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Zoopla's switching, Telford's shift, Findel's split

Your second dose of companies news analysis
December 1, 2016

There are plenty of goodies below the line today. But if you are already sick of 2016 (I don't blame you) listen to this week's companies podcast where the team talk about the sectors which could prosper next year. That's here.

Switch, switch, switch. Whether it's your bank account, your energy provider, it's all regulators want you to do, to make them feel better for allowing huge amounts of consolidation to build up in important sectors of our economy. And in some areas, that switching is growing. Click here for results from Zoopla Property Group (ZPLA), which saw a big increase in visits to its various sites during the 2016 financial year.

Elsewhere, the powers that be are hoping institutional investors help sort out the mixed bag that is the rental market. Builder/developer Telford Homes (TEF) thinks build-to-rent schemes on behalf of large-scale investors will make up half of its business within a few years. Click here for more on that and Telford's progress.

Speaking of mixed bags, check out the interim returns from online retailer Findel (FDL), which has the misfortune of having a good chunk of its business in the education market. In order to maintain and grow market share there, it took a big hit on margin, though its express gifts division performed much better. Click here for that.

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