The Agent Blog - Goodlord (84)

Nov 4, 2020

Covid-19

Letting agencies can operate, viewings and house moves can take place during lockdown

Activities in connection with the purchase, sale, letting or rental of a residential property have been made exceptions to the "stay at home" guidance under lockdown legislation.

Nov 4, 2020

Business

Recruitment & retention

Remote working

How to keep your staff engaged and productive during lockdown and beyond

Engaged staff are good for business, but how do you make sure your staff stay motivated and productive during lockdown and beyond?

Nov 3, 2020

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Rents down and voids increase as market cools across UK - Goodlord Rental Index

October proved a slower month for the UK rental market, with the average cost of rent decreasing and void periods increasing in all regions monitored by Goodlord.

Nov 2, 2020

Compliance

RoPA

Regulation of Property Agents: Creating a younger industry?

In this excerpt from our latest e-book, "Your guide to lettings and the law, Vol II", the move towards regulation of estate and letting agents has progressed in 2020, with a consultation on the Code of Practice - and agents are looking ahead to the changes the regulation may bring to the industry.

Oct 28, 2020

Business

Technology

How to manage the fast-track to digital lettings

This traditional agency made the decision to jump-start the digitisation of its systems in March - but had to get the business and its customers up to speed more quickly than anticipated when lockdown hit.

Oct 26, 2020

Covid-19

Evictions will not be enforced by bailiffs in areas with Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions

The justice secretary wrote to bailiffs’ trade associations requesting that they do not carry out evictions in areas under Tier 2 and Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions.

Oct 26, 2020

Business

Training

Meet the trainer on a mission to make agency qualifications more flexible

A new qualification for estate and letting agents is helping those looking for an alternative approach.

Oct 21, 2020

Compliance

Right to rent

B5JSSK

Home Office shares plans for digital right to rent checks for all tenants

Alongside the previously announced online right to rent checks of eligible tenants via the Home Office’s new online process and the checks for B5JSSK nationals arriving via e-passport gates, the government has shared plans for online checks of all tenants from April 2022.

Oct 20, 2020

Goodlord Group

Technology

Referencing

Goodlord adds facial recognition technology as part of referencing revamp

Goodlord customers will now be able to use a bank-grade authentication service that uses facial recognition to match photos of applicants to the photo on their ID as part of its revamped referencing service.