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With the government lifting the price cap on energy suppliers at the start of this month, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...

A new report to be released on Wednesday reveals that far from the pandemic building up arrears, it significantly reduced them. A...

The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that the market is still strong as we head into autumn...

Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord.  In good news for landlords,...

Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...

A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...

Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...

We’re on track for a bumper summer of lettings according to one of the sector’s most authoritative rental market monitors. Goodlord’s latest...

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month.  March brought a boost in average income for...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...

The government’s ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is just a “sticking plaster” and not a long-term answer for landlords and tenants. That’s the view...

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...

Letting agents are feeling more optimistic about the letting sector than they were at the outset of 2020 despite the challenges...

Rents increased by an average of 2% in August thanks to greater demand from renters, the latest figures show.  Modest growth in...

The government’s latest changes to the eviction ban have been welcomed by property technology company Goodlord.  The government revealed yet more changes...

The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...

Portico has teamed up with Goodlord to offer a new rent protection service.  The Goodlord insurance policy is designed to allow Portico’s...

Pent-up demand during lockdown has translated into a rapid bounce-back in activity since the start of June, with new and completed...

Activity levels in the rental market have bounced back more quickly than other parts of the property market, with landlords and...

There has been a notable increase in the number of rental properties now making late rent payments, according to a survey...

The rental market looks set to recover faster than sales, with recent activity in the sector showing some glimmers of hope.  Goodlord’s...

More than 300,000 tenants failed to pay their rent on time last month, new research from Goodlord suggests.  The study by the...

Property moves and viewings will be able to resume again in England from today, under new rules announced by the government...

Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...

The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but it is causing major disruption and distress, so when...

Many tenants have been laid off, furloughed, or have seen their incomes plummet because of the response to the coronavirus outbreak,...

ARLA Propertymark chief executive, David Cox, will co-host Goodlord’s second webinar tomorrow, as part of its series of sessions designed to...

Goodlord will host a series of webinars designed to support landlords and letting agents navigate the existing coronavirus crisis, starting with a...

There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies in the early part of March before a sudden drop...

There was an encouraging decline in void rates during February, with the UK average standing at 19 days down from 20...

The rental market broadly remained stable in January, the latest rental index from Goodlord shows. Average rents increased in four out of...

The majority of letting agents in England have experienced lost revenue from the tenant fees ban. A survey of agents by letting platform...

After an encouragingly buoyant summer period for the letting sector, there are growing signs that the rental market is starting to...

Void periods increased across the UK in September, with the exception of London, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. A void...

Buy-to-let landlords in England and Wales are facing void periods of just 11 days on average between tenancies, which is the...

Goodlord has today announced an exclusive partnership with leading insurance provider DAS UK Insurance, offering customers a new rent and legal...

With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by Goodlord in July, new figures show. The property technology firm...

The average rent increased in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between May and June,...

The average rent edged up in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between April and...

Rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between March and April, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. Monthly rents...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...

Private sector rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between February and March, according to the latest Goodlord rental...

Another tenancy deposit replacement insurance scheme has been launched – this time by Goodlord. The property technology firm is offering the deposit...

Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...

London remains by far the most expensive place in the country to rent, with average rent in the capital 114% higher...

Goodlord has partnered with Octopus Energy to launch Goodlord Switch, a new energy switching and void period management product that it...

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...

Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in England will face some of the steepest rent price hikes in...

The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...

PropTech startup Goodlord, which offers cloud-based software to help letting agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental process, has raised £7m...

‘Open banking’ provider TrueLayer has teamed up with Goodlord to enhance the proptech platform’s fintech integration for landlords, tenants and agents. Goodlord’s...

​Silicon Valley fintech investor Ribbit Capital is backing a new property technology venture designed to transform the private rental market.  Proptech startup...