18-month old Purplebricks becomes first online agent to float

A prime-focused agency in York has reported a "remarkable" few months, after agreeing £17m worth of deals at an average of £1.9m a pop.

That bastion of high-end property advertising Country Life's online property search facilities have been fully co-branded with OnTheMarket.com.

A survey of vendors has highlighted "likeability" as one of the key factors behind their choice of agent.