Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
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04 December 2020
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It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...
17 April 2020
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Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...
10 March 2020
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Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...
28 February 2020
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We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
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A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...
27 September 2019
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Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...
26 July 2019
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An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...
20 June 2019
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Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...
13 June 2019
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The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...
05 April 2019
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Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...
01 March 2019
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Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...
02 January 2019
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One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...
12 October 2018
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As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...
31 July 2018
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‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...
27 July 2018
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A compliance specialist company is warning that as it believes relatively few estate agents fully understand their anti-money laundering obligations, firms...
05 March 2018
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Rightmove has reported another very large leap in revenue in 2017 and a modest rise in agency and new home customers...
23 February 2018
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It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...
17 November 2017
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A City analyst has fuelled speculation that Rightmove has a goal to increase its monthly average revenue from each agency from...
31 July 2017
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A conveyancing expert is calling for sellers to complete and return their property information questionnaire to their conveyancer before there have...
25 May 2017
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City investment consultancy Jefferies has suggested that Rightmove ‘may go easy’ on increasing its charges to agent customers, because of the...
31 March 2017
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Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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One of the country’s most outspoken critics of estate and letting agents is quitting his role as chief executive of Shelter...
06 October 2016
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Zoopla Property Group is reporting record figures to the City and claims it has seen “continuous agency growth since May” as...