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Foxtons non-executive director and former boss Peter Rollings has suggested the “vast majority” of agents aren’t good at selling properties. Discussing opportunities...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...

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

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...

One of Countrywide’s largest shareholders has come out against a £90m investment package in the company proposed by a private equity...

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

Countrywide’s share price has dived over 50 per cent during the course of the day, following news of LSL pulling out...

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

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

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

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...

The next key date to measure the progress of Countrywide’s controversial Back To Basics programme is at the end of this...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

Countrywide’s share price dipped to its lowest ever level yesterday, below 8p before recovering a little ground later in the day. The...

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

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...

Countrywide’s share price fell to its lowest-ever level yesterday - evidence that it’s not just online estate agencies that are having...

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

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...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

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

Countrywide's share price has dropped sharply following the announcement of the company's rescue plan - but the firm itself says this...

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...

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

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

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

Countrywide’s share price has taken a massive hit this morning - down well over 20 per cent - following a surprise...

Countrywide says its Back To Basics strategy has seen a nine per cent increase in properties for sale with the group...

One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to Countrywide after 12 months working with Arun Estates.  Jill Bennetts...

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

Countrywide is in no rush to appoint a new chief executive, following the experience of having Alison Platt in the post...

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...

Countrywide, the troubled agency group which today holds its annual general meeting, says it is “encouraged by the early progress that...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the industry’s best known research experts, Johnny Morris, has left Countrywide.  Morris joined Hamptons...

Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...

The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...

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

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

Humberts has made two internal promotions to the leadership of its sales and franchising divisions.   Tim Simmons has been appointed Head...

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...

Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing an estate agency business. I'm often asked about the ways in which...

Stephen Moss, CEO of Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’ on...