Estate agency Purplebricks has appointed the Birmingham office of financial services firm Grant Thornton.

The firm will provide auditing, tax and growth advice to the Solihull-based agency which began trading two years.

Grant Thornton partner David White will lead the team with director Martin Ramsey and senior manager Natalie Gladwin working on the audit.

Grant Thornton has previously helped Purplebricks prepare for its flotation last December.

Mr White said: "Purplebricks is a genuine disruptor to the traditional estate agency business model and experienced a period of rapid growth in its first 18 months.

"The directors were therefore looking for a team of advisers who could work alongside them and help take the business to the next level, with access to funding a vital component of that growth strategy."

Purplebricks' chief executive Michael Bruce added: "Grant Thornton has provided myself and the board with wise counsel and proved to be a valuable sounding board to various discussions around our growth strategy."