Shares in Purplebricks slid yesterday by 8% at one point, dipping to 112p.

They finished the day 7% down at 114p.

Meanwhile shares in Countrywide shot up by 10% to 369p.

Another company to watch yesterday was LSL, which at one stage was up almost 3% and trading at 290p – a 12-month high. However, it closed as it started, at 282p.

Shares in other listed estate agencies barely moved.