The Agent Blog - Goodlord (74)

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.

Jun 23, 2021

Customer experience

Business

Suppliers

Letting agents

How to streamline your processes and equip your team for success with the right suppliers

The estate and letting agencies that carefully select the right technology suppliers for their business can help their staff reach their full potential, with streamlined processes, cost savings - and a better customer experience, as this extract from our e-book, How to maximise your agency's potential, demonstrates.

Jun 22, 2021

Business

Hybrid work

Remote working

Do estate and letting agencies still need a high street presence?

The question of whether physical estate and letting agency branches will still be relevant in the future is constantly debated, with the needs of both tenants and landlords to put into the equation - and the opportunities presented by remote working have only amplified the debate, as Dawsons has discovered.

Jun 21, 2021

Business

Rents

Section 8

Guarantors

Reapit: What can letting agents do to manage rent arrears? [+ free payment plan templates]

Finding the best solution when managing rent arrears for both tenants and landlords is a key part of a letting agent's job. Here are six pieces of advice to help agencies better manage rent arrears for all involved.