The Agent Blog - Goodlord

Mar 9, 2020

Business

Acquisitions

Growth

Acquisitions are now a "no brainer" for agencies who want to grow

The lettings market will likely see more consolidation in the coming years, which provides an opportunity for agencies who are looking to grow their managed portfolios.

Mar 2, 2020

Business

Growth

Students

Build-to-rent

Diversifying your agency's service offering could result in exponential growth

“We have something to offer everyone,” says the Head of Lettings for a property management company that manages 1,500 residential properties, 600 student rooms, and 1,000,000 square feet of office space in the UK.

Feb 3, 2020

Business

This agency says that 9 out of 10 of its referrals are a guaranteed instruction

A Hertford agency says that 90% of its referrals from its current landlords result in instructions, which make up over half of the agency's new instructions.

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 25, 2019

Marketing

Business

Competition

How Sowerbys is using video to set itself apart from the competition

Sowerbys is using the power of content to stand out in the crowded agency market.

Nov 18, 2019

Customer experience

Business

Rents

Tenants

It’s a “false economy” to achieve maximum rent at the expense of great tenants

“If you get the tenant right, everything else is much easier,” says the Lettings Director of a leading specialist lettings agency.

Nov 11, 2019

Customer experience

Business

Technology

Recruitment & retention

Management fees

Why taking a team-based approach to clients is this agency's key to success

Traditional estate agents weren't client-focused and were riddled with inefficiencies, says the founder of London's Madley Property, so he decided to start one of his own and try a different way of doing things.

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.