Purplebricks 'failure' | Housing tsar | Countrywide caught out

Countrywide in the dock again for 'conditional selling' of in-house services<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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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