The Agent Blog - Goodlord

A man in a blue dress shirt and tie holds a small, mint-green wooden model house with a brown roof, a heart-shaped window, and yellow shutters, standing in a sunny, green outdoor setting.

Dec 9, 2025

Compliance

Licensing

Kamma

How to stay ahead of property licensing, even when the rules keep changing

Jess Hulme, Business Development Manager at Kamma, lays out how real-time licensing intelligence helps you stay compliant and unlock new revenue.

How your agency can prepare for the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Nov 1, 2022

Compliance

Business

Licensing

Legislation

How your agency can prepare for the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 [+ podcast]

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 will come into effect on 1 December 2022. Ricky Purdy, Director of Lettings at Dawsons, shares how his agency is preparing.

Aug 19, 2022

Compliance

HMO

Licensing

Legislation

Your guide to HMO licensing for letting agents and landlords

Letting agents and landlords need to be aware of their licensing obligations for rental properties operating as houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

PODCAST: What you need to know about estate and letting agency franchises

May 3, 2022

Licensing

Podcast

PODCAST: What you need to know about estate and letting agency franchises - with Derrick Maguire

Derrick Maguire, Managing Director of Anthony Martin Estate Agents and Director of Anthony Martin Franchising, brings a vast amount of experience on the topic of franchising to this Newsagent podcast episode - as both a former franchisee and now a franchisor.

Sean Hooker: Is the Private Rented Sector falling short?

Apr 27, 2022

Compliance

Redress

RoPA

Licensing

Sean Hooker: Is the Private Rented Sector falling short?

A report from the Public Accounts Committee on the regulation of private renting has highlighted the sector's shortcomings - but is it a fair analysis?

Apr 4, 2022

Licensing

Podcast

PODCAST: How landlord licensing works in England - with Vouch

Anita Nel, Team Leader for the Account Management team at Vouch - a tenant referencing platform and part of the Goodlord Group - talks through the various landlord licensing schemes currently in place in England, and answers the question: do they work?

Landlord licensing in England: How can agents support their landlords?

Mar 29, 2022

Business

Landlords

Licensing

Landlord licensing in England: How can agents support their landlords?

Letting agents have a responsibility to support their landlords in their licensing obligations, as Anita Nel, Vouch, explains.

Nov 15, 2021

Compliance

Landlord register

Licensing

Legislation

What could nationwide landlord registration and licensing in England mean for your landlords?

As the government considers a national landlord registration scheme in England as part of the proposals under the Renters' Reform Bill, Simon Tillyer, Director at Vouch, explains where we're at and what the future of landlord licensing and registration may be.

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.