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Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...

The time has come for full PropTech/property integration and only those who open themselves to the globe will be part of...

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...

A new Mayfair-based short-term property finance provider has been launched with Harry Hill, the Countrywide founder and ex-Rightmove chief executive, as...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

New housing minister Alok Sharma is set to make his first key speech this week, at the Housing 2017 conference in...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...

Countrywide’s share price started the week at below 200 for the first time - about 30 months after it was riding...

The former chief executive of Countrywide, Harry Hill, has tweeted that on a four mile walk encountering hundreds of estate agents’...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

The Countrywide group of estate agents has come out fighting after relatively poor figures revealed at the end of last week,...

Harry Hill, the former Countrywide chief executive, has described his old company as “going backwards” following the publication of its half-year...