Purplebricks' California office to close after 110 jobs loss in wake of US exit

July 29, 2019
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The next step in Purplebricks' US exit

British online estate agent, Purplebricks, has contacted a Californian employment authority that its California office will close by September 13th. 

Altogether, over 110 jobs will be lost by the date of closure – 55 employees plus 68 independent sales agents.

Purplebricks told the California Employment Development Department that its offices on Spectrum Center Drive in Irvine will close up shop by the beginning of fall.

Purplebricks announced its launch in the US in June 2017, choosing California as its first state.

It then rolled out to several others, including New York.

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