The Agent Blog - Goodlord (99)

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.

Oct 2, 2019

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

London rents now twice as high as UK average

The latest Goodlord Rental Index has shown that renters in London are now spending double the UK average on rent each month.

Oct 1, 2019

Marketing

Business

Letting agents

How videos helped one agency reach 10,000 potential customers

Sharing a short video every day on social media helped one agent reach thousands of potential tenants and landlords.

Sept 30, 2019

Compliance

Anti-money laundering

Preparing for the new anti-money laundering directive

The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is just months away from becoming law and letting agents who process rental payments of €10,000 or more a month will need to start preparing to ensure their processes are compliant.

Sept 24, 2019

Customer experience

Landlords

Referrals

Letting agents

Why “aspirational landlords” are looking for more value from letting agents

People still want to be landlords, says the director of an Essex lettings agency, and he thinks they will be looking for more value from their managing agents.

Sept 23, 2019

Compliance

Right to rent

Brexit

How will Brexit affect your tenants’ right to rent?

The rights and status of EU, EEA and Swiss citizens living in the UK will remain the same until 30 June 2021, but most will need to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme.