Purplebricks ditches self-employed agent model
Hybrid estate agency Purplebricks is overhauling its business model, transitioning its network of local sales agents from self-employment to fully employed status.
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Charlie Willis & Rupert Collingwood on turbo-charging the American brokerage model for the UK market
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