The Agent Blog - Goodlord (67)

Oct 11, 2021

Business

Recruitment & retention

RoPA

Vouch: Agency training is on the up - is the Regulation of Property Agents responsible?

Training in estate and letting agencies is intensifying before the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) requirements have even been set in stone. Agents are working to attain the expected qualifications - but what else is driving this burgeoning training mindset?

Oct 11, 2021

Goodlord Group

Technology

acasa

Goodlord acquires acasa as it accelerates plans for market leading end-to-end solution

Goodlord, the UK’s fastest growing lettings technology and services platform, has acquired the fintech app acasa. This acquisition forms part of Goodlord’s push to broaden the range of market-leading services it offers to letting agents and their landlords and tenants.

Oct 6, 2021

Tenants

Rent collection

Payments

5 ways to get your tenants to pay their rent on time

Whether or not your tenants pay their rent on time can affect the customer service you provide your landlords who expect prompt, regular payments. Here are five ways you can help your tenants make timely payments, every time.

Oct 4, 2021

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents hit annual high despite voids edging up - Goodlord Rental Index

The average cost of rent is at a year-to-date high of £1,104 per property in September, while voids increased compared to August, but are still 10.5% lower according to the year-on-year figures.

Oct 4, 2021

Compliance

Deposits

HMO

Legislation

Sean Hooker: How can we tackle enforcement of lettings legislation?

New lettings legislation has come thick and fast over the past few years, but how well is it being enforced?

Oct 1, 2021

Covid-19

Rents

Tenants

Furlough: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends for 1.6M employees - what's next?

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has now ended, bringing to a close the government's largest single piece of financial support of employees and employers during the pandemic. Your agency and your landlords should be aware of the potential impact this may have on your tenants.

Sep 30, 2021

Business

Energy crisis

Cost of living

Energy crisis Q&A: Energy expert answers questions on what the crisis could mean for the lettings industry

Energy expert Rik Smith, previously of Uswitch and British Gas and current Head of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, answers letting agents' questions on the current energy crisis and how it could impact themselves and their landlords and tenants.

Sep 29, 2021

Energy crisis

Tenants

Cost of living crisis: 10 financial support schemes to help tenants pay their energy bills

While the energy crisis is ongoing and a further increase in the energy price cap, your agency's tenants may be searching for ways to help pay their power bills. Here are seven sources of financial support available to help them pay their bills in your landlord's property.

Sep 29, 2021

Business

Landlords

Property management

Reapit: Why it pays for landlords to have a property manager

Despite Covid-19, research shows that many landlords plan to stay in the buy-to-let sector and letting and estate agents need to understand the challenges that these landlords are facing to demonstrate just how valuable property management can be.