UK's fourth largest estate agency which also includes Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons, also says it made a profit during lockdown.

LSL Property Services reported a 30% increase in underlying operating profit in its estate agency division after closing 164 branches last year.

Senior exec Helen Buck reveals the behind-the-scenes drama of a difficult day in February last year as the restructure announcement was made.

Helen Buck tells The Negotiator why the company decided to reduce down to 144 keystone branches and how half the staff affected have been redeployed to other parts of the business.

Company reveals damage done to its business during 2019 by the closure, merging or transfer of some 120 Your Move and Reeds Rains branches during the second quarter of the year.

Reduction from 308 to 144 owned Your Move and Reeds Rains branches helps boost profits across LSL's overall agency network.

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

LSL has revealed that the cull of more than half of its network of Your Move and Reeds Rains branches earlier this year helped drive down revenue at the two businesses by…