The Agent Blog - Goodlord

Sep 5, 2022

Marketing

Business

Starting an agency

Podcast

PODCAST: How to set up a new estate and letting agency - with Gray & Toynbee

Chris Toynbee, Director and Co-Founder of Gray & Toynbee, talks through how he went about setting up the agency, the challenges that he's faced so far, and his top tips for other agents hoping to take the leap themselves.

4 time-saving tips for lettings agency owners

Aug 31, 2022

Business

Letting agents

4 time-saving tips for lettings agency owners

Sally Lawson, CEO & Founder at Agent Rainmaker, talks through how the owners of letting agencies can get back the freedom that they originally signed up for.

Aug 30, 2022

Business

Energy crisis

Cost of living

Podcast

Bills included

PODCAST: What the latest energy price cap increase means for your tenants and landlords - with Rik Smith

Rik Smith, Goodlord's Director of Tenancy Services and our resident energy expert, talks through the latest price cap increase and shares his insights on what this means, how the crisis may continue to evolve, and how you can continue to support your landlords and tenants.

Aug 25, 2022

Compliance

Business

Stock

Podcast

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Series: A single system of periodic tenancies - with Greg Tsuman

This podcast episode is a recording of the first in our three-part Renters' Reform Bill webinar series. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joined Goodlord's Oli Sherlock to talk through the government's proposal for a single system of periodic tenancies.

Aug 24, 2022

Business

Landlords

Stock

Build-to-rent

Could the build-to-rent sector bolster housing supply? [+podcast]

Mark Gray, Elevation Estate Agents, discusses the role of the build-to-rent sector in today's lettings landscape, amidst a decline in rental stock levels.

Aug 22, 2022

Business

Stock

Build-to-rent

Podcast

PODCAST: Could the build-to-rent sector bolster housing supply? - with Elevation Estate Agents

Mark Gray, Director at Elevation Estate Agents, delves into the dip in stock availability in the private rented sector and discusses how the build-to-rent sector could help.

Aug 15, 2022

Business

Letting agents

5 of the best tips and tricks for running a successful lettings business

Andy Tyler, Partner Marketing Manager at Reapit, shares his insights on five ways letting agents can run a successful business, from building the right skillset to having direct tenant conversations.

Aug 11, 2022

Business

Right to rent

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: right to rent, carbon monoxide alarms rules, and more - with Robert Bolwell

Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, talks through the upcoming changes to the right to rent, carbon monoxide and smoke alarm regulations, and the Renters' Reform Bill white paper.

Cutting edge anti-fraud tech saves landlords over £1 million

Aug 9, 2022

Goodlord Group

Business

Landlords

Tenants

Referencing

Open banking

Fraud

Cutting edge anti-fraud tech saves landlords over £1 million

Anti-fraud tech in the referencing process has helped save landlords a combined £1 million over the past 12 months, according to Goodlord data.