Apollo said mulling bid for Countrywide (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) (Estate Agents)
Apollo said mulling bid for Countrywide (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management is considering launching a bid for estate agency Countrywide for more than 1 billion pounds in the next few days, the Financial Times said.
Estate agents raided (Cambridge Evening News)
THIEVES forced their way through metal bars on a window to get into an estate agents office and steal equipment worth almost 3,000.
Badger-ing the best out of relaunched business (Croydon Guardian)
An expert was drafted in to help a South Norwood estate agent relaunch after the business had an extensive refit. Ruth Badger, a runner-up on Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice TV show, met branch manager Dal Singh to offer some top tips.
Wilson heads up the revival at Hartlepool (Daily Telegraph)
Hartlepool United (0) 3 Walsall (1) 1Cold, cramped baths are a thing of the past at Victoria Park as Danny Wilson inspires a turnaround of fortunes for Hartlepool.
Top estate agent: ‘I was sacked for being gay’ (The Scotsman)
AN AWARD-WINNING estate agent claims he was a victim of discrimination after revealing that he was a homosexual.
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