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A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company. It...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Connells has issued a counter statement to this morning’s announcement by Countrywide that a possible takeover is underway. At 7am Countrywide revealed...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...
10 October 2020
From: Features

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

Rightmove has confirmed that its group finance director is to step down at the end of next month. Robyn Perriss is retiring...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMaket has this morning announced a raft of what it calls ‘mitigating measures’ to help it survive the Coronavirus crisis. These include...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

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

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...
28 December 2019
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

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has today published the paperwork behind the recent Countrywide £10m accounting controversy. Published on the RICS...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s ever-patient investors appear to have been unfazed by the company’s latest compliance issue, which has led to a £100,000 fine...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...
29 September 2019
From: Breaking News

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has this morning announced a profits dip for the first six months of the year. Its pre-tax profits were £26.2m...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Annual General Meeting of Foxtons shareholders in London has seen a dramatic rebellion against bonuses for senior management. There were 14 resolutions put...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed that it’s given its new global chief operating officer 700,000 shares - valued at around £165p each that...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide appears to have backtracked on a move which could have seen its three most senior executives receive some £20m in...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - a thinner than usual edition as the industry enjoys the last of the...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Today sees the first of a series of important deadlines which will determine the success of otherwise of Countrywide’s controversial rescue...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide faces a new crisis - this time over senior management remuneration, particularly for its executive...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...
26 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

Countrywide is in no rush to appoint a new chief executive, following the experience of having Alison Platt in the post...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress. eWay, which is...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency Winkworth is marking International Women’s Day - that’s today - by celebrating the achievements of its female franchisees and...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

After some months of speculation within the industry, high-profile supplier Reapit has confirmed today that it is the subject of a...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover. The Marylebone...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Sources within Countrywide say the latest senior management figure to leave the company is Sam Tyrer, who under her title of...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading analysts says Countrywide’s figures for the first half of 2017 are likely to be tough -...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has announced an extensive reorganisation of senior management at its Hamptons International brand - with a pledge to "reach into...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s most senior management figures has become the managing director of the UK activities of US estate agency Keller...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is the latest agency to cut staff on the prime London sales side because of the downturn. In an announcement...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Gareth Overton, until recently regional director at Countrywide’ Gascoigne Pees brand, has joined regional independent Henry Adams as head of residential...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's regional director Martin Coombes has quit the company, having worked for it since the early 1990s. A statement to Estate Agent...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The former ‘retail director’ of Countrywide’s south east operations, Keith Knight, has left the troubled agency group and has returned to...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price started the week at below 200 for the first time - about 30 months after it was riding...
17 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Countrywide, Harry Hill, has tweeted that on a four mile walk encountering hundreds of estate agents’...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency in Wales has recruited a head of PR with a difference - Moginie James' latest edition to its senior...
27 September 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

Countrywide’s former senior management rejected an invitation to buy 10 per cent of eMoov for £100,000 five years ago, according to the...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Sarah Beeny’s Tepilo agency says it intends to more than double its size in the next six months and cites Purplebricks...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

With Euro 2016 kicking off in Paris on Friday evening and employment chiefs urging firms to be flexible with working hours...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group has gone for a new chief financial officer steeped in online and digital experience rather than one with...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide's Chief Information Officer is the latest high-profile manager to leave the organisation. Oliver Skagerlind joined Countrywide,...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has confirmed that another three senior management figures have left the group as its restructuring continues apace. Estate Agent Today revealed...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Another three senior management figures have left Countrywide as the restructuring of Britain’s largest estate and letting agency continues apace. The latest...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Countrywide, Britain’s largest estate and letting agency group handling around one in 10 of all residential transactions,...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Restructuring turmoil continues within Countrywide, Britain’s largest estate and letting agency group, with several managers reportedly being handed notices referring to...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

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