Major agencies face mergers after share price slide, claim
Analyst claims there’s a ‘clear rationale’ for mergers, with Foxtons and Countrywide both potential targets
Tag: estate agents
Most onliners now offering ‘no sale, no fee’ as industry shifts
Will Purplebricks have to move to a ‘no sale, no fee’ option?
Agent hails return of first-time buyers despite otherwise gloomy figures
First-time buyers are back ‘in a big way’ but buyer registrations, new properties for sale and viewings all fell overall
Market could be shifting back to increased transactions in 2018, Land Registry numbers suggest
Despite a continued fall in transactions in October 2017, buying agent sees reasons to be cheerful in 2018
‘Even estate agents hate estate agents’, claim
Estate agent explains why, in his view, his fellow professionals don’t even like each other
Purplebricks adverts ridicule ‘thumb-twiddling’ agents
Short clips answer have gathered millions of views between them
‘Just 12% of agents understand Anti Money Laundering obligations’
Widespread confusion in industry as to AML obligations
Purplebricks faces calls to provide more data, as shares slip 15% in two days
Analyst’s bombshell report questioning Purplebricks’ sales conversion rates sets off a media storm
Nearly a quarter of estate agencies would not pass anti-money laundering spot checks, claim
Businesses could be breaking the law by not having an AML officer in place and risk fines from HMRC
Countrywide’s share price starts the week trading at a new low
Shares in UK’s largest estate agency start new week of trading at a low