The Agent Blog - Goodlord

Jan 25, 2021

Customer experience

Marketing

Growth

Letting agents

Christopher Watkin shares his tips for letting agents on winning more landlords

Christopher Watkin shares why letting agents should use newsletters, blogs, videos, and social media to win more landlords by providing information about their local property market.

Sep 16, 2020

Business

Acquisitions

Growth

4 tips for a successful agency acquisition

This South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire-based estate and lettings agency has made three acquisitions in recent times and has picked up some handy tips to share with other agents on how to make your acquisition a success.

Aug 3, 2020

Business

Growth

Q&A

Q&A: Will lettings or sales win out in the property market?

Costas Frangeskou, Goodlord’s Director of Sales, formerly of Rightmove, and Hamad Al Qubaisi, Lettings Manager at Barrows & Forrester, answer questions about recent changes in the sales and lettings market and what the future holds, including the impact of new legislation and tenant priorities.

Jul 29, 2020

Business

Growth

Revenue

HMO

Why HMO management is a growth area for lettings agents

A Chelmsford-based agency is providing consultancy services to agents looking to break into the lucrative HMO (house in multiple occupation) market.

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.

Dec 9, 2019

Customer experience

Landlords

Referrals

Growth

Why good reviews are essential for agencies who want to win new landlords

Reviews are vital to gaining the trust of new landlords, says the co-founder of a multi-award-winning lettings and property management company in Vauxhall, South London.

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Nov 19, 2019

Compliance

Landlords

Growth

Four agents discuss why legislation is an opportunity to win landlords

Landlords will be looking to letting agents to manage increasingly complex legislation, so letting agents should be prepared to demonstrate their knowledge.

Oct 23, 2019

Customer experience

Landlords

Tenants

Growth

Win more landlords by showing you can find and retain the best tenants

Minimising voidage periods is only one part of the equation. Agencies need to be able to demonstrate to potential landlords their tenants will not only pay their rent on time, but also take care of the landlord's home like their own.