Link Fund Solutions, the firm charged with overseeing management of the funds formerly run by ex-City darling Neil Woodford, has taken a 13.24% holding in Purplebricks.

It had no holding in Purplebricks until Tuesday.

It now has 306,806,039 voting rights in Purplebricks. Exactly the same figure was given on the same day this week when it was announced that Woodford Investment Management had cut its holding in Purplebricks to less than 5%.

Purplebricks shares yesterday closed unchanged at 109p.