The Agent Blog - Goodlord (77)

Mar 18, 2021

Customer experience

Business

Referrals

Growth

How to leverage customer loyalty to win more business for your agency

Your agency can tap into positive sentiment from your landlords to help ensure their continued loyalty, encourage more take up of all the services that you have to offer, and win more instructions. Find out how, in this extract from "How to win more landlords in a challenging environment".

Mar 15, 2021

Business

Tenants

Insurance

Why agencies who don't offer tenants' insurance could be missing out on a valuable opportunity

Offering your tenants contents and liability insurance is an easy way to improve your bottom line and provide your tenants with more protection.

Mar 8, 2021

Business

GDPR

Referencing

How digital-first referencing helps ensure GDPR compliance

Referencing is a data-heavy process, gathering a lot of personal information for applicants. Using a digital-first referencing company, such as Vouch, helps to mitigate the risk of any GDPR compliance issues - as Beau Findlay, Software Development Lead at Vouch, explains.

Mar 3, 2021

Business

Legislation

3 takeaways for letting agents and landlords from Budget 2021

The furlough scheme, self-employment support scheme, and stamp duty holiday have all been extended until the end of September 2021.

Mar 3, 2021

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents hold steady and falling voids give cause for optimism in February - Goodlord Rental Index

Average voids dropped by 3 days across England as a whole shows the latest Goodlord Rental Index, with certain regions seeing a sizeable reduction in voids.

Mar 1, 2021

Compliance

Debt Respite Scheme

Q&A: What the Debt Respite (Breathing Space) Scheme could mean for letting agents

Landlord Action's Legal Director, Tim Frome, answers questions about what the Debt Respite (Breathing Space) Scheme could mean for letting agents, landlords, and their tenants.

Feb 24, 2021

Business

Economy

What negative interest rates could mean for your landlords

The Bank of England is currently considering the introduction of negative interest rates, to stimulate the economy and encourage more spending. So what would this mean for your landlords - and will their mortgages be free?

Feb 22, 2021

Marketing

Business

Peter Knight

How to build an agency brand that resonates with your target market

An effective brand begins with understanding your target audience, says Peter Knight, founder of the Property Academy, in this extract from "How to win more landlords in a challenging environment".

Feb 17, 2021

Customer experience

Tenants

Referencing

Pets

4 ways to help your landlords find the best tenants in the current lettings market

Tenant housing priorities have shifted as a result of Covid-19 - though demand is still high - which means that letting agents who rethink the way they position their properties could help their landlords find and retain the best tenants in the current market.