Tom Greenacre it to head up Haart's hybrid estate agency offering in the West of England and Wales.

Michael Bruce is said to have been courted by City investors in recent days as he looks for the million necessary to take on Rightmove and Zoopla.

After selling its lettings operation to the hybrid agency in 2017, The Venmore Group is now free to re-establish its property management division.

Claim is made by young new recruit to Haart's recently-launched Partner programme with previous at Countrywide and Purplebricks.

Company's CEO says it is looking at several options due to launch this Autumn including dual fees and split payments at instruction and sale.

Ray Rafiq-Omar says his online estate agency will make it money from arranging mortgages for buyers who register to view properties advertised on Rightmove.

In a wide-ranging interview to discuss his new charity Agents Together, Bruce tackles many of the key criticism levelled against Purplebricks.

Following a competitive pitch, London firm the PR Network has been appointed to handle many aspects of the Purplebricks public relations.