Grow your agency and streamline your processes with insights and ideas for lettings businesses.
The new right to rent online checking process, the upcoming end of the furlough scheme, and property stock levels are just three things that will affect the referencing process for landlords and agents going forwards.
Estate and letting agencies who embrace strong internal communication to maintain company culture will find their staff are more motivated and productive. This can then have a positive impact on conversations with landlords and tenants, as this extract from our latest e-book, How to maximise your agency's potential, explains.
Many estate and letting agencies had to move to a remote-working model during Covid-19. As offices open up, how can agencies learn from this experience to become even more productive? This extract from our latest e-book, How to maximise your agency's potential, has the answer.
Increasing rent arrears and a long backlog at the courts means mediation will become an increasingly important tool for letting agents, landlords, and tenants alike, says Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme.
Cyber crime is reportedly on the rise and letting agents need to be aware of what measures they can take to keep any personal or sensitive data that they hold as safe as possible. Extra processes and online solutions, such as open banking, can help to add an extra layer of security.
Is your agency ready to use agility to reach its potential? Here's an extract from our latest e-book, How to maximise your agency's potential, with the five trademarks that agile businesses display, as outlined by McKinsey.
Letting agents wanting to grow their businesses profits could benefit from these six tips from Agent Rainmaker’s Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder, and Kate Gregory, Chief Customer Officer.
The build-to-rent sector is growing in popularity, both for investors and tenants. Here's Paul Starkey, Chief Commercial Officer at Reapit, to set the scene and explain how the sector has evolved in recent times.
Data can help make estate and letting agents more efficient, demonstrate the concrete value that you bring to your customers, and help you make more informed decisions for your business.
When it comes to Rent Protection Insurance, there are headline benefits which make a policy stand out - and understanding the policy wording can help you filter through the noise, and decipher exactly what you'll get, as Oli Sherlock, Goodlord's Director of Insurance, explains.
Although there are set criteria to establish a tenant's suitability to rent a property - ID, credit, residential and income - there are other legislative and industry-level forces at play that need to be understood as we look to the future. Amongst them, the new right to rent process, the end of the furlough scheme, and the pressures around falling levels of stock for agencies and tenants should be kept front of mind.
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While staff motivation, engagement, and productivity have been hot topics throughout the transition to remote work, keeping staff interconnected and passionate about their job is one of the key traits of an agile business - and should remain a top priority to ensure your agency runs efficiently.
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"I think that our productivity has actually gone up," says Matthew Wilkinson on his agency's move to remote working. "If you are having to progress a deal or deal with a property management issue, there are fewer distractions without the office phone ringing all the time."
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The current pandemic has been an unprecedented period in our country’s history and everyone has faced hardship and sacrifice in their daily lives and many face an uncertain future without security and in fear. Whilst every sector faces challenges, the private rented sector is one that is particularly vulnerable at the moment. The number of people who rely on renting privately is around 23% of the population - not just single people and students, but hardworking families up and down the country.
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The recent increase in UK cyber crime as businesses relied more heavily on digital solutions during the pandemic emphasises that letting and estate agents should be aware of how they can bolster their security systems, to make sure they keep their tenants' and landlords' information safe. Technologies such as open banking can play a part - so here's an open banking fact sheet for your tenants, to encourage them to opt in where relevant.
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Creating an agile agency is all about taking a team-centred approach. You should trust your staff to work with autonomy towards a shared goal - normally a focus on bringing the right value to customers. Businesses that embrace this model introduce efficiencies across the board, which the Boston Consulting Group's research shows can mean a 25 to 35 percent reduction in costs, and an increase in customer satisfaction of 10 to 20 percent.
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New approaches to lead generation, increasing your managed fees, and adding a VIP category to your service offerings are just some of the ways that letting agencies could increase their profits, said Agent Rainmaker’s Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder, and Kate Gregory, Chief Customer Officer, in a Goodlord webinar. Here are six ways they suggest letting agents could improve their bottom line.
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A guest blog by Paul Starkey, Chief Commercial Officer of Reapit.
Renting has traditionally been seen as a stepping stone to purchasing a property in the UK real estate market. But that could be changing, as more people are choosing to rent long-term as a lifestyle choice rather than a milestone.
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How can you use data to demonstrate value to your landlords? How can you use this data to improve your performance further? You can monitor and analyse any information you gather to make intelligent and informed decisions, and more easily convince landlords why they should choose your agency.
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Whether you know it as rent guarantee insurance or rent protection insurance, its purpose is normally the same: to protect your landlord's investment and help you protect your agency's bottom line. Here's a guide of what you should look out for in the policy wording when choosing the best product for you and your landlord.
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