Letting Agents
Lettings agents are two-sided marketplaces. You’re the matchmaker between your client landlords and your registered renters. So, what do you do when the scales tip, and you’re left with an overwhelming volume of renters and not enough stock to house them? This is exactly the difficult situation agents
Rent Guarantee
As we go into winter several market conditions are adding increased pressure on the cost of living and tenants ability to keep up with rental payments. We assess the contributing factors adding to the squeeze on tenants and landlords, as well as measures that landlords can take to shield themselves
News
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
Right to Rent
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_
News
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
Covid-19
Update 14/2/2021 with government announcements: The government has announced an extension on the eviction ban up until 31 May [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-support-for-commercial-and-residential-tenants] . There are exemptions in place for serious cases including anti-social behaviour, illegal occupation, perpetrators of domestic abuse and rent arrears equivalent to
Products
I am very excited to announce the launch of Onboarding [https://www.rentprofile.co/onboarding], a new product that simplifies the setup and management of new tenancies, dramatically reducing the turnaround time to as little as 20 minutes. Our mission since starting RentProfile has been to develop technology that increases
Letting Agents
Following the new additions to EU Anti-Money Laundering laws in effect from January 2020, letting agents will need to make sure they are compliant with the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD). GOV.UK states that [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/registration-guide-for-estate-agency-businesses] "any letting agency businesses that were brought into
Rental scams
No, we’re not in trouble :) I was recently invited, along with representatives from City of London Police, to discuss "fake landlord" rental fraud on BBC One’s Crimewatch Roadshow. I spoke a bit about my own experience as a victim to this type of scam (which you
Products
We’re pleased to announce the launch of RentProfile [https://www.rentprofile.co] - the UK’s first online landlord checking service. A few years ago my Co-Founder (and brother) David was the victim of a rental scam. It was this experience that led us to research the scale of