The Agent Blog - Goodlord | Compliance (15)

Jul 26, 2021

Compliance

Landlord register

Rent controls

Possessions

Property management

Licensing

Fitness for Human Habitation

Letting a property in England, Scotland, and Wales: the key legislative differences your agency needs to know

Lettings laws and regulations vary across the borders for agents, landlords, and tenants in England, Scotland, and Wales. Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.

Jul 14, 2021

Compliance

Right to rent

Vouch: The strengths and limitations of the new right to rent checking process

The new right to rent check process for EU, EEA, and Swiss tenants has been in place for agents and landlords since 1 July, helping them to take their applicants' immigration statuses into consideration through an online check - which comes with positives and negatives.

Jul 5, 2021

Compliance

Covid-19

Right to rent

B5JSSK

Q&A

Right to rent Q&A with David Smith of JMW Solicitors

David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors LLP, answers letting agents' questions on right to rent, from the changes to the process for EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens to the requirements when "Covid-adjusted" checks end.

Jun 28, 2021

Compliance

Sean Hooker: Letting agents and landlords will need to disclose more information to tenants on building safety

External wall safety inspections (EWS1) will be required for certain buildings as a result of the Grenfell tragedy, but a raft of other measures will need to be put in place, requiring increased due diligence from letting agents and landlords.

Government right to rent share code explained I Goodlord

Jun 9, 2021

Compliance

Biometric Residence Card

Right to rent

Right to rent: Government confirms new process for EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens after 30 June 2021

EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens will need to use the government's new "View and Prove" online service to demonstrate their right to rent in England after 30 June 2021.

Jun 1, 2021

Compliance

Covid-19

Possessions

Notice periods for less than four months' arrears reduced to two months from 1 August 2021

From 1 August 2021, the notice period for cases where there are less than 4 months of unpaid rent, reduced to 2 months’ notice. Notice periods for the most serious cases are lower, with most requiring 2 or 4 weeks’ notice.

May 24, 2021

Compliance

Covid-19

Stamp duty

Possessions

The Covid-19 legislation deadlines that letting agents need to know in England, Scotland, and Wales

England, Scotland, and Wales each enacted legislation during Covid-19 to protect landlords and tenants, much of which is soon coming to an end - including the stamp duty holiday, evictions ban, and six-month notice periods. Here are the key dates that estate and letting agents and landlords need to know to stay compliant.

May 20, 2021

Compliance

Rent Protection

Insurance

Big lettings industry updates and a protracted claims process - Your insurance market snapshot [+ video]

Lee Redfearn, Insurance Development Manager at Goodlord, shares how and why the insurance claims process has increased in recent times, plus some updates on the latest lettings legislation and how this is affecting the insurance landscape.

May 17, 2021

Compliance

Lifetime deposits

Legislation

Renters' Reform Bill: Lifetime deposits set to shake up the status quo

"Lifetime deposits" or "deposit passporting" were originally proposed in the government's Renters' Reform Bill in 2019, but there are a number of operational and financial issues that would need to be resolved before they are introduced.