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At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....
22 August 2020
From: Features

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...
12 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has revealed a major hold-up in its supposedly "vital" sale of its commercial arm - and it is now seeking...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has revealed a mysterious delay in the sale of its commercial arm, Lambert Smith Hampton - a sale considered crucial for the...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...
11 January 2020
From: Features

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Earlier...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

New free-to-list portals Residential People and Commercial People are aiming to secure one million property listings by Q4 2019. The portals -...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...
12 May 2018
From: Features

In an exclusive and candid interview with Estate Agent Today, Countrywide chairman Peter Long has admitted that the company had been...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Speculation is growing over whether figures to be released by Countrywide on Thursday may prompt another fall in the troubled company’s...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price closed slightly down again yesterday to finish trading at 176.0 after news emerged that the group was selling...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Lambert Smith Hampton, the commercial arm of Countrywide, is to be put up for sale. LSH is one of Britain's oldest and...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team. Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

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