Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index. The Index, which analyses...
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![NRLA’s compliance service links with high-profile PropTech firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
PropTech platform Goodlord has partnered with safety certificate provider Safe2 to offer compliance work for the lettings sector. Safe2 - recently acquired...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords: Who Are You Going To Vote For?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2344668579.jpg)
Around half of landlords say they are unsure about how they will vote in the General Election. A joint survey of around...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Loophole means Section 21 Ban Delay “is not what it seems” - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
A prominent PropTech supplier claims the government’s pledge to delay the ban on Section 21 evictions until court processes have been...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental market snapshot - that latest from Goodlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year. The price per property over...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - these are the amendments to watch](/upload/images/shutterstock_1059911315(1).jpg)
There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlords warned of huge rise in tenant fraud attempts](/upload/images/shutterstock_672511930.jpg)
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent up, Voids down - new snapshot of lettings market today](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(1).jpg)
The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Market Turning? - rents drop and voids increase as weather cools](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England. According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents claim to be undervalued and underpaid](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Over half of letting agents say they are uncertain as to whether they want to remain in their jobs for the...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s your buy-to-let worth?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/OPG_SC_140923.png)
As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...
14 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Tax, Red Tape and Soaring Costs force landlords to quit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry survey shows continued opposition to S21 abolition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market Quandary: why did rents rise so much last month?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why are landlords selling up?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/sold-sign-landlord-today-v2(1).jpg)
The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...
03 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![If you think this is bad ... letting agents warn of worse to come](/upload/images/shutterstock_2307806367.jpg)
A small poll of 100 letting agents by PropTech firm Goodlord has revealed that a strong majority believe the current pressures...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market Snapshot - voids and rents broken down by nations and regions](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June. The average cost of rent per...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords guide to making the right decisions in 2023](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Open%20Property%20Group/making%20decisions.png)
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Steady As She Goes - rental market at a standstill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental market snapshot for landlords - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The rental market is firing on all cylinders again according to the latest market snapshot from PropTech firm Goodlord. It says void...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - what tenants worry about most in their rental home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
A new survey by PropTech firm Goodlord has the unsurprising conclusion that the biggest worry for tenants is that their rent...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents dip as winter market sets in](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Christmas message for Michael Gove - stop attacking landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/Christmas2-400x310.png)
Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market slows, Voids up - but rent rises still hit double figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
The latest rental market index from Goodlord shows rents down over the past month, with voids inching up. All seven English regions...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![What Landlords Must Know Ahead of ‘The Big Change’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
After several months of delays, on December 1 the Renting Homes (Wales) Act - what the Welsh Government is calling the "biggest...
12 November 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Rents fall as lettings market shows first signs of cooling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The intense heat felt across the lettings market over recent months appears to have cooled a little according to the latest...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks - Rent Rises: what's happening on the ground?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PaulShamplinaLandlordTodayLogo-400x310.jpg)
As I write this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has gone back on his mini budget plan to abolish the 45p...
08 October 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Rents rise to record levels as stock shortage rules the roost](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/PayingBills-400x310.jpg)
September saw the highest average rental costs ever recorded by Goodlord, according to the PropTech firm’s latest index. With the previous record...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![More enforcement needed if rental reform ever actually happens - claim](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
More enforcement is required if the government is to introduce the scale of reforms it has called for in its recent...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![State of the Lettings Industry - survey results revealed](/upload/images/library/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
PropTech firms Goodlord and Voich have released the findings of their annual State of the Lettings Industry survey. Some 2,600 agents, landlords...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent Freeze “end of private rental as we know it” - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
The Scottish Government’s dramatic immediate introduction of a rent freeze and eviction ban could mark the beginning of the end of the...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents Up, Voids Down - but a warning of tricky months ahead](/upload/images/library/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
The average cost of rent across England dipped one per cent during August, taking prices down to a national average of...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fraudsters Foiled! 20% of suspicious applicants are con artists - claim](/upload/images/library/Fraud-image400x310.png)
An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Historic low for voids as rental market under-supply goes on](/upload/images/library/london-property400x310.png)
Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![3 things landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies should know](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor4-400x310-min.jpeg)
As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...
25 July 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![What do you feel about the State Of The Lettings Industry?](/upload/images/library/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
PropTech companies Goodlord and Vouch have come together to call for input for their State Of The Lettings Industry report. And with...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises moderating as summer market kicks in](/upload/images/library/Money_grow.png)
Rents rose by an average of 2.8 per cent during June, taking the average cost of a rental property in England...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dramatic rise in typical tenant’s income - new figures](/upload/images/library/money%20grab.jpg)
A lettings market snapshot prepared each month by PropTech firm Goodlord claims there has been a dramatic rise in the typical...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why this month’s Supreme Court ruling provides a crucial reminder for landlords](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...
29 April 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
![Boom Continues: Rents up and voids down as landlords prosper](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
There’s been a big rise in rents in the past month according to PropTech supplier Goodlord. They are now at their highest...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tomorrow - webinar for landlords on upcoming Right To Rent changes](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Webinar-400x310-min.jpeg)
One of the country’s most respected property lawyers is to discuss changes to rental processes live at a webinar tomorrow. David Smith,...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents and voids stay strong thanks to ongoing lack of stock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2-400x310.jpg)
It’s a familiar story from PropTech supplier Goodlord as it releases its latest rental market snapshot - a lack of stock...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Good news for landlords as rental market shows no winter slowdown](/upload/images/library/winter-homes400x310.png)
Landlords fearing a fall in income and a rise in voids over the festive period have nothing to fear - it...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental market in festive mood with voids down and rents up](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace. According to the latest Goodlord...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Soaring Energy Bills: Landlords urged to help tenants understand options](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
With the government lifting the price cap on energy suppliers at the start of this month, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![How agents can support tenants with rising energy bills](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergySupply-1-400x310.jpg)
Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
From: Agent Advice
![PropTech Today: how can tech help the smooth running of tenancies?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...
29 September 2021
From: Lettings PropTech
![The market now? It’s all about stock shortages](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Growing numbers of landlords are quitting the sector, prompting a supply shortage and rent rises according to a market snapshot by...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Arrears In Retreat! Rental debt slashed during pandemic, report shows](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenants-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
A new report to be released on Wednesday reveals that far from the pandemic building up arrears, it significantly reduced them. A...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market snapshot - latest on rents and voids across the regions](/upload/images/library/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord suggests that the market is still strong as we head into autumn...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Student rents set for boom during 2021-22 academic year](/upload/images/library/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord. In good news for landlords,...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Voids down, Rents up - latest market snapshot](/upload/images/library/rental-sector26615.png)
Voids are at their lowest level since August 2019 while rents are on the rise, according to the latest Goodlord snapshot...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Relaxing Covid restrictions will trigger more tenant moves - claim](/img/default/llt.png)
A prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector predicts that as summer continues and Covid restrictions reduce, so more tenants will...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top tips - how to handle mediation](/img/default/llt.png)
Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...
25 June 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
![“Bumper summer of lettings” on the way for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
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...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents show gentle rise in most parts of the UK says latest index](/img/default/llt.png)
The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month. March brought a boost in average income for...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Take heart at strength of rental market’ says commentator](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brexit hits rental market as number of EU nationals plummets](/img/default/llt.png)
An analysis of the rental market in England has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of EU nationals taking up...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban is “just a sticking plaster” says landlords’ group](/img/default/llt.png)
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...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenant income tumbles but so far no damage to rental market](/img/default/llt.png)
The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Optimism remains high among letting agents](/img/default/llt.png)
Letting agents are feeling more optimistic about the letting sector than they were at the outset of 2020 despite the challenges...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents stable ‘as the market starts to settle into a more predictable pattern’](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents increased by an average of 2% in August thanks to greater demand from renters, the latest figures show. Modest growth in...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Goodlord welcomes ‘essential clarity’ on latest evictions update](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s latest changes to the eviction ban have been welcomed by property technology company Goodlord. The government revealed yet more changes...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government U-turn on evictions ban ‘is a misstep’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has made a grave mistake extending the evictions ban in England and Wales by four weeks, it has been...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![New rental protection service launched to ‘protect’ landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Portico has teamed up with Goodlord to offer a new rent protection service. The Goodlord insurance policy is designed to allow Portico’s...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents rise as the market returns to pre-Covid activity levels](/img/default/llt.png)
Pent-up demand during lockdown has translated into a rapid bounce-back in activity since the start of June, with new and completed...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental market sees strong bounce back in activity](/img/default/llt.png)
Activity levels in the rental market have bounced back more quickly than other parts of the property market, with landlords and...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental payment delays ‘are creeping up month-on-month’](/img/default/llt.png)
There has been a notable increase in the number of rental properties now making late rent payments, according to a survey...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![The rental sector is ‘keeping the whole property industry afloat’](/img/default/llt.png)
The rental market looks set to recover faster than sales, with recent activity in the sector showing some glimmers of hope. Goodlord’s...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in rental arrears as 300,000 tenants fail to pay on time](/img/default/llt.png)
More than 300,000 tenants failed to pay their rent on time last month, new research from Goodlord suggests. The study by the...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property viewings and moves will be allowed from today](/img/default/llt.png)
Property moves and viewings will be able to resume again in England from today, under new rules announced by the government...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental market update amid coronavirus pandemic](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![There is a ‘massive amount of pent-up demand’ in the rental market](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but it is causing major disruption and distress, so when...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Late rental payments rise just 2% despite the lockdown](/img/default/llt.png)
Many tenants have been laid off, furloughed, or have seen their incomes plummet because of the response to the coronavirus outbreak,...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![David Cox of ARLA Propertymark to co-host Goodlord’s webinar tomorrow](/img/default/llt.png)
ARLA Propertymark chief executive, David Cox, will co-host Goodlord’s second webinar tomorrow, as part of its series of sessions designed to...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Goodlord to host a series of webinars to support landlords from today](/img/default/llt.png)
Goodlord will host a series of webinars designed to support landlords and letting agents navigate the existing coronavirus crisis, starting with a...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in new tenancies until number of UK COVID-19 cases began to increase](/img/default/llt.png)
There was a notable increase in the number of new tenancies in the early part of March before a sudden drop...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Void periods continue to decline](/img/default/llt.png)
There was an encouraging decline in void rates during February, with the UK average standing at 19 days down from 20...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental market remained steady in January - Goodlord](/img/default/llt.png)
The rental market broadly remained stable in January, the latest rental index from Goodlord shows. Average rents increased in four out of...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents lose a significant chunk of their revenue from tenant fees ban](/img/default/llt.png)
The majority of letting agents in England have experienced lost revenue from the tenant fees ban. A survey of agents by letting platform...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Void periods drop while average rents ‘are returning to expected levels’](/img/default/llt.png)
After an encouragingly buoyant summer period for the letting sector, there are growing signs that the rental market is starting to...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Notable increase in void periods reported as rental demand slows](/img/default/llt.png)
Void periods increased across the UK in September, with the exception of London, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. A void...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Void periods drop as rents rise across the country](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords in England and Wales are facing void periods of just 11 days on average between tenancies, which is the...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Goodlord and DAS UK Insurance to offer a new ‘rent and legal protection’ policy](/img/default/llt.png)
Goodlord has today announced an exclusive partnership with leading insurance provider DAS UK Insurance, offering customers a new rent and legal...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords in Wales must not ‘fall foul of their new compliance obligations’](/img/default/llt.png)
With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Average rents drop across the UK](/img/default/llt.png)
Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by Goodlord in July, new figures show. The property technology firm...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Wide gap in regional rental prices, new figures show](/img/default/llt.png)
The average rent increased in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between May and June,...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![New rental data shows wide regional variations across England and Wales](/img/default/llt.png)
The average rent edged up in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between April and...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents continue to increase across most of England and Wales](/img/default/llt.png)
Rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between March and April, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. Monthly rents...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents rise as tenant fees ban looms](/img/default/llt.png)
Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents rising across most of England and Wales](/img/default/llt.png)
Private sector rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between February and March, according to the latest Goodlord rental...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![New tenancy deposit replacement product launches](/img/default/llt.png)
Another tenancy deposit replacement insurance scheme has been launched – this time by Goodlord. The property technology firm is offering the deposit...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Four-year trend of rising rents ‘shows no signs of abating’](/img/default/llt.png)
Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Renting in London costs twice as much as elsewhere](/img/default/llt.png)
London remains by far the most expensive place in the country to rent, with average rent in the capital 114% higher...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![New energy and void period management product launched](/img/default/llt.png)
Goodlord has partnered with Octopus Energy to launch Goodlord Switch, a new energy switching and void period management product that it...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Fees Bill reaches the committee stage in the House of Lords today](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ban of letting fees will see tenants living in poorest areas pay more – claim](/img/default/llt.png)
Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in England will face some of the steepest rent price hikes in...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Failure of licensing system allows rogue landlords to ‘operate with impunity’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s attempts to clampdown on rogue landlords have been branded ‘weak and pathetic’, partly due to the vast and complex...