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Purplebricks

  • Huge losses revealed at Purplebricks after takeover

    Property

    Online estate agency Purplebricks racked up huge losses in the year it was taken over by Strike, it has been revealed. New accounts filed nine months after the Companies House deadline show the firm’s pre-tax losses went from £19.4m to £37.8m in the year to 31 March 2024. Over the same period, its turnover rose [...]

    Purplebricks was taken over for just £1 in 2023.
  • Purplebricks boss who rescued online estate agency for £1 to step down

    Property

    The chief executive of Purplebricks is to step down as the online estate agency undergoes a major restructure. Sam Mitchell has been the CEO of Strike since January 2018 and took over the same role at Purplebricks in June 2023 after the company was acquired for just £1 after falling into financial difficulties. Mitchell has [...]

    The CEO of Purplebricks is to step down.
  • Purplebricks boss: Rental market is ‘completely broken’ and is a ‘disaster for first-time buyers’

    Property

    The rental market is "completely broken" and is a "disaster for first-time buyers", the boss of Purplebricks has said.

    The rental market is "completely broken" and is a "disaster for first-time buyers", the boss of Purplebricks has said.
  • Bloom & Wild hires first finance chief from Purplebricks as it targets return to profit

    September 10, 2024

    Online flower delivery company Bloom & Wild has appointed a top boss at Purplebricks at its first-ever chief financial officer. Dominique Highfield has been hired by the London-based group from her position as chief operating officer at the online estate agency. Highfield has been at Purplebricks for almost two years, first joining in November 2022 [...]

  • ITV agrees multi-million pound investment into Purplebricks’ reinvention

    May 22, 2024

    ITV is set to invest more than £4m into online estate agency Purplebricks, the first major investment in the ailing brand since it was acquired in 2023 by rival Strike.

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