The Agent Blog - Goodlord (71)

Jul 19, 2021

Customer experience

Rents

Buy-to-let

Reapit: 4 challenges and opportunities your landlords face, from rent arrears to buy to let

The evolution of rent arrears, the impact of the eviction ban, and the outlook for buy to let are just some of the challenges and opportunities that your landlords are currently facing. Here's a breakdown of what the future may hold for your landlords and, therefore, your agency.

Jul 14, 2021

Compliance

Right to rent

Vouch: The strengths and limitations of the new right to rent checking process

The new right to rent check process for EU, EEA, and Swiss tenants has been in place for agents and landlords since 1 July, helping them to take their applicants' immigration statuses into consideration through an online check - which comes with positives and negatives.

Jul 12, 2021

Business

Referrals

Referencing

Stamp duty

3 ways to make the most of the post-stamp duty holiday spike in lettings

Tenant demand is traditionally high in the summer and, with lockdown creating pent-up demand from renters and the stamp duty holiday over, summer 2021 promises to be a big one. Here are three ways to make the most of the increased demand in the coming months.

Jul 7, 2021

Customer experience

Get to know your local job market to understand tenant and landlord trends, says this agency

Property consultancy Bidwells has been in the Cambridge rental market for over 100 years, and has a strong understanding of how the job market for their tenants affects lettings and property investment for their landlords in the area.

Jul 7, 2021

Goodlord Group

Vouch and Goodlord integrate their technology to bring customers more flexibility and choice

Referencing solutions provider Vouch and lettings platform Goodlord have fully integrated their technologies, bringing their customers more flexibility and giving them access to more lettings and referencing solutions than ever before.

Jul 5, 2021

Compliance

Covid-19

Right to rent

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Q&A

Right to rent Q&A with David Smith of JMW Solicitors

David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors LLP, answers letting agents' questions on right to rent, from the changes to the process for EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens to the requirements when "Covid-adjusted" checks end.

Jul 3, 2021

Data

Voids down and rents up across the country as lettings market soars - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents increased in every region monitored by the Goodlord Rental Index in June.

Jun 30, 2021

Customer experience

Referencing

How to match the right tenant with the right property - and save everyone's time

Buttercross Estates believes that advising applicants to keep an open mind while fully understanding their requirements is the best approach to help get the right candidates to the referencing stage more quickly, saving letting agents, landlords, and tenants time.

Jun 28, 2021

Compliance

Sean Hooker: Letting agents and landlords will need to disclose more information to tenants on building safety

External wall safety inspections (EWS1) will be required for certain buildings as a result of the Grenfell tragedy, but a raft of other measures will need to be put in place, requiring increased due diligence from letting agents and landlords.