The Agent Blog - Goodlord (95)

Feb 12, 2020

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

How could climate change affect your agency in the next decade?

Climate change regulations will likely have a significant impact on legislation of the private rented sector in the next few years, with Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards just the first in a series of regulations to help the UK reach net zero emissions.

Feb 11, 2020

Data

State of the Lettings Industry

Legislation

56% of letting agents optimistic about their future

Goodlord’s State of the Industry Report has revealed key insights revealing current levels of industry optimism.

Feb 6, 2020

Data

Void periods hold steady but rents dip in January rental market

Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector in January 2020 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents, tenancy lengths, voidage periods and more, in the Goodlord Rental Index.

Feb 5, 2020

Goodlord Group

Goodlord State of the Industry report reveals fall-out from Tenant Fees Act

It was widely predicted that the ban on tenant fees would have a significant impact on many agencies’ revenues. The latest Goodlord survey results show that, six months on, this is bearing out.

Feb 3, 2020

Business

This agency says that 9 out of 10 of its referrals are a guaranteed instruction

A Hertford agency says that 90% of its referrals from its current landlords result in instructions, which make up over half of the agency's new instructions.

Feb 1, 2020

Data

Rents

Affordability

Movement

February is the cheapest month for renters to move house

An analysis conducted by Goodlord looked at thousands of lets from across the UK. The research revealed that the average monthly price of a UK rental property was cheapest in February.

Jan 29, 2020

Customer experience

Landlords

Tenants

Technology

Letting agents

Win new landlords by providing your tenants with a 24/7 service

A Manchester agency is providing its tenants with round-the-clock service and winning new landlords because of it.

Jan 27, 2020

Customer experience

Tenants

Build-to-rent

Build-to-rent is setting the pace in tenant services

Letting agents and landlords will need to keep up with the lifestyle being offered to tenants by new build-to-rent developments in order to stay competitive in the coming decade.

Jan 21, 2020

Customer experience

Tenants

Meet the agency that's transformed its relationship with its tenants

Homes Partnership is building long-term relationships with its tenants.