The Agent Blog - Goodlord

May 10, 2021

Compliance

Right to rent

Brexit

Right to rent: Brexit deadline for changes to checks for citizens of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein approaching

Changes to right to rent checks for citizens of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein are expected after 30 June 2021, according to current government guidance.

Nov 23, 2020

Business

Brexit

The Brexit effect on bank accounts and what this means for non-UK resident landlords

The end of the year is looming and, with it, the end of the Brexit transition period. Some banks are expecting this to change their ability to operate freely across borders in the European Economic Area, and are already taking steps to close accounts for some of their EU-based customers - including UK landlords living abroad.

Jan 20, 2020

Compliance

Business

Brexit

Brexit: How will the transition period affect your lettings agency?

When the UK leaves the EU on 31st January 2020, it will enter an 11-month transition period, designed to provide time for the details of the new relationship between the UK and the EU to be agreed.

Dec 2, 2019

Compliance

Business

Right to rent

Brexit

How could Brexit impact letting agents and the private rented sector?

Uncertainty abounds almost four years after the referendum. We look at how Brexit could impact the PRS in this extract from Goodlord's latest e-book, Dawn of a decade: Lettings in the 2020s.

Nov 29, 2019

Data

Tenants

Brexit

Movement

The areas of London with the biggest drops in EU tenants since 2016

Data compiled by Goodlord has revealed which areas of London have seen the biggest drop in EU citizens taking up tenancies since the 2016 Referendum.

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 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.

Sep 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.

Jul 31, 2019

Business

Landlords

Technology

Brexit

Buy-to-let

Letting agents

Overseas landlords still investing in UK, according to specialist agency

“We’re finding a lot of overseas landlords aren’t concerned about Brexit and we haven’t seen any slowdown in them buying properties to let,” says Jordan Axten, Head of Operations at Regent Property.