Purplebricks 'failure' | Housing tsar | Countrywide caught out




Countrywide in the dock again for 'conditional selling' of in-house services

Subsidiary of estate agency giant admits some agents can be ‘over-exuberant’ and ‘push too hard on in-house sales’

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Purplebricks boss' strategy 'doomed to failure', says City analyst

Chairman Paul Pindar is buying shares to boost confidence in the company, but 'it isn't likely to work', according to an equity analyst.

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Shortage of valuers for 'Red Book' sales forces leading agent's hand

Chartered surveyor Andrew Simmonds to become RICS ‘Red Book’ qualified to solve pressing problem on his patch.

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Landlords reject Government plan for decent homes in PRS

The NRLA says new laws are unnecessary as the existing regulations should be enforced first.

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Leading SW estate agency buys three-year-old rival firm

Largest independent agent in Gloucester, CGT, makes another acquisition and eyes up further expansion plans across the county.

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Russell Quirk: 'We need a housing tsar to prevent more broken housing promises'

The appointment of a housing tsar would go some way to solving the housing crisis and help create long-term housing strategy, says the outspoken industry figure.

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