The Agent Blog - Goodlord | Compliance (5)

Sept 18, 2023

Compliance

Landlords

Sean Hooker: How agents and landlords can plan for the rest of the year

Sean Hooker, Head of the Property Redress Scheme, outlines 12 things that landlords and letting agents need to consider, to help them through 2023.

Sept 14, 2023

Compliance

Podcast

PODCAST: What English agents can learn from Scotland and Wales

Ricky Purdy from Dawsons and Kevin Davidson-Hall with the Property Franchise Group joined Goodlord's Trilly Martin to share what English letting agents can learn from the experiences of Scotland and Wales under new systems of tenancy law.

Sept 13, 2023

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

Making Tax Digital

Short-term lets

Legislation

Key lettings legislation and compliance dates for 2023 and beyond

From the Renters (Reform) Bill to changes for short-term lets and rent caps, landlords are going to need letting agents' guidance more than ever in 2023 when it comes to compliance.

Sept 11, 2023

Compliance

Tenants

What the Competition and Markets Authority will investigate in the private rented sector

From deposit alternatives to guarantee clauses, here's what the Competition and Markets Authority will look into based on the initial results of its tenant consumer protection project.

Aug 21, 2023

Compliance

Marketing

Material information

Let Agreed? New guidance for property advertising

Trading Standards has issued new guidance for listing a property in a bid to reduce incorrect descriptions.

Aug 16, 2023

Compliance

Business

EPC ratings

5 questions answered on changing EPC rules

EPC rating changes were previously outlined in a government consultation - so what's changing and where are we at? David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors, explains.

Aug 14, 2023

Compliance

Business

Material information

Short-term lets

Expert Q&A: Material information, consumer protection, short-term lets and more

From material information to short-term lets and court processes, here's a summary of some of the latest lettings legislation news, with David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors, and Oli Sherlock, Goodlord's Director of Insurance.

Aug 10, 2023

Compliance

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: EPCs, consumer protection, material information, and more

The Renters (Reform) Bill is hitting headlines - but that doesn't mean that all other compliance obligations should fall to the wayside, as discussed by David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors, and Goodlord's Director of Insurance, Oli Sherlock.

Jul 23, 2023

Compliance

Energy efficiency

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Legislation

Plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to be scrapped

Rishi Sunak appears to have confirmed that the government will scrap its plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rented properties.