The Agent Blog - Goodlord

Jan 11, 2023

Business

Landlords

Tenants

10 tenant and landlord trends for 2023

Tom Goodman, Managing Director at Vouch, shares just some of the lettings trends expected in 2023, from a boom in build-to-rent properties to more landlords creating limited companies.

Jan 9, 2023

Compliance

Business

Landlords

Tenants

6 expert predictions for the lettings industry in 2023: From inflation to fraud

As the new year begins, here are six predictions from the lettings experts to help agents and landlords as they plan for 2023.

Will there be a rent freeze in the private rented sector in England and Wales?

Dec 5, 2022

Business

Tenants

Rent controls

Rent freeze

Will there be a rent freeze in the private rented sector in England and Wales?

With rents frozen in Scotland, what are the chances that England and Wales will face a similar policy in the near future? Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, shares his view.

Rising demand for insurance as economic uncertainties grow

Nov 25, 2022

Goodlord Group

Business

Tenants

Rent Protection

Insurance

Rising demand for insurance as economic uncertainties grow

Data from Goodlord and Vouch shows a year on year jump in the use of rent protection amongst letting agents.

Sep 19, 2022

Landlords

Tenants

Cost of living

Economy

How are tenants and landlords reacting to the cost of living crisis?

The cost of living crisis is driving new trends in tenant behaviour and movement in the rental market, including downsizing, increased interest in flat sharing and HMOs, and moving less.

Sep 5, 2022

Rents

Landlords

Energy crisis

Tenants

Cost of living

Economy

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

What Liz Truss as Prime Minister means for renters' reform

Liz Truss is the new Prime Minister of the UK from 6 September 2022. Here's what that means for the lettings industry and renters' reform.

Cutting edge anti-fraud tech saves landlords over £1 million

Aug 9, 2022

Goodlord Group

Business

Landlords

Tenants

Referencing

Open banking

Fraud

Cutting edge anti-fraud tech saves landlords over £1 million

Anti-fraud tech in the referencing process has helped save landlords a combined £1 million over the past 12 months, according to Goodlord data.

3 things landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies should know

Aug 1, 2022

Business

Energy efficiency

Landlords

Material information

Energy crisis

Tenants

Bills included

3 things landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies should know

Recent legislation and government cost of living support add to the list of what agents and landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies need to consider.

Cost of living crisis: Government announces new financial support

May 27, 2022

Business

Landlords

Energy crisis

Tenants

Cost of living

Energy price cap

Cost of living crisis: Another energy price cap increase and new financial support

The government has announced new financial support for households after news that the energy price cap is expected to increase yet again in October 2022.