The Agent Blog - Goodlord | Legislation (22)

Apr 10, 2019

Compliance

Legislation

Knowledge will be key to surviving Tenant Fee Ban, says ARLA Regional Representative

Letting agents need to ensure they have a thorough knowledge of legislation in order to provide landlords and tenants with correct and comprehensive advice.

Jan 24, 2019

Compliance

Revenue

Management fees

Legislation

ARLA CEO David Cox urges letting agents to prepare for Tenant Fee Ban

David Cox emphasised the extent of the penalties for not complying with the new legislation at our webinar on the Tenant Fee Ban.

Jan 16, 2019

Compliance

Legislation

ARLA CEO David Cox answers questions on the Tenant Fee Ban

ARLA CEO David Cox will be answering more questions from letting agents on the June 1st Tenant Fee Ban during his second webinar with Goodlord.

Nov 5, 2018

Compliance

Data

Affordability

Legislation

Poorest areas of the country could pay more as a result of the Tenant Fees Bill

Goodlord analysed 30,000 tenancies to assess whether it is possible for the Tenant Fees Bill to deliver on its objective of helping renters across England and Wales - and found the impact would be minimal.

Oct 22, 2018

Compliance

Business

Growth

Legislation

Letting agents think the fee ban could wipe out rogue agents

The "unregulated market could fall away" as a result of the Tenant Fee Ban, leaving the best agencies to rise to the top and improving the industry overall.

Sept 21, 2018

Compliance

Legislation

Fee ban inevitable and changes to bill unlikely, says ARLA CEO

ARLA CEO David Cox discussed the impact of the Tenant Fees Ban in our first webinar.

Sept 19, 2018

Compliance

Legislation

Letting agents need to start planning for the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban

A West Midlands' letting agent shares how he's preparing for the the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban, which he predicts will cost his agency thousands of pounds a month.

Sept 12, 2018

Compliance

Business

Revenue

Legislation

The impact of new legislation on the lettings industry

Letting agents discuss how they're planning to meet the challenges presented by the Tenant Fee Ban.

Aug 23, 2018

Landlords

Tenants

Legislation

No fees results in a bigger pool of tenants, say two agencies

There’s a potential upside to the Tenant Fee Ban, according to two agencies who’ve decided to get a jump on the ban and stop charging fees early: a bigger, better pool of tenants to choose from, resulting in happier existing landlords - and attracting new ones.