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Agency brands Knight Frank and Savills are among 12 of the largest real estate consultancies in the UK behind a new...

Purplebricks has seen its status as a so-called ‘superbrand’ decline while Savills remains the most highly-rated agency brand. The Superbrands listings are...

Agents are marking a record breaking 2022 for fundraising and are hoping to attract more funds for charitable causes during the...

A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

PropertyHeads has relaunched its valuation and insights tool as Mouseprice Pro in the UK after a period of major investment and...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...

Countrywide has revealed a major hold-up in its supposedly "vital" sale of its commercial arm - and it is now seeking...

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

Countrywide has revealed a mysterious delay in the sale of its commercial arm, Lambert Smith Hampton - a sale considered crucial for the...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares.         Earlier...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

New free-to-list portals Residential People and Commercial People are aiming to secure one million property listings by Q4 2019. The portals -...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

In an exclusive and candid interview with Estate Agent Today, Countrywide chairman Peter Long has admitted that the company had been...

Speculation is growing over whether figures to be released by Countrywide on Thursday may prompt another fall in the troubled company’s...

Countrywide’s share price closed slightly down again yesterday to finish trading at 176.0 after news emerged that the group was selling...

Lambert Smith Hampton, the commercial arm of Countrywide, is to be put up for sale. LSH is one of Britain's oldest and...

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team.  Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...