Stock in most of the leading estate agency groups and many house builders took a tumble yesterday as City jitters over Kier announcement spread.

Lisa Charles-Jones has experience at several property companies including LSL's Your Move and Reeds Rains estate agency brands.

The company has blamed continuing weak consumer confidence created by Brexit on its slowly declining revenues.

London Stock Exchange twice briefly suspends trading yesterday as speculation over potential sale makes for volatile trading in its stock.

Latest update on its three-year turnaround plan include reducing costs across the group by 10% and growing mortgage and conveyancing businesses.

The 'new' team behind the company's 'back to basics' strategy is a familiar one at the top, its latest organogram reveals.

Report form Treasury Select Committee says agents are weakest link in fighting AML after hearing from NAEA Propertymark and National Crime Agency.

Revelation is made during webcast Q&A session by Managing Director Paul Creffield following questions from investors about fees ban.

But Executive Chairman Peter Long says business now run by 'experts' and disarray created by Platt years is being reversed.

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.