Countrywide plc
Countrywide: H1 2006 trading statement
Countrywide, the UK’s largest estate agency reported increased activity levels in the first half of 2006.
In the core estate agency business, the pipeline of sales in the hands of conveyancers rose 28.9% to £96.8m over the same period last year. The company said that demand had been firm across all areas of the UK market, […]
Countrywide: 2005 results
Countrywide, which bills itself as the UK’s largest estate agency and residential property services group, reported a 24% decline in operating profits for the year to December 2005. The results were broadly in line with the guidance provided earlier, which we have examined in more detail in our previous piece.
Operating profit dipped to £31.4m (2004: […]
Countrywide: Trading statement
Estate agent Countrywide reported that the volume of completed house sales in 2005 is likely to be at the lowest level for 30 years. However, Countrywide’s results for the year to December 2005 are in line with current consensus forecasts.
The company said trading conditions have improved since the very low points in the winter/early spring […]
Countrywide: H1 Results
Countrywide, the UK’s largest estate agency chain, reported an operating profit £2m for the half year to June 2005, down significantly from the £41.5m reported a year ago. Profit before tax slipped to £3.5m from £30.7m a year ago.
The company blames the weaker market for the poor performance. The land registry indicates that transactions […]
Countrywide
Countrywide, the UK’s largest estate agency chain, warned of ’significantly’ reduced sales volumes. Countrywide said the outlook for 2005 ‘remains uncertain’ and also reported that the pipeline of sales brought forward from last year was £15.9m lower than the previous year
The Company has four main business divisions: estate agency (which earns 50% […]
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