August 2015

Parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains suffers 80% drop in profits

LSL results follow other corporates reporting poor first half – but predicting good second half to year

First-time buyers losing out to investors because of mortgage rules

Broker says post-MMR lending climate favours buy-to-let borrowers over home buyers

Planning permissions for new homes crack the 200,000 a year barrier

But we're still not building enough, say developers

Phil Spencer takes to the water to raise cash during marathon for Agents Giving

Introducing EYE’s new deputy editor

Introducing myself and looking forward to reporting on the industry

Right to Rent scheme likely to go live shortly

Prison sentences of up to five years await landlords and agents who do not comply

Sacked employee used passwords to get into system and steal thousands

Man with gambling problem stole £10,000 by accessing agent's systems

Agent sentenced after attack on another agent

Agent walks out of court after serving time on remand

Essential advice: Is it okay for tenants to work from home?

Implications after change in law examined by our legal expert

New licensing regime will ‘hound’ tenants in their homes

New scheme comes under fire from landlords

Company car of the week: Brian’s the wheel deal

Car called Brian that drives the public's affections

New repayment rules to make it even harder for graduates to get on housing ladder

Graduates unable to save for deposits as new rules kick in, says Hamptons

Happy birthday to you! Listing stayed up a year after sale

Agent challenged Tepilo to take listing down one year after completion

Lovely blooming June transformed our fortunes, says Connells

Best quarter since crash of 2008

Letting agent closure leaves questions over client money

Former NALS agent shuts down suddenly