Your weekend roundup of top news




Major Countrywide shareholder describes debt plan as 'destructive and ill-judged'<br />

Catalist, which is one of the firm's largest stakeholders, has made an unusually strong statement today criticising fellow shareholder Alchemy and the company.

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Purplebricks LPE reports ‘internal unrest’ over payment reductions

Anonymous East Midlands LPE tells The Negotiator that lower pay, strong-arm tactics and delayed referral fees are persuading many colleagues to quit.

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They're coming! Property logbooks set to be trialled in Spring next year<br />

National system of transferable logbook for every home in the UK is making progress towards reality, first meeting of new association reveals.

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Young former estate agent to disrupt traditional conveyancing referrals system<br />

Alex Beagrie, 24, says his experience working in estate agency taught him that the way consumers are referred to conveyancers needs updating.

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Boomin to be an ‘instruction winner’ as latest joiners revealed

The soon-to-launch portal challenger has published the latest tranche of agents to sign up to its 'founder' deal.

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Are you unwittingly helping money launderers?

It's your responsibility to make sure your business is clean and that any suspicious clients are reported to the National Crime Agency. How? See our full guide on compliance here.

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Full details of Welsh housing market ‘circuit-breaker’ rules published

First Minister says short, sharp shock will save lives and include bans on gatherings and travel, and closure of most non-food businesses.

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Conveyancers beg estate agents to ‘be patient’ as sales delays continue

The biggest names in conveyancing have issued a joint statement warning agents that ongoing problems with sales progression are unlikely to ease soon.

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