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unfortunatley CW are now playing catch up on the already established online agents and its failing miserably. this whole one brand that i feel is going to happen is going to be too little too late, this online stuff they want to do should of been done when the likes of purple brick started. Alison certainly hasn't helped things, things were going wrong before her arrival, hence her arrival but it really does say something about her vision when all the senior management are jumping ship to competitors. Branch level the staff are fine yes i agree its everyone above them that try to brain wash them to think all this is the best thing since sliced bread, well its fast showing its not.

From: Mr Estate Agent 17 February 2017 12:02 PM

CW are re-branding on a whole hence all the office closures over the last few months, i wouldn't be surprised if within the next couple of years it will be one brand, all previous brands be non existent and it will be known purely as Countrywide Estate Agents. there will also be just one main hub (Office) in an area such as Devon/Cornwall,Somerset,Dorset etc that will cover 30-40 miles radius for example. Soon enough there will no cw office on the high street just the main hub office.

From: Mr Estate Agent 16 February 2017 10:24 AM

can't possibly do that, CW taken all the bulbs already

From: Mr Estate Agent 14 February 2017 10:18 AM

you may well be right, certainly not R.E.M as there's no shiny happy people at CW

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 February 2017 11:55 AM

another one bites the dust....the show must go on. fast becoming a joke this company

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 February 2017 11:33 AM

really..... well this is interesting https://www.google.co.uk/#q=countrywide+share+price

From: Mr Estate Agent 18 January 2017 12:09 PM

can't see where you got that impression from (hahaha) Have you actually worked for them or work for them, have you spoken to anyone that is going through what countrywide are doing if no then i can't really see your point as being its all abit over the top. there are alot of very very unhappy employees at cw at them moment staff moral is at an all time low so no wonder people are venting their feelings when they see reports such as this as some may well see it as it being rubbed in their faces especially if they have been effected by the recent branch closures.

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 January 2017 14:10 PM

Alison Platt is this you under an alias??

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 January 2017 13:15 PM

yes Countrywide certainly hid the latest branch closures and failed to mention anything about the week to ten days notice before Christmas (yes a lovely present from cw) that you wont have a office in the new year, or for the lucky ones we have another office for you but its further away and no we won't help you with the extra cost of the commute as its deemed to be a reasonable distance from your current place of work. the reason for this is because they knew if they put people just that little bit further away from home within a few weeks if the new year those said people would hand their notice in thus saving the company a few thousand pounds in redundancy money......i wouldn't be surprised if there be further branch closures come the end of the first 1/4 this year.

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 January 2017 09:36 AM

what bonuses??? us minions never get any such thing from CW, you can't mean the fat cats cutting their bonuses, can't see them doing that i agree though there has to be a time when the board will have to sit back and take note of whats going on a realise platt is not the answer, like ann robinson would say, 'alison you are the weakest link.....GOODBYE!!!!'

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 January 2017 09:30 AM

think Alison Platt has more to worry about than liking this especially with the way CW are going

From: Mr Estate Agent 11 January 2017 14:35 PM

sorry typo below, meant to state no increase or help with the extra cost to cover daily commute

From: Mr Estate Agent 11 January 2017 10:40 AM

Sorry to hear this. I was very much the same Phil, was given ten days notice to office closure. I was lucky enough to be relocated to another branch and different brand to who i was already with. How ever my commute to work is now gone from 15-20 minutes to nearly an hour with increase in pay to help cover the extra cost of the daily commute.. they have done this in the hope i will hand my notice in thus saving them the £3,000 in redundancy pay. having interview as we speak fingers crossed something else comes up soon. hope you managed to find something too phil

From: Mr Estate Agent 11 January 2017 10:15 AM

just waiting for this phase three of a reshuffle as they so like to call it, 2 last year and if rumors are true another is on the way.

From: Mr Estate Agent 03 January 2017 09:46 AM

certainly got some vendetta against CW and their loyal staff, Merry Christmas....NOT!!!!!

From: Mr Estate Agent 15 December 2016 17:23 PM

the office i'm in the kitchen sink went along time ago along with everything else, staff morale at an all time low just when will this end......when countrywide is no longer.

From: Mr Estate Agent 15 December 2016 16:42 PM

the life boats are out already trust me

From: Mr Estate Agent 15 December 2016 08:27 AM

i hear that d-day is tomorrow for a few branches closing for good and that staff have been relocated, and so they should to make people redundant this time of year is especially bad. best of luck luck to all those effected by this, and best of luck for the new year as i can foresee that countrywide will be adding to there branch closure come spring/summer time. just when will the shareholders take note of whats going on, hmmm maybe when their shares are worthless, then it will be toooooooooooooo late, too late i tell you

From: Mr Estate Agent 14 December 2016 16:34 PM

i understand gotta move with the times but not this sort of movement

From: Mr Estate Agent 08 December 2016 15:41 PM

hear hear,well said.

From: Mr Estate Agent 08 December 2016 15:41 PM

couldn't of put it better myself, very well said

From: Mr Estate Agent 08 December 2016 12:28 PM

couldn't of put it better myself,would also put money on the fact that it not just barstow eves branches closing but a fair few others, just look back at september when 60 branches/brands across the network were closed. just when are the shareholders going to realise that dear old mrs (i assume she's a mrs) platt is doing more damage than good and that estate agency is NOT retail!!!! As i have stated before Countrywide are sinking quicker than the titanic there will not be any branches left at this rate

From: Mr Estate Agent 08 December 2016 08:47 AM

alot worse i'm sure, certainly going to be a 'not' so good Christmas and new year for many countrywide employees,

From: Mr Estate Agent 02 December 2016 17:16 PM

even more scary times ahead then, just how much longer can this slide go for i just feel for the staff,they get treated unfairly as it is.

From: Mr Estate Agent 29 November 2016 10:26 AM

are they going to start selling sofa's and phone contracts then, this whole retail strategy really doesn't appear to be working does it and the share prices are clearly showing this.

From: Mr Estate Agent 28 November 2016 13:07 PM

dropping like flies, is there anyone left

From: Mr Estate Agent 28 November 2016 10:56 AM

so does this mean more office closures or re branding half of brands as stated to being countrywide estate agents instead of say mann, or austin wyatt etc etc

From: Mr Estate Agent 25 November 2016 11:44 AM

it really is that long, having worked in the area last year its crazy and there is no sign of it improving.WDDC need to pull their finger out

From: Mr Estate Agent 14 November 2016 11:58 AM

what do you mean.....this is gripping stuff, on the edge of my seat as we speak

From: Mr Estate Agent 11 November 2016 10:46 AM

as said before sinking faster than the titanic wouldn't be surprised if more branch closures come the new year due to lack of staff to run brnaches. i did hear a rumor that one region is down 9 branch managers, no one wants the roles whether it be internal promotion or outside recruitment....... just how much longer can this go on for???

From: Mr Estate Agent 11 November 2016 09:05 AM

^^^^^^^ Is this you Phil and Kirsty

From: Mr Estate Agent 04 November 2016 14:36 PM

quite a misleading article then if you take Hafsid's comment into account

From: Mr Estate Agent 04 November 2016 14:34 PM

would love to see this. any chance of getting it video'd and loaded on youtube or something

From: Mr Estate Agent 01 November 2016 11:58 AM

Another one bites the dust The show must go on Under pressure I want to break free. need i say any more on this??????

From: Mr Estate Agent 31 October 2016 12:50 PM

a sinking ship is CW, at this rate will sink quicker than the titanic. wonder if AN will fail to deliver on promises made in her new role just like she did during her short lived time as retail director for south of england within CW

From: Mr Estate Agent 25 October 2016 16:39 PM

maybe a good idea to buy shares then, then sell once they go up again.......just a thought :-)

From: Mr Estate Agent 17 October 2016 10:47 AM

well with staff leaving left right and centre at almost a daily rate CW will have no one left, so with no staff that will mean more branch closures no doubt. well done Alison Platt surely worth a round of applause

From: Mr Estate Agent 28 September 2016 11:33 AM

well with staff leaving left right and centre at almost a daily rate CW will have no one left, so no wonder the market share they had is fast disapearing

From: Mr Estate Agent 28 September 2016 11:31 AM

wonder how long it will take until a Countrywide agent says 'hell yeah we'll have these instructions if no-one else will', anything for a quick buckwith them, they don't care who they shaft???

From: Mr Estate Agent 27 September 2016 17:45 PM

AND WHAT A WASTE OF TIME THAT WAS

From: Mr Estate Agent 26 September 2016 09:21 AM

office's fix their viewing numbers, hold them back from the days leading up to the weekend then put them all in for the big open house weekend so all the top dogs at CW think wow this is amazing these open hse wkends really work lets keep doing them. i know this for a fact, having expericed this first hand (something i never did i may add) but was told you gotta be in it to win it, play the game etc etc. couple years ago one office reported over 70 viewings for the weekend, they never came close to doing that in a week before let alone over two days of a weekend. so if one office is doing this you can put your house on it (as it wont sell at the open hse) that others are doing it too. yet again misleading the vendors to believing it is something great and worth while doing and taking part in when it's not. phoning up was the worst, a few vendors were like....'oh god what are you trying to sell me now'....enough said i rest my case

From: Mr Estate Agent 20 September 2016 14:52 PM

a worthy read this article, especially the q's re CW https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/industry-views/2016/9/property-natter-q--and--a-with-bob-scarff

From: Mr Estate Agent 20 September 2016 13:46 PM

I bet they are very happy at working extra hours for no more pay, if their already poor salary wasn't enough for them to put up with. Never understand these open house events they just seem a total waste of time not just for the vendors who must get very disapointed when no-one comes to view their property but equally as frustrating for the staff wasting a day gaining nothing from it. really feel for the staff at Countrywide.

From: Mr Estate Agent 20 September 2016 09:25 AM

this whole bretix is a pile of rubbish, so glad i voted to leave. best thing the UK has done in long time. the changes will come and they will be of benefit, its not something that is going to take 5 minutes. over thew next 2-3 years the changes will come out and be better you just wait and see. haters will always hate. just like the leave voters would hate the remain if the remain vote won. Boris got stabbed in the back so no wonder he stepped down in race to become PM. As for DC well he was a waste of space from the start.

From: Mr Estate Agent 13 September 2016 15:02 PM

this won't be the end of it i'm sure. expect more closures in the new year of 2017, glad i don't hold any shares

From: Mr Estate Agent 05 September 2016 17:31 PM

We respond first thing in the morning and as soon as they come in during the working day. if they come in out of hours of course we're going to take longer to respond, especially if after closing on Saturday and we are next in on Monday (when its bound to be over 11 hours taken to respond) and yes 99% are time wasters and duplicates. if someone is a serious buyer they will pick up the phone instead of being a keyboard warrior.

From: Mr Estate Agent 02 September 2016 15:55 PM

'The Leaked Information' wonder who leaked it, CW by any chance, or some mole within CW

From: Mr Estate Agent 02 September 2016 13:47 PM

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