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    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Purplebricks sells itself for £1 as plan to upend estate agents falls flat

      London-listed group promised to undercut traditional operation but model failed to gain traction

      Purplebricks sales board outside house
    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Purplebricks seeks buyer as it warns on earnings

      UK online estate agent expects full-year loss after costs prove higher than expected

      Purplebricks sign in London
    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      Investments
      Directors’ Deals: Black Horse pays out for directors

      Board members lock in profits from vesting options

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Purplebricks swings to loss despite post-lockdown sales surge

      Online-only estate agent warned it is not likely to break even until 2024

      Purplebricks property sale and to let signs
    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      De La Rue PLC
      De La Rue shares fall after banknote maker issues profit warning over rising costs

      M&S and Purplebricks among other UK companies under pressure from inflation and economic uncertainty

      £10 notes at the De La Rue production facility in Essex, UK
    • Friday, 25 March, 2022
      Investments
      Directors’ Deals: Is Purplebricks a ‘doer upper’?

      Non-executives show faith in the online estate agent

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Purplebricks chief to step down ‘due to personal reasons’

      Vic Darvey will be replaced at online estate agent by chief operating officer Helena Marston

      A Purplebricks sale sign outside a house in London
    • Monday, 31 January, 2022
      Purplebricks swings to loss as UK housing market cools

      Online estate agent blames shortage of new listings and higher staff costs for slide into the red

      A Purplebricks board outside a property in London
    • Monday, 13 December, 2021
      Purplebricks faces multimillion pound payout to remedy lettings errors

      Shares in online agency slide further as it warns of potential risk over deposits

      The Purplebricks website viewed on a laptop
    • Saturday, 4 December, 2021
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      The Purplebricks puzzle: online agencies suffer despite hothouse market

      Crop of young companies intent on disruption lose ground to their more traditional rivals

      Purplebricks sales board
    • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
      Lex
      Purplebricks: business model bears more blame than stock shortage Premium content

      Online estate agent is not alone in struggling with a seized-up market

      A Purplebricks sign in London
    • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
      Purplebricks issues profit warning as homes for sale run low

      Shares in the UK online estate agency plunge more than 30 per cent

      A Purplebricks ‘For Sale’ estate agents’ sign
    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      Purplebricks faces legal action from agents over holiday and pension pay

      More than 100 workers say they were wrongly classed as self-employed by online property group

      A Purplebricks ‘For Sale’ sign outside a house in London
    • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
      Purplebricks expects to beat profit forecasts

      Online estate agent benefits from resurgent housing market

    • Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
      Lex
      Purplebricks: spall of gloom Premium content

      A prolonged downturn in UK housing sales may prove painful for the online estate agent

    • Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
      Purplebricks to exit US market as losses almost double

      Doubts over business model after online estate agency admits it expanded too quickly

    • Sunday, 9 June, 2019
      Small Talk - CompaniesKate Burgess
      Purplebricks investors step in after Neil Woodford and founders sell

      Online estate agent shows the wisdom of being prepared when the deluge threatens

      Undated handout file photo issued by Purplebricks of sold signs. The online estate agents is taking a stake in a German rival as it aims for further growth amid challenging UK market conditions. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday October 15, 2018. The company said it snapped up a joint stake in German peer Homeday worth 25.4 million euro (£22.3 million) via a new equally-owned joint venture with Axel Springer. See PA story CITY Purplebricks. Photo credit should read: Purplebricks/PA Wire
									
									NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
    • Monday, 3 June, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Kier investors get that sinking feeling as they smell a Carillion

      Contractor’s dumping of bad news has left many holding their noses

      Drain sink
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    • Monday, 3 June, 2019
      Axel Springer doubles stake in online estate agent Purplebricks

      Media group just behind Neil Woodford as second-largest investor, paving way for potential bid

      A Purple Bricks estate agency 'for sale' sign stands outside a property in the district of Dulwich in London, U.K., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. London's property market has moved out of its boom phase and home sellers need to be more realistic about their price demands, according to Rightmove. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      This is not just a £600m rights issue, it’s an M&S rights issue

      Fundraising for Ocado venture will not deliver a profiterole or a profit for a while

      File photo dated 05/11/16 of Marks and Spencer on Oxford Street, London. Marks & Spencer has reported a 63.5% plunge in annual pre-tax profits to £176.4 million, with underlying earnings down 10.3% to £613.8 million after sales in its clothing arm tumbled 5.9% in its final quarter. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday May 24, 2017. See PA story CITY Marks. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
    • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
      Residential
      Toronto market stabilises with sales up 17 per cent

      A round-up of world property news

      View of a downtown Toronto marina and residential buildings
									Toronto marina and residential buildings.
									Photo Taken On: September 28th, 2013
									
									ID 36480057 © Niloo138 | Dreamstime.com
    • Friday, 10 May, 2019
      Property sector
      Purplebricks on shaky foundations as global ambitions falter

      Co-founder Michael Bruce steps down as chief as Australian adventure falls flat

      FILE PHOTO: Estate agent boards are displayed outside a property in London, Britain July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo
    • Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
      Property sector
      Purplebricks founder steps down as chief after ‘disappointing’ year

      Estate agent pulls out of Australia as it concedes international growth was ‘too rapid’

      A Purple Bricks estate agency 'for sale' sign stands outside a property in the district of Dulwich in London, U.K., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. London's property market has moved out of its boom phase and home sellers need to be more realistic about their price demands, according to Rightmove. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
      Lex
      Purplebricks: red faces Premium content

      Struggles in Australia and US have hit group’s credibility as a digital disrupter

      FILE PHOTO: Estate agent boards are displayed outside a property in London, Britain July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo
    • Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
      City Bulletin
      Opening Quote: Purplebricks founder is forced out to build a new future

      Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets

      A Purple Bricks estate agency 'for sale' sign stands outside a property in the district of Dulwich in London, U.K., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. London's property market has moved out of its boom phase and home sellers need to be more realistic about their price demands, according to Rightmove. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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