Speculation as major shareholder cuts its stake in Purplebricks
Toscafund cuts stake in Purplebricks by 3% and shares bounce
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Purplebricks founder Kenny Bruce reveals he is ‘starting a new business’
Could Kenny Bruce’s new business be another venture into property?
‘Furloughed’ staff and what the bail-out scheme might mean for bosses and employees
What will be 80% staff pay bail-out scheme mean for agency bosses?
City watchdog’s intervention could mean Countrywide delays publishing results
City regulator asks listed firms to hold off publishing financial information because of ‘unprecedented events’
EYE NEWSFLASH: Jobs go at Spicerhaart and some offices will not re-open in foreseeable future
Desperately sorry to see some of our people lose their jobs, says Spicerhaart boss
EYE NEWSFLASH: Rightmove urged to give agents choice between discount and payment holiday
Suppliers are warned that Say No will become war cry of industry
EYE NEWSFLASH: Zoopla to offer agents free use for nine months – if they leave Rightmove
Zoopla offers free nine-month membership to agents who commit to leaving Rightmove and up to five months free anyway
EYE NEWSFLASH: Rightmove announces 75% cut in rates for agents and says sorry
‘We got it wrong’, says Rightmove as it slashes charges by 75% for three months
Say No to Rightmove website launches for agents to have their say
New website launches as protest against Rightmove’s deferred payment scheme gathers pace
Job losses at Belvoir with more to follow – and franchisees urged to conduct ‘aggressive’ review of costs
Sadness as jobs go at Belvoir while full review of roles across group continues
Staff at major agency take pay and commission cut to try and get through crisis
High profile agent says sector should prepare for a massive loss of income
Foxtons apologises after tenant is told they can self-isolate elsewhere
Tenant told that self-isolation because of coronavirus does not qualify as reason to prevent access to home
Rightmove expecting traffic to rise during coronavirus crisis – ‘a bit like Christmas’
Agent says ‘pea-brained’ person who thought of Rightmove’s deferred payment scheme could quit
Repaying Rightmove on deferred scheme ‘could be a stretch’ for agents, says City analyst
City analyst tells investors that Rightmove could struggle to maintain its charges to agents
New property portal set to go live within next month says it will ‘go up against the big boys’
New property portal ‘owned by agents’ and in last stages of testing gets set to launch
Live chat operator launches ‘pavement to agent’ initiative if offices have to close
‘Scan me’ signs in firms’ windows designed to connect passers-by to agents
Leads service pledges 0% charges to agents if UK goes into total lock-down
Telephone leads service slashes agents’ fees by half
Agents unstirred as interest rates hit a new record low
Bank of England unveils shock cut to interest rates – but will it help industry?
Not too late for Rightmove to do the right thing, says leading agent calling for payment holiday
Rightmove’s view that coronavirus is a ‘blip’ is wrong, says agent calling for complete payment break
Rightmove founder Harry Hill calls on portal to urgently rethink ‘ill-considered’ scheme
Agents react in fury to deferred payment scheme as industry enters the very toughest of times