The Agent Blog - Goodlord

Oct 14, 2022

Business

Energy crisis

Stock

Cost of living

Stamp duty

Economy

Update to the mini-budget 2022: What your letting agency needs to know

The government has reversed some measures announced in the mini-budget 2022. Here's a breakdown of what's changed, and what's still in place.

Sep 13, 2022

Stock

Cost of living

State of the Lettings Industry

Economy

Legislation

Thousands of industry stakeholders take part in largest ever State of the Lettings Industry Survey

This year’s report gathered the opinions of over 2,600 agents, landlords, and tenants. The poll is the most comprehensive analysis of market sentiment since the Government unveiled its White Paper on rental reform and comes at a time when the Private Rental Sector is facing a litany of changes and challenges.

Sep 6, 2022

Stock

Cost of living

State of the Lettings Industry

Economy

State of the Lettings Industry report set to reveal concern over lack of stock and the economy

Initial findings from the Goodlord and Vouch State of the Lettings Industry report, which is set to be released in full on September 13 has revealed that agents across the UK are increasingly concerned about lack of stock as well as the state of the economy.

Aug 25, 2022

Compliance

Business

Stock

Podcast

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Series: A single system of periodic tenancies - with Greg Tsuman

This podcast episode is a recording of the first in our three-part Renters' Reform Bill webinar series. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joined Goodlord's Oli Sherlock to talk through the government's proposal for a single system of periodic tenancies.

Aug 24, 2022

Business

Landlords

Stock

Build-to-rent

Could the build-to-rent sector bolster housing supply? [+podcast]

Mark Gray, Elevation Estate Agents, discusses the role of the build-to-rent sector in today's lettings landscape, amidst a decline in rental stock levels.

Aug 22, 2022

Business

Stock

Build-to-rent

Podcast

PODCAST: Could the build-to-rent sector bolster housing supply? - with Elevation Estate Agents

Mark Gray, Director at Elevation Estate Agents, delves into the dip in stock availability in the private rented sector and discusses how the build-to-rent sector could help.

Could more regulation of short-term lets in England help fix the rental property shortage?

Aug 3, 2022

Business

Stock

Short-term lets

Could more regulation of short-term lets in England help fix rental property shortages?

The government is considering a register for short-term lets in England. Will that fix supply issues in the private rented sector? Anita Nel from Vouch has her say.

Why inflation should attract landlords to the private rented sector

Jun 13, 2022

Business

Stock

Revenue

Podcast

PODCAST: Why inflation should attract landlords to the private rented sector - with Chris Watkin

Lettings expert Christopher Watkin joins this latest Newsagent podcast episode to talk through why now is a good time for buy-to-let landlords to invest in the UK's private rented sector, and what agents can be doing to attract those landlords.

Why extending Right to Buy won’t fix the housing shortage

May 24, 2022

Rents

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Stock

Cost of living

Why extending Right to Buy won’t fix the housing shortage

The government plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme - yet it's still not a solution to the lack of housing stock, as Adrian Gill of Reapit explains.