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Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...
17 September 2022
From: Features
There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features
03 July 2021
From: Features
This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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
Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
One of Countrywide’s largest shareholders has come out against a £90m investment package in the company proposed by a private equity...
22 October 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
Countrywide’s share price has dived over 50 per cent during the course of the day, following news of LSL pulling out...
16 March 2020
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 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
We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...
02 October 2019
From: Features
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
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
The next key date to measure the progress of Countrywide’s controversial Back To Basics programme is at the end of this...
11 July 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
Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Countrywide’s share price dipped to its lowest ever level yesterday, below 8p before recovering a little ground later in the day. The...
28 March 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
Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide’s share price fell to its lowest-ever level yesterday - evidence that it’s not just online estate agencies that are having...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Following the first day of trading its new shares yesterday, Countrywide's share price finished at 12.52, down almost 4%. The new shares were...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
11 August 2018
From: Features
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
Countrywide's share price has dropped sharply following the announcement of the company's rescue plan - but the firm itself says this...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...
23 July 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
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
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
Countrywide’s share price has taken a massive hit this morning - down well over 20 per cent - following a surprise...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide says its Back To Basics strategy has seen a nine per cent increase in properties for sale with the group...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to Countrywide after 12 months working with Arun Estates. Jill Bennetts...
15 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
Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide, the troubled agency group which today holds its annual general meeting, says it is “encouraged by the early progress that...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the industry’s best known research experts, Johnny Morris, has left Countrywide. Morris joined Hamptons...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News
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
The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Humberts has made two internal promotions to the leadership of its sales and franchising divisions. Tim Simmons has been appointed Head...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features
Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing an estate agency business. I'm often asked about the ways in which...