The Agent Blog - Goodlord (69)

Sep 3, 2021

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents continue to rise across the country, while voids start to increase in August - Goodlord Rental Index

The market looks strong heading into autumn, with rents continuing to climb across most of the country in August, and national average for void periods remaining low.

Sep 1, 2021

Business

Suppliers

How to take the best business decisions to continuously improve your agency

Estate and letting agencies that learn from experience and use data to improve their processes are more likely to stay ahead of the game in the long term. From learning from mistakes to planning for the future, here are five tips to help your agency stay on top.

Aug 31, 2021

Business

Technology

Viewings

6 ways to take your virtual viewings to the next level

Virtual viewings gathered pace during the pandemic and they're showing no signs of slowing down. Here are six ways to get the most from your virtual viewings and secure more tenants with less work.

Aug 26, 2021

Compliance

Covid-19

Right to rent

UPDATED: Government extends remote right to rent checks until 5 April 2022

Covid-adjusted right to rent checks will remain in place until 5 April 2022, when the government will look to introduce a permanent online solution for carrying out right to rent checks remotely for all nationalities.

Aug 25, 2021

Landlords

Buy-to-let

Movement

Reapit: Is the buy-to-let outlook improving for landlords?

Landlord confidence is on the rise and tenant demand is high. Does this mean a shift towards a more optimistic outlook in the buy-to-let market?

Aug 24, 2021

Goodlord Group

Technology

Time saving

The Lomond Group partners with Goodlord to protect its landlords and streamline its processes

The Lomond Group is proud to announce that it has partnered with Goodlord to streamline lettings processes across the group's brands.

Aug 23, 2021

Customer experience

Tenants

Referencing

Progress lets faster in four steps [+ download a free tenant moving guide]

Letting your tenants know what to expect from the pre-tenancy tenancy process will help them move through it faster. Here are four areas you can advise them on plus a downloadable guide to moving home for your tenants, to help them speed through the rental process.

Aug 23, 2021

Compliance

Rent controls

Vouch: Is rent control around the corner for London - and the rest of England?

Estate and letting agents and their landlords need to know that the question of rent control is back on the agenda for London - with a template that could be expanded to the rest of England and Wales.

Aug 18, 2021

Data

Voids

Rents

Students

Student lets yield high rents as university term draws near - Goodlord analysis

An analysis of 5,000 student lets processed through the Goodlord platform between January 2021 and July 2021, shows the student rental market recorded a huge boost in the cost of rent for tenancies that began during July.