The Agent Blog - Goodlord (77)

Jun 15, 2021

Business

Right to rent

Stock

Referencing

Vouch: How will new right to rent checks, furlough, and stock levels affect referencing for agents and landlords?

The new right to rent online checking process, the upcoming end of the furlough scheme, and property stock levels are just three things that will affect the referencing process for landlords and agents going forwards.

Jun 15, 2021

Goodlord Group

Rent Protection

Insurance

Goodlord and Legal & General partner to offer renters illness and injury insurance

Goodlord has partnered with Legal & General to offer tenants renting a property through the Goodlord platform a new Illness and Injury Insurance, designed for the modern-day renter.

Government right to rent share code explained I Goodlord

Jun 9, 2021

Compliance

Biometric Residence Card

Right to rent

Right to rent: Government confirms new process for EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens after 30 June 2021

EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens will need to use the government's new "View and Prove" online service to demonstrate their right to rent in England after 30 June 2021.

Jun 9, 2021

Tenants

Referencing

Viewings

Five steps to select the most suitable tenants before referencing

Letting agency Property Shop Yorkshire undergo an extensive pre-qualification process to find tenants suitable for their landlords' properties before referencing starts.

Jun 7, 2021

Goodlord Group

Vouch

Vouch launches Home Move Assistant to create new revenue streams for agents

Referencing company Vouch, which joined the Goodlord family under the umbrella of the Goodlord Group in 2020, has launched "Home Move Assistant", a new portal to help letting agents boost their revenue streams with commission-based services for tenants.

Jun 3, 2021

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Voids tumble as ‘summer of lettings’ swings into gear - Goodlord Rental Index

Voids are tumbling across the country and rents continue to be more resilient than predicted, shows the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Jun 1, 2021

Customer experience

Business

Students

How three agencies have adapted to trends in student lettings

Student lettings follow a different path to traditional lettings in the private rental sector, with a - normally predictable - seasonal ebb and flow in demand. Dafydd Hardy, Zest Sales & Lettings, and College & County share three ways that they've adapted their agencies' approaches to the student market.

Jun 1, 2021

Compliance

Covid-19

Possessions

Notice periods for less than four months' arrears reduced to two months from 1 August 2021

From 1 August 2021, the notice period for cases where there are less than 4 months of unpaid rent, reduced to 2 months’ notice. Notice periods for the most serious cases are lower, with most requiring 2 or 4 weeks’ notice.

May 26, 2021

Business

Hybrid work

Recruitment & retention

Remote working

Remote working 2.0: Moving to a hybrid model in letting agencies

Many estate and letting agencies had to move to a remote-working model during Covid-19. As offices open up, how can agencies learn from this experience to become even more productive? This extract from our latest e-book, How to maximise your agency's potential, has the answer.