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Chris Toynbee, Director and Co-Founder of the newly created estate and letting agency Gray & Toynbee, joined the Newsagent podcast to talk through how he went about setting up the agency, the challenges that he's faced so far, and his top tips for other agents hoping to take the leap themselves. 

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, here are some extra resources:

• 3 tips to help make your new letting agency a success
• How to start a letting agency: Advice from an agent that set out on his own
• 5 of the best tips and tricks for running a successful lettings business
• 4 time-saving tips for letting agency owners

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Rik Smith, Goodlord's Director of Tenancy Services and our resident energy expert, joins this Newsagent podcast episode to talks through the latest price cap increase and shares his insights on what this means, how the crisis may continue to evolve, and how you can continue to support your landlords and tenants as the cost of living continues to rise.

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, here are some extra resources:

• PODCAST: How the "inescapable" rising cost of energy will affect your customers - with Rik Smith
• Your guide to how the energy price cap increase will affect your landlords and tenants
• Key lettings legislation and compliance dates for 2022 and beyond
• 10 financial support schemes to help tenants pay their energy bills

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This Newsagent podcast episode is a recording of the first in our three-part Renters' Reform Bill webinar series, with this session covering the government's proposal for a single system of periodic tenancies. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joined Goodlord's Oli Sherlock to talk over what this change could mean for lettings and the private rented sector going forwards.

You can sign up for the CPD-accredited webinar series on the Newsagent site and, if you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, here are some extra resources:

• Your guide to the Renters' Reform Bill proposals announced in the Fairer Rented Sector White Paper
• Your guide to the new "single system of periodic tenancies"
• Section 21: Your guide to the proposed changes to evictions
• E-BOOK: Your guide to the A Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper

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Mark Gray, Director at Elevation Estate Agents, joined the Newsagent podcast to delve into the dip in stock availability in the private rented sector and his thoughts on where the build-to-rent sector could fit in, including the tenant demographic that this model can help to service. 

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, here are some extra resources:

• How to win new landlords when stock is low with Christopher Watkin
• What's behind the lack of private rented stock - and how do we fix it?
• Could more regulation of short-term lets in England help fix rental property shortages?
• Why extending the right to buy won't fix the housing shortage

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This episode of Goodlord's Newsagent podcast is a recording of our latest legislation update webinar with Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, as he talks through the upcoming changes to the right to rent, carbon monoxide and smoke alarm regulations, and under the Renters' Reform Bill white paper. Plus, the audience of lettings professionals had the chance to ask their most pressing legislation questions too.

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, dip into the extra resources below:

• WEBINAR RECORDING: Legislation update with Robert Bolwell
• FREE E-BOOK: Your guide to the "A Fairer Private Rented Sector" white paper
• New guidance for the extended regulations on domestic smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
• Your guide to the digital right to rent checks for British and Irish citizens

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Steve Harriott, CEO at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, shares his expert insights on the future of tenancy deposits in this episode of the Newsagent podcast. He covers everything from the current state of play for deposits across England, Scotland, and Wales to how this may all change under the Renters' Reform Bill - and how pet insurance could work as a permitted payment under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, dip into the extra resources below:

• Retaining and returning holding deposits under the Tenant Fees Act
• What are your landlords' legal obligations for allowing pets in lets?
• Your guide to the Renters' Reform Bill

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What's the impact of the office environment on a lettings team's dynamic? How can you promote teamwork, whether in the office or remote? Do landlords and tenants still prefer a high street location where they can meet the agent face to face? Sarah Wycherley, Senior Lettings Administrator at White & Sons, answers these questions in this episode of the Newsagent podcast, as she talks through what business benefits she sees from working in one office with the whole team.

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, dip into the extra resources below:

• 8 steps to help you retain your agency's lettings team
• Do estate and letting agencies still need a high street presence?
• Remote working 2.0: Moving to a hybrid model in letting agencies

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On the morning that Boris Johnson announced he would resign as Prime Minister, Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock joined this webinar recording on the topic of the Renters' Reform Bill white paper, talking through how this new development may affect the proposals going forwards - including if the bill could be delayed.

They also answer questions from webinar attendees on how the proposals are expected to impact the private rented sector at large.

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, check out our e-book, Your guide to the "A Fairer Private Rented Sector" white paper, for a full overview of what you need to know about the white paper proposals, plus dip into the extra resources below:

➡️ Your guide to the Renters' Reform Bill proposals announced in the Fairer Rented Sector White Paper

➡️ Section 21: Your guide to the proposed changes to evictions

➡️ Your guide to the new Private Renters' Ombudsman

➡️ Your guide to the proposed property portal for landlords

➡️ Section 8: Your guide to the proposed changes

➡️ What is the Decent Homes Standard?

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Abs Hassan, Director and co-founder at Prime Living, discusses all things property management in this latest Newsagent podcast episode. From keeping tenants for longer and helping your landlords maximise their return on investment to advising them on making improvements, have a listen and pick up some tips on the way. 

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, check out the extra resources below:

• 4 ways agencies can improve their property management processes
• Get property management right and watch your business prosper, says Martyn Gerrard
• How you can help your landlords be profitable and keep their costs low
• Why your relationship with tenants could be the key to attracting more landlords

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Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock joined this recording of our newsflash webinar all about the Renters' Reform Bill and the proposals that were outlined in the Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper.

From abolishing section 21 to transitioning to periodic tenancies and applying the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector, they answer questions from the webinar attendees, explain the proposals - and outline what these changes will mean for the private rented sector.

If you're interested in the topics raised in this podcast, check out the extra resources below:

• Your guide to the Renters' Reform Bill proposals announced in the Fairer Rented Sector White Paper
• Section 21: Your guide to the proposed changes to evictions
• Your guide to the new Private Renters' Ombudsman
• Your guide to the proposed property portal for landlords
• Section 8: Your guide to the proposed changes
• What is the Decent Homes Standard?

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