Estate agency giant is one of several industry names flagging up extreme property sales activity within the market.

The 54-year-old says he is looking forward to his new adventure after exiting a business he co-founded after leaving Countrywide.

Consultant who has advised on several of the more recent corporate mergers and acquisitions spills the beans.

John D Wood says it disagrees with government over its decision to once again delay re-introduction of gender pay gap reporting.

After years of uncertainty and internal ructions, Connells says Countrywide now faces a brighter future under its ownership.

Global ratings firm says huge sums involved and risk that takeover could go wrong have persuaded it to give parent firm Skipton a negative rating.

FCA has cleared Connells to be the controller of FCA-regulated Countrywide, a deal which is expected to now formally take place on 8th March.

Gary Barker and Jon Notley, two of the industry’s leading tech figures, have been hired by Connells to help its integration with Countrywide.