The Agent Blog - Goodlord

Feb 1, 2022

Business

Growth

Renewals

Revenue

5 ways to grow your agency and revenue using your existing contacts [+ free talk track]

The start of the year is a good time to reassess the way you approach your current portfolio of landlords and your contacts to grow your business and revenue. Ella-Jane Coxwell, Senior Customer Success Manager, shares some top tips.

Jan 26, 2022

Business

Stock

Rent controls

Section 21

Rent Protection

Short-term lets

Stamp duty

What's behind the lack of private rented stock - and how do we fix it? [+ podcast]

Some tenants need to rent and are struggling to find a home - so how did we get here and what can be done to improve the situation? Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, explains.

Stamp duty: Is the pressure mounting to reform property tax?

Jan 19, 2022

Business

Stamp duty

Stamp duty: Is the pressure mounting to reform property tax?

The stamp duty holiday, ending in 2021, had a huge impact on the property market, with repercussions still felt today in soaring house prices. This begs the question: is it time to reform this property tax? Mark Armstrong, Group Chief Executive Officer at Reapit, shares his thoughts.

How to win landlords with "no sales BS", with Avocado Property

Jan 12, 2022

Marketing

Business

Property listings

How to win landlords with "no sales BS" [+ podcast]

You can break down barriers to help you win more landlords if your agents ditch the corporate image and avoid selling to people, says Mike Robson, Director of letting and estate agency Avocado Property.

Jan 10, 2022

Business

Energy efficiency standards

Rents

Stock

Section 21

Stamp duty

Capital Gains Tax

Legislation

6 expert predictions for the lettings industry in 2022: From landlord stock to legislation

Experts in the lettings industry share their predictions for what 2022 will bring, from tenant demand and landlord housing stock to the impact of legislative updates.

Dec 14, 2021

Goodlord Group

Business

Rent collection

Goodlord Rent Collection sees over 97% of payments made within a week

The impact of Goodlord's new Rent Collection product has already been felt, with 97% of rental payments made within a week of their due date thanks to automatic payment reminders.

Dec 13, 2021

Business

Rent Protection

Revenue

Management fees

Is this the top way to increase your property management fee in 2022?

There is one simple reason behind why Goodlord has seen some agents increase their management fee by 2% on average, and that's a strong rent protection service offered as part of their property management package.

Nov 29, 2021

Business

Renewals

Revenue

Management fees

5 ways that renewals and fixed-term contracts can boost your agency's revenue

How can your agency generate revenue and save costs by renewing your landlord's tenants onto a fixed-term tenancy? Emily Popple, Head of Customer Success, explains.

Nov 17, 2021

Business

Referrals

Recruitment & retention

Your guide to getting good customer reviews from your tenants and landlords [+ free email templates]

The better the reviews for your letting and estate agency - from both tenants and landlords - the more customers you're likely to attract in the long run, so it's important to set up a process to collect reviews from your satisfied customers, says our Head of Customer Success, Emily Popple.