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Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...

Estate agency share prices had a mixed response to dire warnings about housing demand and prices issued by HSBC last week. The...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent. This was despite the portal announcing a share giveaway to encourage new agents...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

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

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

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

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...

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

For the second day in a row Countrywide was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of trading...

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

An influential investment blog says the number of analysts and investors still believing in Purplebricks’ growth story is dwindling - and...

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

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

The share price of OnTheMarket slipped again on Friday - down around five per cent on the day and ending at...

OnTheMarket’s share price fell just over five per cent yesterday, continuing its troubled launch on to the London stock exchange. It...

Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

Trustpilot, the review service quoted frequently by Purplebricks as evidence of its apparent popularity, is declining to comment on the adverse...

Speculation is growing over whether figures to be released by Countrywide on Thursday may prompt another fall in the troubled company’s...

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...

Swiss bank UBS has downgraded Countrywide’s status to ‘sell’ in a move which has prompted the troubled estate agency’s share price...

The board of Purplebricks has issued a statement to the City saying it has no idea what lies behind the soaring...

Countrywide estate agency group is to drop out of the FTSE 250 from the start of trading on December 19. The news...

Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents’ fees...

Countrywide's regional director Martin Coombes has quit the company, having worked for it since the early 1990s. A statement to Estate Agent...

Some sectors of the industry have been giving their initial reactions to the shock Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election.  Camilla...

Although Brexit, portal juggling and portal wars have stolen property industry headlines in recent months, there's been one story almost constantly...

The former ‘retail director’ of Countrywide’s south east operations, Keith Knight, has left the troubled agency group and has returned to...

The share prices of Countrywide and LSL Property Services diverged yesterday in response to both agency groups being downgraded by influential...

Investment group Shore Capital says the future expansion of digital property advertising means Zoopla shares - despite recent growth - are...

City consultancy Jefferies has made a blistering attack on Purplebricks’ sales performance and finances, saying “the arithmetic…still does not add up.”  Last...

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

As post-Brexit referendum vote shockwaves continue to reverberate around stock markets and currency exchanges, many publicly-quoted property companies took a hit...

Foxtons says the vote to leave the EU means the expected upturn in the housing market in the second half of...

Purplebricks, the online agency that floated a month ago at 100p per share, was yesterday down to 75.0 at one point...

There has been more volatile stock market trading for some of the industry’s highest-profile agencies.  Countrywide - whose chief executive Alison Platt...

Purplebricks recorded a volatile bout of trading on London’s Stock Exchange yesterday, where it ended the day with a 5.7 per...

Estate agents’ share prices have taken a knock after poor figures reported to the City by Countrywide suggested a wider malaise...

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...

Shares in Foxtons start the week at 244 after staging a dramatic stock market recovery following a poor set of figures. The...