section 8 and Section 21 notices, and deposit certificates? We answer your top questions on how the landmark evictions ruling in the Northwood Solihull vs Fearn/Cooke/Ors case will affect landlords and letting agents.

Jan 26, 2022

Business

Stock

Rent controls

Section 21

Rent Protection

Short-term lets

Stamp duty

What's behind the lack of private rented stock - and how do we fix it? [+ podcast]

Some tenants need to rent and are struggling to find a home - so how did we get here and what can be done to improve the situation? Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, explains.