The Agent Blog - Goodlord

May 14, 2020

Covid-19

Managing office visits, viewings, and check-ins while preventing the spread of coronavirus

The restrictions on lettings activity have been lifted, but “this does not represent a return to normality”. Agencies will need to adapt their practices and procedures, from office visits through to check-in.

May 13, 2020

Covid-19

Business

How to carry out a Covid-19 risk assessment on your workplace

All employers will need to carry out a risk assessment before reopening their offices to ensure that their employees can work safely during coronavirus.

May 13, 2020

Covid-19

Letting agencies allowed to reopen and house moves can resume

All buyers and renters will now be able to complete purchases and view properties in person, while estate agents, conveyancers and removals firms can return to work while following social distancing guidelines, confirmed the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.

May 10, 2020

Covid-19

Government announces roadmap to transition out of lockdown

The government has shared the “first sketch of a roadmap for reopening society” and how the UK will restart its economy as it transitions out of the lockdown.

May 7, 2020

Covid-19

Business

Peter Knight

Curving towards acceptance: Peter Knight on timing your future plans right

The shock that letting agencies have experienced due to the pandemic can be likened to the Kübler-Ross stages of grief - an analogy that can help your agency understand how to better adapt for the future.

May 6, 2020

Covid-19

Business

New loan scheme to help small businesses 'bounce back' from the pandemic

Small to medium-sized businesses - including many letting agencies - will be eligible to borrow between £2,000 to £50,000 under the government's Bounce Back Loan scheme.

Apr 30, 2020

Compliance

Covid-19

David Cox

Q&A

Q&A: David Cox answers questions on legislation and the impact of coronavirus on the lettings industry

ARLA Propertymark CEO David Cox answers your questions on managing house moves, non-payment of rent, and the eviction process during lockdown; furlough; upcoming legislation changes including electrical safety standards, the abolition of Section 21 and Regulation of Property Agents, and more.

Apr 29, 2020

Covid-19

Movement

David Cox

David Cox: “The first Friday out of lockdown is probably going to be one of the biggest moving days in the lettings industry’s history.”

The ARLA Propertymark CEO spoke about the impact of coronavirus on the lettings industry in a Goodlord webinar.

Apr 24, 2020

Customer experience

Covid-19

Possessions

Paul Shamplina

Q&A: Paul Shamplina on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on landlords

Landlord Action's Paul Shamplina answers your questions on how to manage relationships with landlords and tenants during the coronavirus pandemic and changes to legislation around evictions.