(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-23 18:22 GMT: Artisan would favour sale of Countrywide to US equity firm (Interactive Investor) (Estate Agent)
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-23 18:22 GMT: Artisan would favour sale of Countrywide to US equity firm (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (AFX) - Countrywide PLC shareholder Artisan Partners Limited Partnership said it would favour an offer for the British real estate agent from an affiliate of US fund Apollo Management LP or any other potential buyer offering fair value.
Black mark for ‘green’ home packs (Cambridge Evening News)
PLANS to give homebuyers “green” choices have been rapped by an estate agent Under the proposals, all estate agents will attach energy performance certificates (EPCs) to the details of every property they are selling.
Agent’s 1m property boom (Leeds Today)
HOMES worth 1m-plus are being sold at the rate of one every three weeks by a Leeds estate agent. Fine and Country, which handles property worth more than 500,000, has sold 18 such homes in the last 16 months. (22/02/2007 12:03:32)
Ten signals of areas ‘on the up’ (BBC News)
Signs of an area “on the up” include more traffic wardens, builders’ skips and ethnic restaurants, a survey suggests.
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