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compliance

6 tips for letting agents on getting ahead with the new Electrical Safety Standards

New Electrical Safety Standards in the private rented sector came into effect on 1 June 2020, exclusively for properties in England. These regulations [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities/guide-for-landlords-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector] must be followed for any new tenancy made from the 1 June 2020. Also, for any existing tenancies made

Letting Agents

10 things Letting Agents truly want for Christmas

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resources

Ebook: Guide to supporting agents during COVID-19

Alongside our joint webinar [https://blog.rentprofile.co/webinar-everythings-coming-up-proptech-letting-agencies-in-the-new-normal/] with Tilt Property Software, providing letting agents with advice for the New Normal, we are offering a corresponding ebook. Discover how PropTech can help letting agents boost admin at every stage of the tenancy during and beyond COVID-19. Contents 1. Virtual

News

Updated How to Rent Guide 2020: What changes have been made?

The government has released an updated 2020 How to Rent Guide [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/942503/6.6642_MHCLG_How_to_Rent_v5.pdf] - this is the new document that landlords and agents must give to tenants in England before

Covid-19

Webinar recording: Harnessing tech in your letting agency

Recorded 07/12/2020 at 11am GMT. Discover expert PropTech advice on boosting your letting agency for the new year, in a recording of our webinar with Tilt Property Software. Best of all, you can watch this on demand for whenever best fits your schedule. Watch a recording of the

Covid-19

How to digitise your letting agency beyond the second lockdown

We are approaching the end of England's month-long second lockdown. However, with relaxed Christmas rules [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55056375], we may see tightened restrictions after the holidays. We can use the second lockdown [https://blog.rentprofile.co/what-should-letting-agents-expect-from-the-second-lockdown/] to reflect on how to best protect

Covid-19

[Webinar] Everything's coming up PropTech: Letting agencies in the New Normal

Save Monday 7th December in your calendars; this is set to be the launch date of our series of joint webinars with Tilt Property Software [https://www.usetilt.com/]. Curran McKay, Commercial Lead at RentProfile is having a (virtual) sit-down with Business Development Executives at Tilt, Conor O'Farrell

Right to Rent

Home Office online Right to Rent checker launches: November updates for the letting industry

Today marks the launch of the new Home Office online Right to Rent checking service. Alongside temporary COVID-19 changes to Right to Rent, the government also made a number of permanent changes [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/931765/Landlords_guide_to_right_

Products

RentProfile Right to Rent: Supporting Agents through COVID-19

I am excited to announce updates to our Right to Rent capability, including a fully managed service for checks to be completed by RentProfile. Before COVID-19, the law required either a landlord or letting agent to meet the tenant and review the required Right to Rent documentation in person, and

product news

Webinar recording: Discover how you can complete new tenancies in 20 minutes with Onboarding

Recorded 03/11/2020 at 11am GMT. We hosted our very first RentProfile Webinar last Tuesday. Our Commercial Lead Curran McKay guided us through a live (virtual) tour of Onboarding [https://blog.rentprofile.co/introducing-onboarding-automated-tenancy-progression-helping-agents/] , our new product that streamlines and automates the setup and management of tenancies, designed specifically

Covid-19

What should letting agents expect from the second lockdown?

Updated 05/11/20 with government updates on the housing industry. The much anticipated second lockdown [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november] could bring similar trials and tribulations as the first did to the UK rental market. It is set to begin on Thursday November 5, and expected to end

News

Renting with pets: Calls for an end to pet discrimination

Update 28/1/2021: The new Model Tenancy Agreement announced by the government makes it so that landlords will no longer be able to issue blanket bans on pets. The Model Tenancy Agreement is the government’s recommended contract for landlords. A 'no pets' clause is the Achilles

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6 tips for letting agents on getting ahead with the new Electrical Safety Standards

10 things Letting Agents truly want for Christmas

Ebook: Guide to supporting agents during COVID-19

Updated How to Rent Guide 2020: What changes have been made?

Webinar recording: Harnessing tech in your letting agency

How to digitise your letting agency beyond the second lockdown

[Webinar] Everything's coming up PropTech: Letting agencies in the New Normal

Home Office online Right to Rent checker launches: November updates for the letting industry

RentProfile Right to Rent: Supporting Agents through COVID-19

Webinar recording: Discover how you can complete new tenancies in 20 minutes with Onboarding

What should letting agents expect from the second lockdown?

Renting with pets: Calls for an end to pet discrimination