The Agent Blog - Goodlord (90)

Jun 1, 2020

Compliance

Electrical Safety Standards

Property management

Legislation

Your guide to the new regulations for Electrical Safety Standards

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on 1 June 2020 and require five-yearly inspections of electrical installations and inspection reports to be supplied to tenants.

Jun 1, 2020

Covid-19

Property management

Your guide to inspections, repairs, and gas safety checks in the post-lockdown period

Letting agents, landlords and contractors can now visit tenants’ homes to carry out a range of essential and non-essential work or maintenance, as long as they are following the guidance on working in people’s homes.

Jun 1, 2020

Business

Contingency planning and “steep learning curves” part of this agency’s pandemic response

Contingency planning has meant a smooth transition to home work for this agency - and a culture of training has helped it adapt to respond to the needs of its tenants and landlords.

May 27, 2020

Business

“The lettings market hasn’t gone away,” says this agency

This Teesside-based agency has a positive outlook on the future of the lettings industry - and how it will emerge in a good position on the other side of the pandemic.

May 20, 2020

Covid-19

Creative thinking needed to stay safe while managing house moves

Meet the agency that hasn't stopped letting throughout the pandemic, taking a creative approach to make sure its moves are always in line with the government's guidelines on social distancing.

May 18, 2020

Covid-19

How to maintain social distancing in your agency

Social distancing will mean changes to how staff arrive and leave the office, how they move around the office or work at a desk, during meetings and break times, or interacting with customers.

May 15, 2020

Covid-19

How to advise your tenants on looking for a property and moving home during COVID-19

Tenants will need to change the way carry out their property search, arrange flexible contracts, and manage their moves carefully to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

May 14, 2020

Covid-19

Managing office visits, viewings, and check-ins while preventing the spread of coronavirus

The restrictions on lettings activity have been lifted, but “this does not represent a return to normality”. Agencies will need to adapt their practices and procedures, from office visits through to check-in.

May 13, 2020

Covid-19

Business

How to carry out a Covid-19 risk assessment on your workplace

All employers will need to carry out a risk assessment before reopening their offices to ensure that their employees can work safely during coronavirus.