Agencies & People
News covering the businesses, activities, people and personalities in estate agency and letting agency and wider residential property industry.
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Familiar faces among Countrywide’s restructured management team
The 'new' team behind the company's 'back to basics' strategy is a familiar one at the top, its latest organogram reveals.
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Fees ban is already driving more independents out of industry, says Countrywide MD
Revelation is made during webcast Q&A session by Managing Director Paul Creffield following questions from investors about fees ban.
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Volatile day in City for Countrywide as boss admits Purplebricks is now dominant
But Executive Chairman Peter Long says business now run by 'experts' and disarray created by Platt years is being reversed.
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Losses mount at Countrywide but ‘back to basics’ is working, it claims
Profits have also halved at the troubled estate agency giant but its sales and lettings stock and pipeline is reviving, says Executive Chairman Peter Long.
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Letting agent fined £72,000 for shocking offences at three HMOs
Muhammad Siddique's fine follows an investigation supported by estate agency Open House, which he continued to claim he was a franchisee for despite being fired several years ago.
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Number of female business owners in property industry is ‘on the rise’
Internal data from national network Winkworth shows increasing number of women are rising up the ranks to run their own franchisees.
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LSL writes down its investment in Yopa by 60% as profits nosedive
Group now says the value of its shareholding in the hybrid agency is worth £7.4 million as it also announces profits down by 24% during 2018.
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Hunters hires former Foxtons data boss as it ramps up tech expansion
Hunters says it has hired Rafferty to lead its fast-expanding tech and digital marketing operations.
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Two former LSL executives snap up 39 Your Move and Reeds Rains branches
David Newnes and Nigel Favas have set up a new company to operate the offices as franchisees.
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D-Day for Countrywide approaches as full-year results date is set
Company says it will reveal the full details of its 2018 performance on 7th March after which directors will be quizzed during a live video conference.
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