The Agent Blog - Goodlord (98)

Oct 28, 2019

Compliance

GDPR

Brexit

How will Brexit affect GDPR processes in your agency?

Agencies will still need to comply with data protection law after Brexit, and may need to make some changes to their processes if they receive data from the EU.

Oct 23, 2019

Customer experience

Landlords

Tenants

Growth

Win more landlords by showing you can find and retain the best tenants

Minimising voidage periods is only one part of the equation. Agencies need to be able to demonstrate to potential landlords their tenants will not only pay their rent on time, but also take care of the landlord's home like their own.

Oct 21, 2019

Compliance

Data

Business

GDPR

Brexit

What should your lettings agency do to prepare for Brexit?

Brexit is unlikely to have a major impact on most agencies' operations, however, it’s worth making sure you're clear on how Brexit could affect employment, data, and financial services for UK businesses.

Oct 15, 2019

Customer experience

Business

Referrals

Growth

Starting an agency

How to start a lettings agency: Advice from an agent who set out on his own

"Be prepared to work hard," says the founder of a thriving agency in Bristol, who has proven it's possible to set up a successful lettings agency even in a challenging lettings market.

Oct 14, 2019

Compliance

RoPA

David Cox

Training

How to start preparing for the regulation of property agents (RoPA) now

The recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents Report (RoPA) might be several years away from becoming reality, but there are ways that proactive estate and letting agents can start preparing now.

Oct 7, 2019

Business

Peter Knight

Letting agents

The three things your agency should be doing if you want to be the best in the country

Letting agencies who want to be the best need to have the systems in place to excel at the basics, says Property Academy and EA Masters founder Peter Knight.

Oct 3, 2019

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Autumn slowdown: Void periods increase after summer boom in lettings

Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector in September 2019 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents, tenancy lengths, voidage periods and more, in the Goodlord Rental Index.