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This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

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

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company.  It...

Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...

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

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...

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...

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

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

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

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

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has today published the paperwork behind the recent Countrywide £10m accounting controversy. Published on the RICS...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

Countrywide’s branch closure programme, shrouded in secrecy even to shareholders, may have involved shutting 250 offices according to an insider. The individual...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

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

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

John D Wood has announced that Nick Taylor, the agency’s managing director and a well-known figure in the industry for four...

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

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

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

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

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...

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...

Countrywide’s eagerly-awaited General Meeting for shareholders takes place today and is widely expected to back the ailing agency group’s controversial rescue...

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...

Countrywide appears to have backtracked on a move which could have seen its three most senior executives receive some £20m in...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide faces a new crisis - this time over senior management remuneration, particularly for its executive...

We may be well into August but there’s little sign of a holiday for our industry, with a string of big...

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...

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

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...

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

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

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

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

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

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

Countrywide’s new management has taken immediate steps to try to stem the loss of market share by the troubled agency group,...

It is being reported that staff at Countrywide have been told that embattled chief executive Alison Platt is leaving the agency...

The UK's largest estate agency has announced a series of internal promotions, bolstering its senior leadership team. Yesterday evening Countrywide confirmed that...