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Acquisitions
Countrywide sale of commercial arm to be voted on by shareholders straight after Christmas
Logistical reasons mean postponement of vote on Countrywide plans
Agency
Key appointment as former Purplebricks national sales director joins high street chain Spicerhaart
Spicerhaart signs former Purplebricks sales director as it announces major expansion plans
Agency
Opinion piece: Why do estate agents have so much trouble speaking to lawyers?
Can conveyancers and estate agents ever speak the same language – or even speak at all?
Lettings
Industry veteran Mal McCallion joins firm offering tenancy deposit replacement product
Alternative deposit scheme recruits Mal McCallion as director of partnerships
Lettings
Landlords offered share of tenants’ earnings when they sub-let properties
Start-up aims to help tenants and landlords to maximise sub-letting opportunities
Agency
LSL counts costs of closures of branches in Your Move and Reeds Rains networks
LSL's financial hangover as estate agency falls in wake of branch closures
Finance
Proptech firm behind RentPassport secures £50,000 to develop product
Canopy named among finalists who could win £200,000 innovation challenge prize
Agency
Forget the John Lewis advert, RedDoor Homes’ 2019 Christmas video has arrived!
Is it even Christmas until RedDoor Homes releases its Christmas video?
Agency
House prices to falter next year before putting on growth spurt, agents forecast
Agents upbeat over longer-term price growth for homes
Tech
Tenancy referencing firm announces partnership with software provider
Leaders Romans Group first to be running new integration
Agency
Former NAEA President says that new eXp venture is poised for success in UK
American brand is set for success in the UK, says former NAEA president
Acquisitions
Countrywide shares soar after announcing sale of commercial property arm – as lenders agree new credit facility
Countrywide arranges £95m debt facility from banks
Law
Employee suffering from depression and anxiety has discrimination and unfair dismissal claims thrown out
Employee allowed flexible working was told by a colleague: 'Look at you going home, part-timer'
Agency
Opinion piece: Four in ten property firms have no digital strategy – are you one of them?
Next year will be revolutionary for agent-centric technology says Zoopla boss
Acquisitions
UK property rental firm boosted by major new investment gets set for expansion
Movebubble boosted by 'considerable' investment from major new backer
Law
Tenants who gave fake names to agents sentenced after running cannabis farms in rental homes
Tenants who appeared legitimate to agents were in cannabis production ring
Finance
Lending for house purchase drops off despite ‘obscene’ rate-cutting by mortgage firms
Mortgage approvals for house purchase decline despite lenders' special deals and 'obscenely' low rates
Agency
On its way – ‘Game changer for industry will speed up home buying and selling’, claim
Mobile banking app to let buyers and sellers monitor entire transaction from start to finish – and 1,000 estate agents already connected
Acquisitions
Countrywide announces sale of commercial arm Lambert Smith Hampton as its turnaround plan continues
Countrywide sells off its commercial arm for £38m to focus on residential business and announces new credit facility