Countrywide shares jump above offer price (Daily Telegraph) (Estate Agents)
Countrywide shares jump above offer price (Daily Telegraph)
Shares in estate agent group Countrywide, which has recommended a 1.01bn bid from US buyout firm Apollo, jumped above the offer price this morning in anticipation of a rival offer.
Rightmove doubles profits as estate agents move online (Financial Times)
Rightmove doubled its under-lying profits last year thanks to the strength of the housing market and a widening use of the internet by estate agents to advertise property.
3i back in the running for Britain s largest estate agent (Times Online)
3i is considering a second tilt at Countrywide, Britain s largest estate agents owner, which would top a recommended 1 billion offer from Apollo Management, the US buyout fund.
3i back in the running for Britain s largest estate agent (Times Online)
3i is considering a second tilt at Countrywide, Britain s largest estate agents owner, which would top a recommended 1 billion offer from Apollo Management, the US buyout fund.
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