Latest accounts show a £11.3m drop in turnover last year though the months afterwards have been much kinder as the market has boomed.

Survey shows properties marketed with professional photography, floorplans and 360° tours, with Facebook ads and premium listings, sell 48% faster.

Company says it want to listen to staff's views on issues such as LGBT+, disability, race and gender and also support their charitable activities.

Group CEO says restructure two years ago as well as current market stampede have helped drive jaw-dropping results at LSL

Sian Beech says her new company Feeneys, based in Stoke, has already sold five houses subject to completion.

Independent research into the hybrid agency breaks down its performance for 2020 including sales agreed, exchanged and listed.

Group says its cull of branches earlier this year and the pandemic saw revenues down by 18%..

Tom Gilbert says Sort Move makes the home-moving process faster and offers agents the opportunity to earn transparent referral fees.