Countrywide share trading frozen as price sinks to a new low
The London Stock Exchange put a pause on the trading of Countrywide Plc shares yesterday, invoking a "Price Monitoring Extension" twice as the price hit a new low
Countrywide reveals ‘encouraging’ turnaround progress; calls off LSH sale
Countrywide reports an "encouraging" first year of its turnaround plan, with "significant financial and operational progress" - including a return to profit for the Sales & Lettings division.
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Yopa & Purplebricks build market share, but ‘no-one is safe’ in the online estate agency space
Ranked: the biggest and fastest-growing online estate agencies in Britain
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Countrywide & other agencies take a cautious approach to branch re-opening
Some firms re-opened offices as soon as the Government allowed it last week, but others - including Countrywide - are only slowly re-opening branches after the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Rumours suggest major London estate agency primed for sale this year
Sources say private equity investors are lining up bankers to evaluate options for a stake in one of the capital's biggest property firms.
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Pre-Christmas launch pays off in St John’s Wood
£15.95mn mansion sold in just 14 days ahead of the festive break.
Shaw takes the helm at Savills
Simon Shaw has stepped up to become the property Plc's Group CEO, following Mark Ridley's retirement.
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London Super-Prime Market Survey: What changed in 2025 – and what lies ahead in 2026
Non-dom exits, international bargain hunters and a raft of trophy listings reshaped the £15m-plus sector over the last 12 months, reports Beauchamp Estates,
PCL homes have lost a quarter of their value since 2014
But the pace of price declines eased across prime markets in the closing months of 2025, reports Savills, with signs that country houses in particular are 'starting to bottom out'.
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SW city leads UK house price growth rankings
London was the only region to see property values dip in 2025, as Lloyds Bank reveals localised property market divergences.
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London outmigration drops to a decade low
'London leavers are moving back into familiar territory,' says Hamptons, as moves concentrate around the M25.
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Housing market edged up in 2025 with prices & activity both ticking higher
Propertymark data reveals a slight improvement in buying activity compared to the previous 12 months, but also flags a rise in fall-throughs.
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Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential back-to-school briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Beauchamp Estates, Savills, Hamptons, Lloyds Bank, Nationwide & more...
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